Backpacking Trip Reports and Landscape Photography in mountains and deserts

Gord & Jackie's Trip & Backpacking Reports

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Well, I must confess that when working on my own time, I'm getting a bit slow in doing my Trip Reports. Yet I still do them, because I think that someone, somewhere, will enjoy a little bit of what they read. Sure there are lots of sites and stories out there. Sure there are stories better composed and written. This time though, perhaps a certain part of these reports will resonate with you in particular, and cause you to take a leap of faith and plan a trip. Get Out More. Or as the advertising caption says "Just Do It."

#19 August 2011... Hiking in the Southwest - Zion backcountry, and a big loop around Utah

#18 Adirondack Trip July 2011 hiking and canoeing

#17 September 2010 Mountain backpacking in Yosemite's Snow Creek region, into Death Valley, visiting Monterey and camping on the Pacific Ocean

#16 Hiking in the Adirondacks High Peaks region...4th of July 2010

#15 June 2009 - The Old Big Oak Flat Road Trail on the north rim of Yosemite, then desert, Mono Lake, Tahoe, and some gorgeous State Parks

#14 Sept 2008 Grand Canyon Lava Falls hike in the wilderness of Toroweap on the North Rim & also Mahogany Flat in the mountains of Death Valley National Park, Bryce Canyon, and a big loop

#13 June 2008 Paddling through the Barron Canyon of Algonquin Park

#12 April 2007 Round trip into California and the southwest deserts

#11 September 2006 Zion and southern Utah, then a big hike up Mount Whitney

#10 September 2005 mountain backpacking trip into the Clark Range of Yosemite, a round trip of 50 miles to Red Peak and back

#9 May 2005 Into the southwest deserts : mountains of Death Valley, Zion, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon...

#8 Oct 2003 : A 45 mile round trip into the Cathedral Range of Yosemite for a climb up Vogelsang Peak

#7 May 2003 A return trip up Yosemite Falls with my old friend Tom. Then we travel up to Mahogany Flat at 8000' to introduce Tom to the astronomical possibilities of this darksite.

#6 October 2002 : miles and miles up out of Yosemite Valley into the backcountry - Cloud's Rest and Sunrise Lakes - and then camping at Thorndike in the Panamint Mountains

#5 May 2002 : trip up Yosemite Falls during the Spring runoff, then over to Indian Ridge above North Dome, then camping at Thorndike in the Panamint Mountains

#4 May 2001 : Trip to San Francisco, wine country, Big Sur, Yosemite, Sequoia and Death Valley

#3 October 2000 : Up Half Dome in Yosemite with two old friends

#2 1999 : Ohio and Pennsylvania

#1 1998 : Huge camping trips all around the southwest, then across to New York (8000 miles)

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#20 September 2011 4 day hike rim to rim in the Grand Canyon,

then camping in Arizona, Petrified Forest, Canyon de Chelly, Valley of the Gods and a big loop back to Vegas

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Mostly in the US Southwest: Yosemite, Death Valley, the Sierra Nevada, Zion & Grand Canyon, but also Adirondacks and more...

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#21 June 2012 Mountain Backpacking ahead of a snowstorm in backcountry Yosemite, followed by remote desert hot springs in Saline Valley. Then a quick visit to Lake Tahoe and a camping sojourn on Angel Island.