Category Archives: Placer County

Backpacking maiden voyage: Loch Leven Lakes

Posted on July 22, 2017 by trailhiker

After two or three years of thinking about it, followed by acquisition of a few key equipment items, I embarked on my maiden voyage backpacking.  Part of my plan was that the initial trip would be just one night with … Continue reading →

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PCT from Ward Peak to Tevis Trail

Posted on October 14, 2015 by trailhiker

Prior to the 2015 hiking season there was a gap in the immediate Lake Tahoe area of my hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail. During the 2015 hiking season I was able to fill in most of the gap, which … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers along Stevens Trail

Posted on February 10, 2015 by trailhiker

On my recent hike on Stevens Trail, in the Sierra foothills near Colfax, I was astonished at how many wildflowers were already in bloom in the first week of February. There was such a variety that I decided to prepare … Continue reading →

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Stevens Trail

Posted on February 9, 2015 by trailhiker

Doing this hike with a couple of hiking buddies was a bit of a winter-time impromptu outing. The trail selected was the Stevens Trail, a Bureau of Land Management trail just outside of Colfax, along I-80 between Auburn and Truckee. … Continue reading →

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