High Sierra Trail Part 2/8 – from Buck Creek to Hamilton Lake (4 Miles) I’d like to explain a little bit how overnight backcountry hiking – including my daily routine – works for my friends back home. (If you don‘t want to read this, scroll down two paragraphs 🙂 Before you start your ultimate hike, …
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Day #12 Starting High Sierra Trail!
High Sierra Trail Part 1/8 – from Crescent Meadow to Buck Creek (9.6 Miles) Time is really flying by! Today is Friday and I started hiking the High Sierra Trail! Packing up at Lodgepole took forever, because my food still wouldn‘t fit into the bear canister and the lack of coffee certainly didn‘t help. The …
Day #11 Sequoia Love
Screaming neighbor kids woke me from weird, entangled dreams around 7.30am. Breakfast was instant quaker oats with cinnamon (good!) & an instant coffee pad (horrible!). I didn‘t have a single good, strong coffee in the US yet. It‘s a watered down excuse for coffee, but comes in ultra sized cups. I‘ll need to find an …
Day #9 Meal Planning vs. Mexican Fast Food
I took a good rest at the hotel and started planning my meals for the trail in detail. This is much more complex than expected and fitting everything into the bear canister (I use a BV 500 – one of the biggest models) is impossible so far. I don‘t know how other people do it …
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Day #8 From Vegas to Visalia
My morning started early – I had to return the rental car and hop into the plane to Vegaaaaas, baby! The same, cute steward named Christopher was on board again! I got a last good view of Lake Powell, then I had to say goodbye to Arizona & Utah! I‘ll be back as soon as …
Day #7 Buckskin Gulch & Lake Powell
Today I finally went into Buckskin Gulch Canyon which is supposed to be the longest slot canyon in the world. Starting out from Wirepass trailhead, I made a little accidential detour and found myself marching through a dry wash full of fine sand before returning into the gulch. It was cool having the canyon for …
Day #6 Feeling High & Low
After filling up on gas and taking a morning swim in Wide Hollow Reservoir – a lake surrounded by petrified forrests – I drifted into Bryce Canyon National Park on a spontaneous decision. When driving into the park, I had to stop every other mile to take pictures. Bright red sandstone towers, shaped like bizarre …
Day #5 More Wilderness in Utah
My alarm clock woke me up to see the sunrise – fresh air and warm light feels so good! It was absolutely quiet, no wind blowing yet. I made my way to Zebra Slot Canyon, was a moderate hike but longer than I imagined. Today I brought enough water and snacks so I took my …
Day #4 Slot Canyons
Waking up in a calm mood. Breathing in the fresh air of pine trees and herbs. Testing the echo of the surrounding walls. Watching the sun tint the mountain tops orange. This feels good! Driving closer and closer towards „Grand Staircase Escalante – National Monument“ with good music on (Latest Albums of Fakear and The …
Day #3 Waves & Hoodoos
I couldn‘t sleep anymore at 5am, so I hurried to the parking lot of Horseshoe Bend. My gps app decided it didn‘t want to track my route, but whatever – it was a fairly simple hike. And then I saw it: The view. The peacefulness. The big calm this gorgeous canyon is radiating. The Colorado …
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