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2025 Dusy - Ershim Scouting Report
I hiked the Dusy-Ershim from July 3rd to July 6th, and camped at Chamberlain Camp the last night and hiked out on July 7th. Overall the...
pathfinderwest2021
Jul 10, 20251 min read
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Kings River Trail April 5th 2025
https://caltopo.com/m/L0H9B0M Above is the map I created of Trail and notable points. Also I put the link to the map so it is easier to...
pathfinderwest2021
Apr 7, 20252 min read
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Woodchuck Trailhead to Maxon Trailhead Day 1 - Woodchuck Trailhead to Halfmoon Lake
September 7th Trip days - September 7th - September 9th I joined the Outdoor Vitals 100 mile challenge this year with the hope of hiking...
pathfinderwest2021
Oct 27, 20243 min read
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Dusy- Ershim 2024 Scouting Report
Below is the PDF report of my scouting trip on the Dusy-Ershim OHV Trail from July 5th to July 8th. I encountered 38 trees down or...
pathfinderwest2021
Jul 16, 20241 min read
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Cliff Camp Trail
Cliff Camp Trail This trail is about 70 miles from Clovis, CA and is a good beginner or intermediate trail for hikers depending on how...
pathfinderwest2021
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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Dusy-Ershim OHV Trail Scouting Report August 2023
Below is the 2023 Scouting Report for the Dusy-Ershim OHV Trail completed between August 4th-7th. Mallard Lake Ershim Meadow Ershim Lake...
pathfinderwest2021
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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My first time at Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite National Park
June 3 2023 I went with my buddy Steven to his cabin in Groveland to help him check it out and fix a TV and before we headed back the...
pathfinderwest2021
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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Before you go check the roads!
The weather is getting better and we all are itching to get back out there to start traveling and making plans to hike, camp, daytrip and...
pathfinderwest2021
May 10, 20231 min read
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Current Sierra National Forest Road Status as of 05.04.2023
Here is a map of the current status of Roads in the Sierra National Forest. There was a lot of damage from the storms this winter and...
pathfinderwest2021
May 9, 20231 min read
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Scouting Garnet Dike Road and the Kings River Trail (NRT) Report
Here are a few pictures from my hiking scouting trip of Garnet Dike Road and the Kings River Trail from April 7th - 9th. Below is the...
pathfinderwest2021
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Nelson Lake & Nelson Mountain
Hiking to Nelson Lake & Nelson Mountain Highest Elevation: 10,220 ft Length: 16.1 miles It was supposed to be a three day trip with two...
pathfinderwest2021
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Hike to Hobler Lake
Hobler Lake - 9000 ft / 2743 m - June 4, 2022 This was my first time hiking to Hobler Lake. It was never really high on my list but was...
pathfinderwest2021
Nov 27, 20223 min read
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Hike to Eagle Peak
Eagle Peak - 10318 ft / 3145 m - May 29, 2022 This was the first time hiking Eagle Peak even though I have been around this peak hiking,...
pathfinderwest2021
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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Cliff Lake and Dogtooth Peak
We took this trip in late September. We started at the Cliff Lake trailhead by Courtright Reservoir. Above is a map of the area with the...
pathfinderwest2021
Nov 14, 20212 min read
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Spanish Lake / Spanish Mountain - John Muir Wilderness
This trail can take you to multiple areas in the John Muir Wilderness but we are going to Spanish Lake and Spanish Mountain. Driving...
pathfinderwest2021
Sep 15, 20213 min read
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Horseshoe Bend Trail - Sierra National Forest
Horseshoe Bend Trail This trail is located about 7.5 miles from Auberry and extends about 3.5 miles to the San Joaquin River from the...
pathfinderwest2021
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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Kings River National River Trail
This trail is maintained to Spring Creek which is a little over 3 miles from the trailhead. (Update: the trail is now passable a mile...
pathfinderwest2021
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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