Embedded into the backcountry areas of Zion National Park, the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley National Park, and the Mojave Desert, Courtney Purcell's ramblings have also taken him all across the country and the world. From hiking, climbing and peakbagging in the Rockies, the Andes, the high volcanoes of Washington and Mexico, into the depths explored in spelunking, and the canyoneering of the Colorado Plateau, here you'll find trip reports, route beta and "stuff" relevant to the world of...
Where: Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada, California
When: July 2008
Partners: Solo
Route: Gardisky Lake Trail (Class 2)
Mileage/Gain: 3/1,400
On a rest day, I took a quick run up Tioga Peak, a short and easy peak just below Tioga Pass. With a roundtrip of 1:35, Tioga Peak was the perfect rest day leg-stretcher...then off to relax by the lake!
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