Hawkins Peak Hike near Lake Tahoe
Hawkins Peak is a 10,024' summit near Carson Pass in Alpine County, California. It is a Tahoe-Ogul Peak and short hike/scramble in the Central Sierras.
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Hawkins Peak is a 10,024' summit near Carson Pass in Alpine County, California. It is a Tahoe-Ogul Peak and short hike/scramble in the Central Sierras.
Continue reading ...After hiking nearby Thunder Mountain, I had at least half a day left of light so I went on bagging peaks. Round Top is a prominent, long extinct volcano in the far flung wilderness between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park. Thankfully, access is pretty easy off the Carson Pass Highway/CA-88. Although a short hike...
Continue reading ...Thunder Mountain is the highpoint of Amador County, California. Its an easy, 1/2 day, out-and-back hike near Kirkwood Mountain Ski Resort.
Continue reading ...Mt Pinos and nearby Sawmill Peak are the high points of Ventura and Kern Counties, respectively. Both summits are easy hikes just North of Los Angeles and West of the Grapevine/I-5. When I lived in Southern California over 10 years ago, I always wanted to climb these summits. For whatever reason, I never did until...
Continue reading ...Clark Mountain is a rarely climbed summit and "sky island" of the Mojave Desert. This is a trip report of my scramble/bushwhack up the South Ridge.
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