Day 1 of July 2024 Trip to Sierra Nevada, Donner Peak

First day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. My friend and I made the drive from Berkeley to Lake Tahoe via Donner Pass, with a short hike to Donner Peak to make sure we are in shape for the hikes to come.

Highway from Donner Peak

Highway from Donner Peak

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Flights for July 2024 Trip to California

July 2024, I made a trip to California climbing some mountains in Sierra Nevada. This post would be about my flights back and forth, how some last-minute changes threatened to derail my plans (but ultimately didn’t).

Overlooking Berkeley

Overlooking Berkeley

I couldn’t find any good avatar photos for this post, so I will use this one taken before my flight back to Boston, where a friend of mine in the Berkeley area took me to Grizzly Peak Vista Point, up the hill behind Berkeley.

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Hiking Tripyramid Loop of New Hampshire

The first Sunday of July 2024, I checked out Tripyramid, an exciting group of mountains in the southern part of White Mountains in New Hampshire.

Upper Part of North Slide

Upper Part of North Slide

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(Imperfect) Hike of Mt Chocorua

The final weekend of June 2024, I continued my exploration of the White Mountains with Mount Chocorua. Unfortunately, an untimely rain meant the trip was not as pleasant as I hoped.

Summit of Mt Chocorua in Clouds

Summit of Mt Chocorua in Clouds

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Hiking Mt Moosilauke

Third weekend of June 2024, I continued my outdoor adventures in the White Mountains. This time, I checked out Mount Moosilauke.

White Mountains from Moosilauke Summit

White Mountains from Moosilauke Summit

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Hiking Mt Monadnock

Second weekend of June 2024. I joined some friends for a hike to Mount Monadnock, a popular mountain in southern New Hampshire.

Monadnock from Trail

Monadnock from Trail

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Hiking Mt Garfield of New Hampshire

First weekend of June 2024. With snow melted and leaves sprouted, I started my exploration of the White Mountains with Mt Garfield.

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

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Day 4+ of June 2022 Trip to California, San Gabriel Peak and Others

The remaining days of my June 2022 trip to California for gathering/party/reunion with my friends. While I won’t go into the details of such activities, I will share some photos and thoughts of a few attractions we checked out near Los Angeles.

Mount Lowe

Mount Lowe

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Day 3 of June 2022 Trip to California, Cambria to Los Angeles

The third day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from Cambria to Los Angeles, spending most of the day on the road.

Waves Pounding Breakwater

Waves Pounding Breakwater

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Day 2 of June 2022 Trip to California, Pacific Coast Highway from Monterey to Cambria

The second day of my June 2022 trip to California, we drove from Monterey to Cambria, through the most scenic section of California’s Pacific Coast Highway.

Rugged Coastline

Rugged Coastline

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