A long awaited adventure to the jewel of the northern Ventana Wilderness Trip Overview & Specs Region: Big Sur / Ventana Wilderness Date of Visit: March 11–13, 2022 Total Length: ~35 miles (including side trips) Elevation Gain (Highest Elevation-Lowest Elevation): 3,493 feet AllTrails Link: N/A I first read and eventually…

Waterfalls, wildflowers and sandstone monoliths on the last day of Spring in California — Trip Overview & Specs Region: Big Sur / Ventana Wilderness Date of Visit: May 29th, 2022 Total Length: ~16 miles Elevation Gain: ~3,800 feet Elevation Loss: ~3,700 feet It feels a bit like I am beating a dead horse here, but I first came across descriptions of Pine Valley, Pine…

Glacial blue lakes & granite crags in Humphrey’s Basin — Trip Overview & Specs Region: Ansel Adams Wilderness Date of Visit: September 4–5, 2022 Total Length: ~14 miles Elevation Gain: ~2,592 feet AllTrails Link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/piute-pass-trail

Exploring the King of the Big Sur Coast — Ways to Do this Hike This year (2022) was my first time exploring the area surrounding Cone Peak, first as an overnight on the ridge at Cone Peak Road and the second as a 24 mile day trip. There are three main routes to climb the highest coastal mountain in the contiguous US: 1) the…

Exploring an iconic Big Sur backpacking loop, Winter 2021 — Trip Overview & Specs Region: Big Sur / Silver Peak Wilderness Date of Visit: February 26–28, 2021 Total Length: 15–18 miles (depending on campsites & side trips) Total Elevation Gain: ~5000 feet (depending on campsites and side trips) AllTrails Link: https://bit.ly/3EwYsEZ

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Traversing the rugged terrain of the Ventana Wilderness, Spring 2021 — Trip Overview & Specs Region: Big Sur / Ventana Wilderness Date of Visit: Friday, April 30 — Sunday, May 2nd Total Length: 30–35 miles Total Elevation Gain: 4500–5000 feet AllTrails Link: https://bit.ly/3exiODy Over the weekend, Kevin, Pascal and I embarked on the Marble Peak Trail, a remarkable trail connecting the Arroyo Seco River Valley…