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Top 10 Hikes in 2022
As 2022 draws to an end, it is—as per tradition—time to look back on the year at Live and Let Hike. This is the ninth year of the blog—the tenth anniversary coming in 2023—and there was no let-up in content, … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Big Sur, California, Colorado, Dinosaur National Monument, Illinois, Moderate Hikes, Pinnacles National Park, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, Starved Rock State Park, Strenuous Hikes, Utah, Wyoming, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Arizona, backpacking, best hikes, Big Sur, California, canyon, Chilnualna Falls, Chiricahua Big Loop, Chiricahua National Monument, Colorado, Ely Creek Falls, Flatiron, French Canyon, High Peaks Trail, Illinois, Illinois Canyon, Juniper Canyon Trail, Kaskaskia Canyon, LaSalle Canyon, Lost Coast Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Medicine Bow National Forest, Medicine Bow Peak, Mitten Park Trail, Ottawa Canyon, Pinnacles, Point Lobos, Point Lobos Loop, Sinkyone Wilderness, Siphon Draw Trail, St. Louis Canyon, Starved Rock, Superstition Wilderness, top 10 hikes, top 10 trails, waterfall, Wildcat Canyon, Wyoming
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Lost Coast Trail – Wheeler Camp to Little Jackass (Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, CA)
Even as the northern half of the 53-mile Lost Coast Trail has become one of the hottest destinations for California backpacking, the stunning southern half—in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park—is much less visited. This is in part due to the difficulty … Continue reading
Lost Coast Trail – Needle Rock to Wheeler Camp (Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, CA)
Traversing one of the few stretches of the California coast without a paved road, the Lost Coast Trail has become an enormously popular backpacking destination known for its striking cliffs, black sand beaches, redwood groves, and frequent wildlife sightings (seals, … Continue reading
Top 10 Hikes in 2021
The past year brought new milestones for Live and Let Hike, with the Covid-era bump in traffic continuing for a second year. In fact, annual viewership rose by more than 50 percent compared to 2020 and more than 100 percent … Continue reading
Posted in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Arizona, California, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, John Muir Wilderness, Moderate Hikes, Redwood National & State Parks, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Strenuous Hikes, Utah, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Ansel Adams Wilderness, Arizona, backpacking, best hikes, Boomerang Lake, Boy Scout Tree Trail, Buckskin Gulch, California, Cathedral Wash, Deadman Canyon, Desolation Wilderness, Evolution Lake, Fern Canyon, Glen Canyon, Henry Coe, Hetch Hetchy, Inyo National Forest, Island Lake, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, John Muir Trail, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon, Pacheco Falls, Paria Canyon, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Rancheria Falls, Redwood National Park, Sequoia, Sierra Nevada, South Bay, top 10 hikes, top 10 trails, Twin Lakes, Utah, Vermilion Cliffs, Wapama Falls, Wire Pass, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls
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John Muir Trail Northbound Section 4 – Red’s Meadow to Happy Isles (Ansel Adams Wilderness & Yosemite National Park, CA)
Note: This is the fifth in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, Strenuous Hikes, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Ansel Adams Wilderness, backpacking, California, Cathedral Pass, Cathedral Range, Devils Postpile, Donohue Pass, Garnet Lake, Half Dome, Happy Isles, Inyo National Forest, Island Pass, JMT Northbound, John Muir Trail, lake, Lyell Canyon, meadow, Nevada Falls, Pacific Crest Trail, Sierra Crest, Sierra Nevada, Sunrise Camp, Thousand Island Lake, Tuolumne Meadows, waterfall, Yosemite, Yosemite Valley
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John Muir Trail Northbound Section 3 – Muir Trail Ranch to Red’s Meadow (John Muir Wilderness, CA)
Note: This is the fourth in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, John Muir Wilderness, Strenuous Hikes
Tagged Ansel Adams Wilderness, backpacking, Bear Creek, California, Cascade Valley, Inyo National Forest, John Muir Trail, John Muir Wilderness, lake, Lake Virginia, Marie Lake, meadow, Mono Creek, Muir Trail Ranch, Pacific Crest Trail, Red's Meadow, Sallie Keyes Lakes, Selden Pass, Sierra Crest, Sierra National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Silver Pass, Tully Hole
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John Muir Trail Northbound Section 2 – Onion Valley to Muir Trail Ranch (Kings Canyon National Park, CA)
Note: This is the third in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading
Posted in California, John Muir Wilderness, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Strenuous Hikes
Tagged backpacking, California, canyon, Charlotte Lake, Evolution Lake, Evolution Valley, Glen Pass, Golden Staircase, Helen Lake, hot springs, Inyo National Forest, John Muir Trail, John Muir Wilderness, Kearsarge Pass, Kings Canyon, lake, Le Conte Canyon, Mather Pass, meadow, Middle Fork Kings River, Muir Pass, Muir Trail Ranch, Onion Valley, Pacific Crest Trail, Palisade Lakes, Pinchot Pass, Rae Lakes, Sierra Crest, Sierra National Forest, Sierra Nevada, South Fork Kings River, South Fork San Joaquin River, waterfall, Woods Creek
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John Muir Trail Northbound Section 1 – Horseshoe Meadow to Onion Valley (Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA)
Note: This is the second in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading
Posted in California, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Strenuous Hikes
Tagged backpacking, Bighorn Plateau, Bubbs Creek, Bullfrog Lake, California, Chicken Spring Lake, Cottonwood Pass, Crabtree Meadows, Forester Pass, Gilbert Lake, Golden Trout Wilderness, Guitar Lake, Guyot Pass, Horseshoe Meadow, Inyo National Forest, John Muir Trail, Kearsarge Pass, Kings Canyon, lake, meadow, Mount Whitney, Onion Valley, Pacific Crest Trail, Rock Creek, Sequoia, Sierra Crest, Sierra Nevada, Timberline Lake, Tyndall Creek
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John Muir Trail Preparation & Logistics
Note: This is the first in a series of five posts describing the John Muir Trail (JMT), a scintillating, multi-week hike through California’s Sierra Nevada that extends more than 200 miles from Yosemite National Park in the north to Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, John Muir Wilderness, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Ansel Adams Wilderness, backpacking, California, Cottonwood Pass, Inyo National Forest, JMT guide, JMT itinerary, JMT Northbound, John Muir Trail, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon, Pacific Crest Trail, preparation, Sequoia, Sierra Nevada, Yosemite
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Deadman Canyon Loop (Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA)
Becoming increasingly well-known as a lesser-traveled alternative to the popular John Muir Trail – Pacific Crest Trail corridor, the roughly 50- to 60-mile backpacking circuit known as the Deadman Canyon Loop (a.k.a. Elizabeth Pass Loop) traverses spectacular terrain spanning both … Continue reading
Posted in California, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Strenuous Hikes
Tagged backpacking, Bearpaw Meadow, Belle Canyon, Beville Lake, Buck Canyon, Cahoon Gap, Cahoon Meadow, California, canyon, Crescent Meadow, Deadman Canyon, Elizabeth Pass, Great Western Divide, High Sierra Trail, Kings Canyon, Kings-Kaweah Divide, lake, Lodgepole, Lone Pine Creek, loop hike, Lost Lake, meadow, Mehrten Creek, Ranger Lake, Ranger Meadow, Roaring River, Sequoia, sequoias, Seville Lake, Sierra Nevada, Silliman Pass, Sugarloaf Valley, Tamarack Lake, Twin Lakes
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