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Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows, via Vogelsang Pass and Lyell Fork — Yosemite NP — MDW 2021
Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows, via Vogelsang Pass and Lyell Fork — Yosemite NP — MDW 2021
This hike happened over a year ago. I’m upset with myself that it took this long to get it on paper because it was truly a fantastic hike…
Max Berger
Sep 13, 2022
The Brewer Loop — Kings Canyon NP — July 2020
The Brewer Loop — Kings Canyon NP — July 2020
In March of 2020 I began reading “Up and Down California”, which is William Brewer’s journal from his time as the 2nd-in-Command of the…
Max Berger
Feb 27, 2021
Evolution Valley Butterfly Loop— Kings Canyon NP — August 2020
Evolution Valley Butterfly Loop— Kings Canyon NP — August 2020
A trip into the Evolution Valley region that included camping in Darwin Bench and two day-hikes into Evolution Basin, Valley, & McGee Lakes
Max Berger
Jan 10, 2021
Base Camp Butterly Loop: Shot by Michael Faso on Film (Kings Canyon NP)
Base Camp Butterly Loop: Shot by Michael Faso on Film (Kings Canyon NP)
Max Berger
Nov 1, 2020
Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) Section Hike — Big Meadow to Eagle Lake— Memorial Day Weekend 2020
Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) Section Hike — Big Meadow to Eagle Lake— Memorial Day Weekend 2020
This hike would be my first multi-day backpacking trip of the year, and more importantly, my first wilderness adventure in a post-Covid…
Max Berger
Jun 16, 2020
Central & Northern Kings Canyon — August 2019
Central & Northern Kings Canyon — August 2019
After I completed the southern half of the Big SEKI Loop, I still had a bunch of time on my hands, so I decided I wanted to do the…
Max Berger
Apr 5, 2020
The Circle of Solitude (sort of)— Late-July/Early-August 2019
The Circle of Solitude (sort of)— Late-July/Early-August 2019
The Circle of Solitude is a large 70ish mile loop in Kings Canyon National Park. It touches the northern tip of Sequoia for a bit, but…
Max Berger
Mar 15, 2020
Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley, via Sunrise Lakes and Clouds Rest — October 2018
Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley, via Sunrise Lakes and Clouds Rest — October 2018
This is a relatively short, 3 day hike that I did with a special group of guys. There were 4 of us, and we planned to hike from Tuolumne…
Max Berger
Feb 22, 2020
The High Sierra Trail and The Kaweah Basin — July 2018
The High Sierra Trail and The Kaweah Basin — July 2018
An in-depth trip report about my High Sierra Trail trip in July 2018 where I crossed the Sierra with a stop in the Kaweah Basin
Max Berger
Feb 11, 2020
Havasupai Falls: March 2018
Havasupai Falls: March 2018
As a self-confirmed nature geek, it’s hard for me to articulate a full opinion on how Instagram has effected some of the go-to spots of…
Max Berger
Dec 27, 2018
December 20th, 2016: Ending another chapter
Writing from: The same Starbucks in Joshua Tree that I wrote from last time.
Max Berger
Dec 22, 2016
December 15th, 2016: Oh Joshua Tree…
Writing from: A Starbucks in Joshua Tree. Not very interesting, but nice to have an internet day as I’m feeling a bit under the weather.
Max Berger
Dec 22, 2016
December 12th, 2016: Back to California
Writing from: Jumbo Rock Campground. December is peak season for J Tree…unbelievably different from our last few days as they’ve been…
Max Berger
Dec 22, 2016
December 10th, 2016: Catching up my journal.
Writing from: The Mojave National Preserve. Now this is really the middle of no-where. I think this may be the most remote I’ve ever felt…
Max Berger
Dec 22, 2016
Arches and Canyonlands National Park + Monument Valley
Arches and Canyonlands National Park + Monument Valley
Max Berger
Dec 22, 2016
Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree
Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree
The southwestern desert requires an attention to detail. What it lacks in grandeur that you see in the Colorado Plateau area or mountains…
Max Berger
Dec 22, 2016
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Max Berger
Nov 30, 2016
November 30th, 2016: A few people who touched our travels.
Started writing from: Cathedral Valley Campground. Middle of god-damn no where. We haven’t seen a single person all day, which includes the…
Max Berger
Nov 30, 2016
The Grand Staircase-Escalante
The Grand Staircase-Escalante
The Grand Staircase is remote. It’s sandwiched between a bunch of parks but ran by the Bureau of Land Management, not the National Park…
Max Berger
Nov 17, 2016
November 17th, 2016: A guest post from Lexie Nguyen (my van-mate)
I woke up the morning of my 24th birthday in a Walmart parking lot, wondering if this is what it’s going to be like living in this van for…
Max Berger
Nov 17, 2016
November 11th, 2016: Now there are two people in the van.
See the corresponding Photography post for more details on the actual hikes we did.
Max Berger
Nov 12, 2016
Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park
So, I’m an idiot and hiked Angels Landing without the memory card in my camera, so the few pictures I have from this world-class hike are…
Max Berger
Nov 12, 2016
November 1st and 2nd, 2016: A post about people.
Written from: A Walmart parking lot, and the Xetava Café in beautiful Kayenta, Utah (Kayenta is a STUNNING small retirement community…
Max Berger
Nov 2, 2016
Coyote Buttes South
Coyote Buttes South
I wrote a bit more about this amazing place in my journal entry a few days ago, but finally got around to uploading and editing the…
Max Berger
Oct 29, 2016
October 28th, 2016
Mood: Feeling good, but mechanical issues are- again — providing some gloom
Max Berger
Oct 28, 2016
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