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  • Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 2
  • Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 1.
  • JMT/PCT. Day 19. Fin
  • JMT/PCT. Day 18. Perfect sunset.
  • JMT/PCT. Day 17. Hey Mr Bear, bear.
  • JMT/PCT. Day 16. Oh Deer.
  • JMT/PCT. Day 15. 20% chance of rain.
  • JMT/PCT. Day 14. The last resupply.
  • JMT/PCT. Day 13. Two Pass Day!
  • JMT/PCT Day 12. And then there was one.
  • JMT/PCT: Day 11. To Red’s Meadow and calories!
  • JMT/PCT Day 10. Tully hole and cat holes.
  • JMT/PCT Day 9. Wilderness beaches I have loved and lost.
  • JMT/PCT Day 8. Cell service.
  • JMT/PCT: Day 7. One blister was the least of it.
  • JMT/PCT: Day 6. My favorite day, so far…
  • JMT/PCT: Day 5. Then there were two.
  • JMT/PCT: Day 4. The danger zone.
  • JMT/PCT: Day 3. Bugs, climbing, bugs.
  • JMT/PCT: Day 2. True Calm.
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More Sierra pretty. This is Paiute and Shoshone Land.
Enjoyed 50+ amazing, if sometimes hailing/raining, miles with my favorite turd in the Sierra Nevada range. It was stunningly beautiful, humbling, and NATURE at its finest. One of my favorite parts was that we met some really cool folks on the trail and it felt nice to just talk trail nonsense and pretend that today and the miles you are going to walk and the water you are going to need etc, are all there is to worry about, at least for today. And Even if our meetings were sometimes brief just to take pictures of each other at the top of a pass that we had climbed all morning together, we connected with each other over the wonder of being in such a place, at such a time. And those seconds or minutes were sweet and meaningful ,and we called them our friends afterwards. Also apparently this year all my favorite gear wants to get messed up 😆 I accidentally poked my pointy trekking pole end thru my poncho this trip, whoopsie. 🌲😍🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ornesa2 #backpacking #nüümüpoyo #pct #queerhiker #unlikelyhikers 📍This is Paiute-Shoshone Land.
Happy Birthday (Aug 11th) and Happy 11 years (Aug 12th) to my Precious @ornesa2 You’re super fun, silly, smart, compassionate, and so dang hotsy totsy. Thank you for loving me in all the ways you do. Cheers to many more celebrations in the mountains or wherever our adventures take us, I know they’ll be awesome as long as I’m with you. ❤️
Off to the Sierras for a week of awesome backpacking with my favorite @ornesa2 See y’all later! This is Paiute-Shoshone land.🌲🏔 #backpacking #unlikelyhikers #sierranevada #nüümüpoyo #nativeland #queerhikers
Cute little backpacking overnight in Emigrant Wilderness with friends. The smoke from the Washburn fire rolled in a little thick yesterday afternoon and a light dusting of ash was sprinkled on the tents in the evening. Luckily it blew out mostly overnight and we hiked out in just a light haze. Please don’t light any campfires this summer and if you do, please make sure they are completely out. #onlyyoucanpreventforestfires #backpacking #unlikelyhikers #transhiker
Look at this fresh baked loaf. 😻

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Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 2

Sunday March 8, 2020. Bright Angel Campground to Clear Creek. 10 miles. 8am to 2:30pm. Jen and I wake early … Continue reading Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 2

Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 1.
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Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 1.

First off let me begin by saying that this trip started before Covid got real and when we came out … Continue reading Grand Canyon Backpacking. Day 1.

JMT/PCT. Day 19. Fin
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JMT/PCT. Day 19. Fin

Saturday August 31, 2019. Sonora Ridge campsite PCT mile 1010.2 to 1017.1. 6:30 am to 9:40am. 7 miles. The night … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 19. Fin

JMT/PCT. Day 18. Perfect sunset.
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JMT/PCT. Day 18. Perfect sunset.

August 30, 2019. Dorothy Lake PCT mile 996.4 to Sonora Ridge mile 1010.2. 7:30am-3pm. 13.8 miles. Around 1 am there’s … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 18. Perfect sunset.

JMT/PCT. Day 17. Hey Mr Bear, bear.
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JMT/PCT. Day 17. Hey Mr Bear, bear.

Thursday August 29, 2019. Kerrick Creek to Dorothy Lake. 6:45am to 3:15pm. 16.6 miles. I wake early at the creek … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 17. Hey Mr Bear, bear.

JMT/PCT. Day 16. Oh Deer.
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JMT/PCT. Day 16. Oh Deer.

Wednesday August 28, 2019. Campsite below Benson Pass to Kerrick Creek. 14.5 miles. 7am to 3:30pm. There’s no more rain … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 16. Oh Deer.

JMT/PCT. Day 15. 20% chance of rain.
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JMT/PCT. Day 15. 20% chance of rain.

Tuesday August 27, 2019. Campsite before Glen Aulin to campsite below Benson Pass. 17.7 miles. 6:40am to 4pm. I’m up … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 15. 20% chance of rain.

JMT/PCT. Day 14. The last resupply.
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JMT/PCT. Day 14. The last resupply.

Monday August 26, 2019. Lyell Canyon to camp before Glen Aulin. ~ 9.6 miles. 7am to 10:15 to Tuolumne Meadows … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 14. The last resupply.

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JMT/PCT. Day 13. Two Pass Day!

August 25, 2019. From Garnet Lake, over Island Pass, over Donuhue Pass, to camp in Lyell Canyon. ~ 13 miles. … Continue reading JMT/PCT. Day 13. Two Pass Day!

JMT/PCT Day 12. And then there was one.
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JMT/PCT Day 12. And then there was one.

Saturday August 24, 2019. Red’s Meadow to Garnet Lake. ~ 12 miles. 8:20am to 3:45pm. My phone alarm goes off … Continue reading JMT/PCT Day 12. And then there was one.

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