http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Sierra National Forest en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:10:57 +0000 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:10:57 +0000 Sorry for the delay I have been a bit tiredbusy since our return from our weekend adventure. Hopefully I can still remember all of the amazingness. Here it goes...Friday we booked it out of work as soon as we could. Most of us had started work at 5am so we thought we would be done early with plenty of time to pack the car and still get out early afternoon. This was furthered when we were all ba http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-435338.html August 20 2009Melisse herehellipHOMEWe packed up and left HOME St. Louis MO. a place that means so much to us our family friends and neighbors our house and itrsquos gardens our easyaccess town. And yet after driving crosscountry stopping first in Pocatello and Jackson where my brother John generously as always laid out the red carpet for us we crossed into California where t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-434423.html San Joaquin Valley Huron30102002.I'm in Friant a small city close to Millerton Lake waiting for my breakfast in Jerry's Diner studying the map of the San Joaquin Valley which I'll have to cross on my way to the coast I can feel my mind slipping back to last night when I entered the forested area around Millerton Lake looking for a camping place and cycled into this weirdo.Busy with his cam http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-348837.html We just got back from 5 days of free camping at the Buttermilks just outside of Bishop in the Sierras of California. April 14 through April 19 2008.Who AB DJC Sidd and Maya. Camp sites are first come first serve we arrive on Monday and the place was packed.AcitivitiesSnowshowing to snowboardable slopes around the Buttermilks. Tons of ardous hikes abound leading to amazing runs...this http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-268116.html In August of 2005 I needed a getaway. It was just a normal 2 day weekend like any other but this time I had tremendous motivation. And I needed it Florence lake is just 150 miles from Fresno but the drive takes almost 3 hours one way. I left Fresno early saturday morning. Within an hour you reach Shaver Lake a forested Gem at 5000 feet. Soon the grade increases as you reach Huntington Lak http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-97485.html What a fabulous backpacking trip. It averaged 8o degrees and there was still snow in some places along the trail. Amazing waterfalls and strong rivers beautiful flowers and succelents and not too many people http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-92169.html This was an overnight solo trip to 8000 feet deep into the heart of the Sierra Nevadas. I tried to invite people but nobody wanted to come I knew it was going to be a long weekend with lots of driving and hiking. But I also knew I would get to spend a day and night in the wilderness enjoying the biggest meteor shower of the year. I brought food I didn't have to cook. I brought only a sleep http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sierra-National-Forest/blog-82289.html