tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339815452011-07-28T15:10:03.365-07:00Nee's JourneysNee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-79906659079269541842011-04-11T18:29:00.000-07:002011-04-11T18:39:10.138-07:00Carson Iceberg Wilderness – Paradise Valley Loop – July 17 - 18, 2010 & July 24 – 25, 2010See the photosI actually did this trip twice in back to back weekends but figure there is no need to write about it two separate times. I have only done one other trip in Carson Iceberg and that was many moons ago. All I can recall from that trip was that it was freezing…it was already October and we came Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-57420008890473140242011-04-11T17:45:00.000-07:002011-04-11T17:50:57.360-07:00Emigrant Wilderness – Cherry Creek – July 1 - 3, 2010Some trips just don’t pan out the way you planned and this was one of those. It was a decent snow year and I knew that there was a chance that we were going to encounter some snow and of greater concern was the runoff and trying to cross any creeks. It was the first trip of the season, which meant my usual backpacking suspect Steve was Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-78678588798993104512010-08-31T17:59:00.000-07:002010-08-31T18:01:28.364-07:00Yosemite NP – Evelyn Lake Loop – August 14 - 15, 2010 The loop trip from Tuolumne Meadows up to Evelyn trip is a great one. I did this trip about 5 years ago and this time I was leading a Sierra Club trip. I was also hopeful that I wouldn’t get totally dehydrated like I did the last time. Our gang hit the trail around 9:30 under cloudy skies. The trip south on Lyell Canyon is one you won’t Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-72436875404374267832010-06-15T20:20:00.001-07:002010-06-15T20:25:39.538-07:006/13/10 – Purisima CreekCurtis and I did a backpacking readiness hike in Purisima Creek Open Space Reserve. This trip was out of the Half Moon Bay side of the reserve. Total trip was about 7 miles. The trip consists of a loop that starts out in redwoods and follows Purisima Creek, which was welcomed given how the weather was this weekend, Starting elevation was 400 feet and total elevation Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-5300073693601351872010-01-20T21:23:00.000-08:002010-01-20T21:29:52.866-08:00SEKI/Inyo NF - North Lake to South Lake – August 1- 7, 2009This was a trip that had a number of unexpected things come up which of course all just added to the adventure. North Lake to South Lake is one of those classic must-do Sierra trips and that just so happens to run along the John Muir Trail for a part of way. This was going to be another section for Steve to add to his JMT section hike Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-64904149117814024082010-01-18T18:13:00.000-08:002010-01-18T18:15:23.683-08:00Tahoe National Forest – Warren Lake – August 22 & 23, 2009In mid-august I led a local Sierra Club trip in TNF to Warren Lake. I hadn’t been to Warren Lake before but I had visited Paradise Lake, which is just on the other side of Warren years before. I ran across this hike reading a book about wildflowers and thought the trip sounded really nice with the potential of wildflowers and a nice Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-33043098786991882522010-01-18T17:36:00.000-08:002010-01-18T17:38:03.185-08:00Yosemite National Park – Ten Lakes – September 12 & 13, 2009This was my third time into the Ten Lakes area and this time I was leading a local Sierra Club trip. I really enjoy hiking in Yosemite in September because the weather is so nice and in general the trails are less crowded. I probably saw the most folks I’ve ever seen hiking in September this time around. There are no pictures with thisNee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-78359690168203932762010-01-18T17:09:00.000-08:002010-01-18T17:15:53.207-08:00Sequoia National Park - Pear and Moose Lake, Sept. 5- 7, 2009For Labor Day Curtis, Andrew and I headed to Sequoia National Park to do the hike over to Pear Lake from Lodgepole. I had always wanted to do this hike and just needed to find a good 3 or 4 days to do it. The plan was to hike into Pear Lake if we could get a permit, setup camp and then do a day hike over to Moose Lake. My original Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-26508961180596912102010-01-10T08:17:00.001-08:002010-01-10T08:19:16.305-08:00Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-32472925721320039082009-08-17T21:54:00.001-07:002009-08-17T22:00:46.411-07:00Emigrant Wilderness – Gianelli Cabin trailhead to Toejam Lake – 07/11 – 07/12/09On July 11 and 12th a group of six adventures headed out to Toejam Lake about an 8.5 mile hike. I was leading this trip as part of my local Sierra Club backpacking group. After weighing our backpacks and taking some happy pre-hike pictures we were off. The trail starts out gradually climbing through a forest and Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-33445342034015427202009-08-09T20:06:00.000-07:002009-08-09T20:15:12.427-07:00Yosemite National Park - Bernice Lake - 07/18 - 07/19/09 Yosemite high country….one of my favorite places. A lot of my initial backpacking took place out of the Yosemite high country so I have an attachment to it. This trip would lead us past Vogelsang High Sierra Camp and over Vogelsang Pass to Bernice Lake. I’ve never gone beyond Vogelsang Lake and was very curious what it was like Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-86827277216304543872009-07-03T17:57:00.000-07:002009-07-03T18:04:51.960-07:0006/20-21/2009 - Tahoe National Forest - 5 Lakes BasinThe first backpacking trip of the summer…it’s always so exciting. This was a Sierra Club Loma Prieta section trip that I was leading with Sanjeev. Since it was mid-June we decided to have the trip at a relatively low elevation and made it easy for those who needed to brush off the backpacking cobwebs….like me. So we chose 5 Lakes Basin whichNee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-84269692731386872252009-07-03T12:10:00.001-07:002009-07-03T17:41:36.195-07:0006/27/2009 - Emigrant Wilderness - Leopold Lake Where do I start with this trip? It was definitely an adventure for the books. This was the second trip of the backpacking season for me and definitely more challenging than the trip the week before. The plan was to start out from the Crabtree trailhead in Emigrant Wilderness and head up Tom’s Canyon x-country and head over to Leopold Lake. INee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-45616269279562423202008-12-03T19:32:00.000-08:002009-01-19T17:15:14.114-08:00Pioneer Basin - 8/29/08 - 9/1/08Okay so this trip happened a number of months ago but better later than never right? I was really excited and slightly apprehensive about this trip. I had always wanted to go to Pioneer Basin and had read several reviews about how great this area is. The apprehensive side of me was worried about the "lightweight" classification for this trip. I did this trip Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-71720712906736840352008-11-02T18:49:00.000-08:002008-11-02T19:27:10.037-08:00 September 14 & 15, 2008 - Yosemite - Ten LakesThere is nothing much better than taking a Fall backpacking trip. The weather is generally good and the crowds are home. About 6 years ago I took a trip to the Ten Lakes basin and I always wanted to go back. I am also thinking about leading a trip there in the next year or so so I thought it would be a good idea to go and scout it out. There are a Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-4332858588765777692008-11-02T13:58:00.001-08:002008-11-02T18:46:36.004-08:00August 8 - 10, 2008 - Yosemite - Young Lakes Okay so this is over 2 months overdue...what can I say it's been a very busy travel season. This was my second time into the Young Lakes area I had been there the year before on trip to Upper Young Lake. This however was going to be my first time leading a trip with Sierra Club. I thought Upper Young Lake was a perfect place to go since it gets Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-90699057620798623752008-10-26T18:52:00.000-07:002008-11-02T08:49:47.675-08:00The Bhutan Series - Day 4 - Thimpu I was completely rested and ready to go and this was going to be a busy day so thank goodness I finally got a full's night's sleep. Below is the list of the day's activities:- Thimpu Festival- Tankin- Paper Factory- Weekend Vegetable Market- Dinner and drinks with SonamOur first stop was the Thimpu Drupchen at the Thimpu dzong. During the Drupchen, the deities Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-58209254655095916512008-10-26T17:58:00.001-07:002008-10-26T18:44:43.233-07:00The Bhutan Series - Day 3 - Arrival in BhutanThe alarm clock went off at 1 AM...yes 1 AM...and I took my 3rd shower in 24 hours I was looking forward to some cooler weather. The tour company made a point of stressing check in 2 hours before the flight so I was at BKK bright and early at 2 AM. I was sweaty and sleep deprived but somehow managed to get myself and my gear checked in. Of course a Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-61861329205178369482008-10-24T22:45:00.000-07:002008-10-26T18:45:42.943-07:00The Bhutan Series - 9/30 - 10/19/2008 - Days 1 & 2Day 1 - San Francisco to BangkokBrutal, painful, killer, sleepless - sounds fun huh?I started out at SFO and flew into Hong Kong. I was sitting by a very friendly Chinese man but I was longing for an empty row so I moved and attempted to sleep (unsuccessfully). Once in Hong Kong I headed straight for a ramen restaurant. I ate on the plane but whenNee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-73384046987527673212008-08-17T21:22:00.000-07:002008-08-18T18:28:51.221-07:00 August 16 & 17th, 2008 - Mokelumne Wilderness - Grouse LakeSome of you may have heard the term "bagging a peak" well for this trip we were bagging a Wilderness Area. My friend, Steve, Curtis and I were headed out on an overnight and Steve wanted to venture to a lesser traveled wilderness. Our real goal was to get to the Snowshoe Brewery on Highway 4 but I had a tough time finding any trails withNee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-1213653888065546292008-07-28T21:06:00.000-07:002008-07-29T21:26:48.082-07:00July 26 & 27, 2008 - Emigrant Wilderness - Crabtree to Granite LakeAnother attempt at a partial off-trail trip and in a place that is becoming very familiar....Emigrant Wilderness. This trip would start out at the Crabtree trailhead close to the site of my first outing of the FY08 backpacking season. The route this time was a bit less ambitious than the last time but definitely an adventure. The Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-42830342652906712712008-07-06T21:30:00.000-07:002008-07-29T21:26:11.125-07:00July 3 & 4, 2008 - Emigrant Wilderness - Kennedy Meadows to Relief ValleyThis was the trip that maybe wasn't meant to be. This trip had been in the works for awhile but it was definitely ambitious (I planned it - what else is new). The original plan had been to head up to Iceland Lake and then over to Emigrant Lake for a couple of nights and out. Did I mention that day 1 included 3000+ foot gain Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-32193699815575173722008-07-06T13:16:00.000-07:002008-07-06T18:56:56.414-07:00Spring Meadow - Emigrant Wilderness - June 28th & 29thAh yes the start of a new backpacking season and most importantly the deployment and utilization of new gear! This year there is a lot of new gear as I have started to put together a lightweight gear set...now mind you when I say lightweight that it is relative to my existing gear which doesn't come close to being lightweight. After all I am Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-1157672206709394492006-09-07T16:35:00.000-07:002006-09-07T16:58:59.173-07:00Tahoe National Forest - Penner Lake - June 16 & 17, 2006We had hoped to get out earlier and backpack this season but with all of the late winter snow and our amateur route finding skills we waited until mid-June. Our plan had been to hike the Grouse Ridge trail which is suppose to be really great...however. We started out our hike and about a half an hour into the hike we started to run into a Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-1157670493417921592006-09-07T16:01:00.000-07:002006-09-07T16:09:10.023-07:002005/2006 Snowboarding SeasonI'm finally getting around to loading pictures from 2006. This is the 4th year that I've had a ski lease up in Lake Tahoe, North Lake Tahoe. Lucky me, I was the adminstrator this year since Curtis handed over the reings to me. We had 9 people who are a part of this lease year and it was a good group. Since Curtis and I have season passes to Northstar we spent Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981545.post-1157587595972873812006-09-06T16:58:00.000-07:002006-09-07T15:48:42.123-07:00Deer Lake - Emigrant Wilderness - 8/26 - 8/27/06On Friday the 25th Mike, Steve and I headed out of the Bay Area and up to one of my favorite easy-to-get-to hiking areas...Emigrant Wilderness. From door to door I think the drive took about 3 1/2 hours, of course Steve was at the wheel which was definitely a factor :) Our plan was to an overnight loop from Gianelli to Crabtree Meadow staying at Deer Lake. In order to make that happen we called Nee Neehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530701886715439846noreply@blogger.com0