![Mt. Hoffman's views - 360 degrees of Yosemite](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1370.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The High Sierras, especially in the more remote backcountry of Yosemite National Park and Inyo National Forest, are without a doubt my favorite outdoor destination….
![Donohue Pass](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/DSC00049.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
It was September 2010. Three friends and I decided to do something we’d never done before: backpack a segment of one of the United States’…
![A perfect view of May Lake on the return trip down from Mount Hoffman (day three)](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC00115.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park are a much-sought after way to see the park’s mountainous backcountry without the trouble of carrying all…
![Tufas on Mono Lake](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4283.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
For regular readers of this blog, you probably already know the name James Temple (@jtemple). He’s one of my backpacking buddies and a hobbyist documentary…
![Backpacking over Donahue Pass on the John Muir Trail](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC00049.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
A year ago I was training for an epic adventure: Backpacking the northernmost approximately 60 miles of the John Muir Trail. It was a 6-day…
![A tufa rises from the waters of Mono Lake](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4282.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is a wonder of nature. It’s a saltwater lake that is 2-1/2 times as salty as the ocean…
![Majestic, oft-snow-covered peaks surround McLeod Lake](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4337.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The Mammoth high country in the Eastern Sierras (just to the east of Yosemite) offers great camping and hiking away from the national park crowds….