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Photo: Cirque behind Upper Granite Lake.Trail Head: Tioga Pass Park Entrance Station Parking Lot or the Leavitt Meadows lot.Trail Head Elevation: 9973 ft.Elevation Gain: about 900 ft.Description: Moderate CCW 7-mile loop from Lower Gaylor past Upper Gaylor and out to the Tioga Lake vista. Then up to the mine and cross-country to Upper Granite and Lower Granite and back to Lower Gaylor and the trail.Fees: YNP entrance fee or Dinner: Whoa Nellie Deli in Lee Vining or mini Trail Gate.Last Hiked:…See More

Photo: Ragged Peak Saddle.** This date requires one reservation per car **Trail Head: The Dog Lake parking lot near the Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station.Fee: $35 YNP entrance fee or annual pass.Description: Moderate to strenuous 10-Mile up and back, partial cross-country. Hike to Dog Lake, Delaney Meadow and beyond to Dingley Creek. Hike off trail to the head of Dingley Creek and lunch on the alpine meadow. Continue off-trail to Ragged Peak Saddle for the view of Mt. Conness and Young Lakes. Bag…See More

Photo: Mural from a parking garage by Jackie.Trail head: The corner of Helen and Ila.Hike Description: Easy city hike beginning at Helen Ave. and including 5 parking garage staircases and streets and alleyways with murals.  About 4.5 miles total. Late lunch will be at one of Modesto's fine restaurants and bars.Harvest Moon is a good choice.See More

Photo: Denise, Jackie, Becky & Debbie at Hwy 4 Lake Alpine in 2012!Hike name: South Wall Overlook but some call it Baby Dewey Point.Description: 3-mile out and back with a 500 ft. elevation gain.Snow depth: Anywhere from 4 ft to 9 ft of packed powder.Park at Dodge Ridge Ski Resort. Snowshoes can be rented there.Dinner: Strawberry Inn or Mia's.See More

Photo: Female #878, fledged in the Pinnacles, fall of 2017. Parents are #569 and #589, photographed doing it in Jan 2017. Description: Moderate 6.1-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail, completing on Condor Gulch Trail.Trail Head:  Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot.Parking: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking lot and overflow parking behind the Visitor Center with shuttle service to the trail head.Land Status: National Park.Fee: $30.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center, or…See More

Mileage: 7.8 mile CCW loop on Mitchell Canyon Rd., Meridian Ridge, Eagle Peak trail and Mitchell Rock trail.Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous because of the 1789 ft. elevation gain and loss.Trail head: Mitchell Canyon Road park entrance.Land Status: Mount Diablo State Park.No dogs on this one.Fee: $6 per car.Elevation: 580 ft. at the trail head.  2369 ft. at Eagle Peak summit.  1789 ft. change.Dinner: The Guadalajara Grill in Clayton.Last hiked: Jan 13, 2018.See More

Photo from Alltrails.Description: Easy to moderate 4.6-mile out and back to Elizabeth Lake with a 900 ft. elevation gain. Add more mileage by hiking around the lake and walking in Tuolumne Meadows. Trail Head: ** Because Tuolumne Meadows Campground is closed we’ll park and hike from the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. This adds about a mile each way to the hike. Dinner: Groveland. A trailgate may be too chilly.No dogs on this one.Last hiked: It was included in the 9/13/14 Obata Lake hike.See More

Photo: Female #878, fledged in the Pinnacles, fall of 2017. Parents are #569 and #589, photographed doing it in Jan 2017. Description: Moderate 6.1-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail, completing on Condor Gulch Trail.Trail Head:  Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot.Parking: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking lot and overflow parking behind the Visitor Center with shuttle service to the trail head.Land Status: National Park.Fee: $30.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center, or…See More

Description: Easy to Moderate 12-mile out and back with less than 200 ft. repeated elevation change.Trail Head: About one tenth mile east of Ebbetts Pass on the PCT, at 8707 feet elevation. We can park there and at Ebbetts Pass.Land Status: Mokelumne Wilderness.Fees: None.Dinner: Trail Gate at Ebbetts Pass.Dogs are welcome.Easy backpacking opportunity to Upper Kinney Lake.Last hiked 9/09/17.See More

Photo courtesy of tahoetowhitney.comThis is a challenging ~12-mile through-hike with a 1000 ft elevation gain and a 4000 ft  elevation drop. Trail head: 9436 ft.St Mary's Pass: 10,426 ft.Clark Fork Meadow: 9132 ft.Boulder Creek crossing: 7051 ft.Iceberg Meadow Parking area: 6464 ft.Must be able to read a map, hike cross-country, perhaps scramble down rock faces, keep up with the leaders/navigators.General Description: Hike 1.3 miles on trail up to St. Mary's Pass, skirt around to the west to…See More

Inspired by the wildflowers seen at the pass and along SR-108 on 8/13/17.Description: Short, strenuous 5.0 mile up and back to St. Mary's Pass at 10,637 ft. and Sonora Peak at 11,464 ft.Elevation Gain: 2000 ft.Trail Head: .8 mile west of Sonora Pass on SR 108 at the St. Mary's Trail Head. 9427 ft. elevation. Fees: None.Dogs are welcome.Dinner: Trail Gate at the campsites at Clark Fork Campground. Sites to be determined.Last hiked 8/26/17.Consider camping at Clark Fork Campground between 7/12…See More

Photo: Half Dome from Mount Watkin's iconic tree.Trail head and parking: Olmstead Point on Tioga Road.Fee: $35 park entrance fee or pass.Trail head elevation and Mount Watkins elevations are both about 8440 ft. There is a 400 foot elevation change between those two points. Description: Moderate 9-mile out and back to Mount Watkins which faces Cloud's Rest and terminates across from Half Dome.Dinner: Trailgate at Olmstead Point.No dogs on this one.Last hiked: 7/15/17.Note: In order to get a…See More

Photo by Mark Longhurst.Description: Moderate 8.3 mile out and back to two lakes with an elevation change of 650 ft. Trail head: Crabtree parking lot at 7130 ft.Fee: none.Dinner: Trailgate at the trail head or Mia's.Bring the dogs.Last hiked: Never.See More

Photo: 2013 Group crossing the road to begin the hike.Photo Album #92.Trail Head and Parking: 1/4 mile north of Forest Road junction on Big Oak Flat Rd.Fee: $30/car, Annual Pass or Geezer Pass.Elevation: About 4850 ft at the trail head with a 1300 ft. elevation gain.Description: Moderate 7.1-mile up and back to the bridge at Cascade Creek above the falls.Features: Passing through the 1990 A-Rock wildfire burn and two creek crossings.Dinner: Cocina Michoacana in Groveland or Trail Gate.Last…See More

This trail follows the Old Big Oak Flat Road.Description: From Hodgdon Meadow Campground to Tuolumne Grove parking lot at Tioga Road, it can be a moderate 9.6-mile up and back with an elevation gain and loss of 1400 ft.  Or shorten the hike by turning around at any point.Parking and Trail Head: Hodgdon Meadow Campground to the north at the lower end. Fee: Park entrance fee of $35 or pass.Dogs: This is a rare Yosemite trail where dogs are allowed the entire distance, so bring the puppers.Dinner:…See More