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Paddling to Fanette Island and Tea House – June 2025

A great adventure in the Lake Tahoe area is to visit the tea house on the only island in the whole lake, Fannette Island! This area of Emerald Bay and Fannette Island were previously privately owned, so there is a castle on the shore and a similarly architectured small house on top of the island…

Big Sur Backpacking Ventana Campground – May 2025

I had planned on going to Sykes Hot Springs for Memorial Day Weekend, but upon my (slightly later than planned) arrival, I had to start considering other options. Planning backpacking trips in Big Sur for long weekends is a great idea, free self-register permits at the trailhead, but it gets PACKED FAST. When I was…

Backpacking Duck Pass – July 2025

Duck Pass and Pika Lake Trail is a 10.3 mile great weekend backpacking or day hike. Just up the road from the Coldwater Creek Campground next to Lake Mary in Mammoth is a huge parking lot and the trailhead. I arrived late in the night driving up the 5.5 hours from Los Angeles after  work…