North Peak - Twenty Lakes Basin

I enjoy backpacking. The mountains are amazing! On this page, you can find a trip report for almost every trip I have been on.

Click the ⊕ button to see a preview picture of that trip. Trips marked with a [*] are my favorite trip reports.

• Eastern Sierra - Minaret, Iceberg, Ediza Lakes (Jul. 2015)
• Big Sur - Pine Ridge Trail, Big Sur Trail (Jan. 2016)
• Eastern Sierra - Sabrina Basin (Jun. 2016)
• Eastern Sierra - Twenty Lakes Basin (Sep. 2016)
• Diablo Range - J. D. Grant County Park to Mission Peak (Jan. 2017)
• Yosemite NP - Yosemite Valley (Jun. 2017)
• [**] Boundary Waters, MN - Northern Tier (Jun. 2017)
• Eastern Sierra - Twenty Lakes Basin (Sep. 2017)
• Yosemite NP - Yosemite Valley (Dec. 2017)
• Big Sur - Arroyo Seco, Coast Ridge Rd. (Apr. 2018)
• Yosemite NP - Mt. Dana (May 2018)
• Mt. Shasta - Failed Summit Attempt (Jun. 2018)
• [*] Kings Canyon NP - Sphinx Pass, Longley Pass, and Lake Reflection (Aug. 2018)
• Western Sierra - Bear Lakes Basin (Sep. 2018)
• Yosemite NP - Yosemite Valley (Dec. 2018)
• Northern Sierra - Castle Peak (Apr. 2019)
• [*] Mt. Shasta - Successful Summit Attempt (Jun. 2019)
• [*] Sangre de Cristo Mountains, NM - Philmont Scout Ranch (Jul. 2019)
• Yosemite NP - Snow Creek, Tenaya Lake, Clouds Rest (Sep. 2019)
• Big Sur - Boronda Ridge to Timber Top (Jun. 2020)
• Eastern Sierra - Shepherd Pass, almost (Jun. 2020)
• [*] Eastern Sierra- Royce Lakes (Jul. 2020)
• Lone Pine - Alabama Hills (Mar. 2021)
• Kings Canyon NP - Bishop Pass, Dusy Basin, Knapsack Pass (Jun. 2021)
• Eastern Sierra - Ediza Lake, Nydiver Lakes, Whitebark Pass, Thousand Island Lake (Jul. 2021)
• Yosemite NP - Cathedral Lake, Matthes Lake (Oct. 2024)
• Eastern Sierra - Little Lakes Valley (Jun. 2025)
• Sequoia Kings Canyon NP - Lake Reflection, Upper Kern Basin, Forester Pass (Jun. 2025)

Approximate total mileage in the above trips: 690 miles

Me (14) and my friend Jeffery (15) at Happy Isles!

Useful Links

• California Snow Water Content (daily update) (pdf plot against previous years)
• Sentinel satellite imagery (near-daily high-res imagery of the Earth - extremely useful for gauging snow cover
• High Sierra Topix
• See my gear