My first post! Hopefully many more to come...
The following is a trip I'll be embarking on this summer. It started out as a dream last September and with two of my buddies graduating from school it grew some legs and kind of took off.
June 3rd: Set out early morning
June 4th: Continue drive, arrive at Denver.
June 5th: Early start, drive 1 hour to Gray’s Peak to climb our first 14er, then drive 2 hours to Rocky Mountain NP and hike to our reserved Glacier Gorge camp spot
June 6th: Hike during the day to our reserved Sourdough camp spot
June 7th: Hike out to the car and drive 4 hours to Canon City and spend the night
June 8th: White water rafting and then 5 hour drive out to Mount Sneffels
June 9th: Climb Sneffels early morning then drive 3 hours to Mesa Verde and check that out for a couple hours, then drive 2 hours to Canyonlands NP and get a campground or motel for night
June 10th: Hike Canyonlands Needles area and camp at reserved Chessler Park spot 2
June 11th: Hike out of Canyonlands and drive an hour to Arches NP, do Devil’s Garden and Delicate Arch hikes and camp at reserved campground
June 12th: Leave Arches and go check out Lake Powell (subject to change) about 3 hours away and spend night
June 13th: Leave Powell and drive 5.5 hours to Grand Canyon and get ready for an alpine start for tomorrow’s hike
June 14th: Leaving at about 4:30 we hike down South Kaibab trail to our reserved Bright Angel Camp
June 15th: Leaving early we hike back out of the canyon and drive 4.5 hours to Zion NP
June 16th: Hike the Narrows
June 17th: Canyoneer the Subway route (16th and 17th plans could be swapped depending on when we get permit), then drive 3 hours to Las Vegas and get a room
June 18th: Spend the day in Vegas, Kev flies out this day
June 19th: Leave for Whitney Portal and camp there (4.5 hour drive)
June 20th: Climb Whitney all day with alpine start
June 21st: Drive 5 hours from Whitney Portal to Sequoia NP and camp there
June 22nd: Spend the day and night in Sequoia NP
June 23rd: Drive 4 hours to Pacific and then 2 hours north to Monterey Bay stopping at a beach or 2 on the way
June 24th: Early morning skydive, then drive 4.5 hours to Yosemite NP, check out Yosemite Falls a little that night
June 25th: Start our hike at Sunrise Trailhead (reserved) and reach our next camp near Cloud’s Rest
June 26th: Climb Cloud’s Rest and descend other side, camp between Muir and Half Dome trails
June 27th: Climb Half Dome, descend to our car through Mist Trail, find a place to sleep
June 28th: Drive 4 hours to San Francisco, spend day/night there
June 29th: Drive 4 hours up to Lassen Volcanic NP, spend day/night, perhaps do Bumpass Hell and Cinder Cone trails
June 30th: Drive 2 hours to Mount Shasta, practice self arrest and crevasse rescue for a few hours and then climb to higher camp
July 1st: Summit Shasta, then drive 4 hours to Jedediah Smith State Park
July 2nd: Spend day in Redwoods, do Boy Scout Tree Trail and see Stout grove, camp in park, drive out of California next morning
July 3rd: Arrive at Crater Lake after 4.5 hour drive and spend day/night
July 4th: Drive 5 hours to Portland and spend the day/night
July 5th: Do a mild dayhike, perhaps a Multnomah Falls loop, and then go camp next to Hood for our alpine start
July 6th: Climb Hood and then drive 2 hours to Mount St. Helens to camp
July 7th: Climb St. Helens, then drive to Mount Rainier National Park
July 8th: Can use this day to rest and look at the huge mountain, or if we decide to make it a 3 day climb we can hike to Camp Muir, weather determines a lot
July 9th: Climb Rainier
July 10th Climb Rainier
July 11th: Spray Park/Falls dayhike in MRNP, then drive 4.5 hours to Olympic NP
July 12th: Start Hoh River Trail, through moss covered temperate rain forest
July 13th: Continue Hoh River Trail
July 14th: Finish Hoh River Trail, check out the beach area of the park, and camp there
July 15th: Drive 6 hours to Vancouver, can have lunch in Seattle, and then dinner/spend the night in Vancouver
July 16th: Early morning ferry over to Vancouver Island, then drive 1.5 hours to Strathcona Park and begin Castlecrag Horseshoe, camp somewhere in middle
July 17th: Finish Castlecrag Horseshoe
July 18th: Buffer day/Undecided day
July 19th: Drive 2 hours to Hannegan Pass trailhead, begin our backpacking trip, camp at US cabin
July 20th: Hike to Whatcom pass, camp there or at Tapto Lakes
July 21st: Hike to Indian Creek camp
July 22nd: Hike to Silesia camp
July 23rd: Hike back out to car and drive 8 hours to Idaho
July 24th:
July 25th:
July 26th: Hike out and then drive 5 hours to Glacier NP, camp at Two Medicine Campground
July 27th: Hike the Pitamakan – Dawson Pass Loop all day, camp at Two Medicine CG again
July 28th: Drive 1 hour up to Many Glacier part of the park, do the Grinnell Glacier out-and-back then camp at Many Glacier Campground
July 29th: Hike the Hidden Lake Overlook loop, then drive 7 hours to Yellowstone, sleep and Madison or Grant campground
July 30th: See Old Faithful, hike short Mystic Falls Loop, do Lone Star Geyser trail and then make our way to our reserved backcountry camp
July 31st: Hike Shoshone Lake Trail around the lake and eventually camp at our reserved backcountry camp on North shore of the lake
August 1st: Short hike out to road and then get a ride back to our car 5 miles away, then drive to Canyon area and do Clear Lake / Lily Pad Lake Loop, then hike Mt. Washburn trail, sleep at Pebble Creek campground
August 2nd: Hike Pebble Creek Trail out to road and then get ride back to car about 7 miles away, drive to Slough Creek Trailhead and hike to our reserved backcountry camp
August 3rd: Finish our Slough Creek Trail hike and then drive 3.5 hours to Grand Teton NP, try to camp at Jenny Lake Campground
August 4th: Hike Paintbrush Canyon / Cascade Canyon Loop all day, camp at Jenny Lake Campground
August 5th: Drive back
August 6th: Drive back
August 7th: Drive back, arrive home
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