by Pieter@Overseashiker | Oct 3, 2018 | Big SEKI Loop, California
Day four of my SEKI Loop trail took me to the amazing Moraine Lake, one of the true highlights of the High Sierra Trail. Just a half day climb from the Kern Hot Spring, I decided to stay there and enjoy the silence, the cool water and the shady trees. Day 4: Kern Hot...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Oct 3, 2018 | Big SEKI Loop, California
After two days of steady climbing, the third day of my SEKI Loop led me from the Bighorn Plateau to the lower elevations of Kern Canyon. As temperatures were rising in the canyon, the lure of the refreshing springs at the end kept me going during the 17.5 miles of...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Sep 22, 2018 | Big SEKI Loop, California
The second day of my SEKI Loop took me to the really High Sierra. Despite four days of acclimatization, the altitude still slowed me down to half my normal hiking speed. But I did climb Forester Pass: the highest point on the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Sep 21, 2018 | Big SEKI Loop, California
The Sequoia Kings / SEKI Loop is a less crowded alternative for the John Muir Trail, without the difficulty to get a permit. I had been planning my SEKI-Loop trail thoroughly last year. But of course, everything went completely different. Because not a million...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jun 19, 2018 | Big SEKI Loop, California, In My Pack
Preparing my thru-hike in California’s High Sierra, I have read and viewed many gear lists that have inspired me to compile my own. Except for my hiking pants and shirt, my boots and my iPhone, everything I will carry in the High Sierra this summer is on the above...
