Welcome to the forum for local and long-distance backpackers along the Sierra Crest between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney. Forums cover Sierra trails and
general
backpacking topics. Your trail or topic contributions will be interlinked to, and enrich the related trail guide.
for Beginners: To get you off the couch, gear you up, get you into Sierra Shape and on the trail. Ask questions. Find killer short routes up and down the High Sierra Crest to get you started.
for Intermediates: To get you in deeper, longer, and higher. Find your next-step trip here. Post your stories, pictures, and videos of your favorite trips to widen the perspective and enrich the trail guide.
for Experts: All the information you need to come from anywhere in the US or the world and backpack from Tahoe to Whitney.
High Sierra Weather Forecasts, Warnings, and Information for Skiers Backpackers and Hikers
High Sierra Hiker & Skier Weather Forcasts, Warnings, Reports, Conditions, Maps, Radar and Satellite Resources
HIGH SIERRA WEATHER INDEX for BACKPACKERS and SKIERS
Welcome to TahoetoWhitney.Org
When this brutal web-construction process is over TahoetoWhitney.com will be your complete Trail Guide to the long-distance backpacking trails along the Sierra Crest between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney.
Man, it's much easier to walk the trails than put 'em up on the internet.
The main trails described on the Trail Guide are the Pacific Crest Trail along the whole Sierra Crest, the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail in the Northern Sierra, and the John Muir Trail in the Southern Sierra.
The "Magic" of the Caldera Cone
OK, so the Caldera Cone is an efficient alcohol stove system. But why is the Caldera Cone so efficient?
Is Ethanol Worth It? (for alcohol stoves)
Sure, you can run your alcohol stove on methanol. That's what comes in a yellow bottle of HEET. I mean it's cheap and available and all -- but it doesn't have as much heat content as ethanol. In other words, you have to carry more methanol just to do the same amount of cooking.
DIY Alcohol Stoves -- Basic Design Considerations
A buddy and I have been tinkering with DIY (Do It Yourself) alcohol stoves on and off for the last couple of years.
I thought I'd put together a blog post on what's come out of all the tinkering and testing. What follows isn't a "follow the steps and you'll get stove 'X'" template but rather some basic design considerations for making decent DIY alcohol stoves.
Stanislaus National Forest: The Tahoe to Yosemite Trail
Stanislaus National Forest: The Tahoe to Yosemite Trail
The Tahoe to Yosemite Trail is within the Stanislaus National Forest from the North Fork of the Mokelumne River down to the Bond Pass entry into Yosemite National Park.
You enter the Stanislaus National Forest when you cross the North Mokelumne River at Camp Irene.
Toiyabe National Forest: The Pacific Crest Trail
Toiyabe National Forest: The Pacific Crest Trail
From Carson Pass South to Yosemite the Pacific Crest Trail is within the Toiyabe National Forest, with few exceptions.
Carson Pass, Kit Carson Monument along the Pacific Crest Trail.
El Dorado National Forest: Tahoe to Yosemite and Pacific Crest Trails
El Dorado National Forest: Backpacking the Tahoe to Yosemite and Pacific Crest Trails.
Hiking South out of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit through the Carson Gap brings us into he El Dorado National Forest. The El Dorado National Forest administers both Carson Pass and the Carson Pass Management Area around Carson Pass.
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: Permits for the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail
The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Information about obtaining permits for the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail. General LTBMU permit information.
Trail Guide: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Trail Guide: Lake Tahoe Backpacker Resupply Resources
Images: Full Lunar Eclipse pictures, December 10, 2011
Images of the Full Lunar Eclipse of December 10, 2011
Below: Picture of the Lunar Eclipse of December 10, 2011 at fullness from Berkeley, Ca.
Preparation
