The Roaming Romantics

Today we slept in and got breakfast at Kennedy Meadows North. We spent the morning doing chores and hanging out by the hiker pavilion behind the store. We also walked by the river. Around 2:30pm we were able to catch the shuttle back to the trail and got to pet the...

This morning we left Falls Creek late. Condensation had formed in our tent some of which became frozen, so we took some time to dry out our gear. We began to climb several miles up Dorothy Lake Pass. Much of the trail had turned into streams or marshes. Late in the...

We got an early start to hike up and over Seavey Pass. Though the weather has been warm, we heard there was still some snow remaining on the north side and wanted to hit it while it was still solid. We ran into some snow packs on the back side. Then some more snow as...

This morning we left Miller Lake around 8am. After descending for a few miles, we climbed up to Benson Pass. Then we hiked down 2,500 feet with one small uphill, we spent the majority of the day hiking over a series of steep uphills and downhills. We took a break by...

It was a perfect, clear morning to hike through Tuolumne Meadows. We saw a bunch of deer in the morning hours. A short side trail led us to Soda Springs: a series of small carbonated mineral springs. We stopped for a quick drink. It was a little coppery but definitely...

This morning we began hiking uphill towards Donohue Pass. Today, we enter Yosemite National Park! The scenery already started to look a little different. There was a little bit of snow near the top of the pass but not much. We climbed down several thousand feet until...

Today started off with some wildlife! We saw a couple of deer in the first mile or so. Later, we came across a grouse with her chicks. We passed near a trailhead and got a stern warning from old Smoky. In the afternoon we heard a lot of thunder and saw ominous clouds...

We left Mammoth Lakes this morning via the trolley and hiked the Horseshoe Lake trail back to the PCT. Near the PCT we walked by a pretty meadow. A good stretch of the trail near Red's Meadow Resort had been burned, but there at least were some interesting...