Backpacking Trips

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It was so great we've decided to make it an annual adventure to a spectacular spot </I><I>on the morning, eastern side, of the Southern Sierra</I><I>, where the peaks are highest and the land and lakes take your breath away. This is a 1 night car-camping and 3-day, 2-night backpack into the heart of the High Sierra in Inyo National Forest . The air is clear and thin and the landscape reveals the rugged granite bones of the range embracing crystal blue lakes.</I></div> <div> <I>Cost $650. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <A NAME="rei_beginning_backpack_courses__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I><I> REI Adventures Be</I><I>ginning </I><I>Backpacking Courses (Hetch Hetchy </I><I><B>(NEW!)</B></I><I>, Yosemite Creek, & High Country):</I></div> <div> <I><B>    See the </B></I><A HREF="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/weekend/ca_yose_wend.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/week"><I><B>REI Web Page</B></I></A><I><B> to sign-up! These Yosemite Trips fill up fast. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> The course for the First-Timer.  You've always wanted to try backpacking.  This is  the no-more-excuses course.  Increase your learning curve!  Become competent, comfortable, & confident with others like yourself on this one course!  Pre-trip information and orientation Thursday evening will prepare you for ease and comfort on our 3-day, 2-night trip, Friday through Sunday, into the Yosemite backcountry. While enjoying the beauty of the Yosemite backcountry, learn route finding using map and compass, establishing a camp while employing minimal impact practices, the basics of packing light (you'll carry no more than 35 lbs.), outdoor cookery and menu planning, natural history and personal safety. Course includes group cooking equipment, tents, safety equipment, breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners, hot drinks, wilderness permits, permit fees, professional guide, instruction and pre-trip informational support in one of my all-time favorite places.  All courses cover the <A HREF="id262.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Backpacking">core curricullum</A>. </div> <div> <A HREF="id123.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testamonials">Testamonials</A>.  <A HREF="http://e-travelust.blogspot.com/2008/07/yosemite-backpacking-day-1-and-2.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://e-travelust.blogspot.com/2008/07/">A client's trip blog</A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Cost: 750.    <A HREF="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/weekend/ca_yose_wend.jsp#sec1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/week"><B>Book this trip!</B></A><B> </B> or call REI:  1-800-622-2236.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>2012 Schedule:  Courses held in Yosemite National Park :</B></div> <div> <B>Note: These trips tend to sell out and there are only so many weekends in a summer to add on more trips. </B></div> <div> <B>Reserve early so as not to be disappointed.</B></div> <div> <B>Trips meet Thursday late afternoon.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="504" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#330000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=5 BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="476"><div> <B>Hetch Hetchy Itinerary</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="100"><div> <B>May Trips</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="81"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="30" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="81" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="94"><div> <B>May 10-13</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>May 17-20</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="99"><div> <B>May 24-27</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#330000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=5 BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="474"><div> <B>Yosemite Creek Itinerary</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="99"><div> <B>June Trips</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>June 7-10</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>June 14-17</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>June 21-24</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>June 28-July 1</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="506" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#330000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#777777" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=5 BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="488"><div> <B>High Country Itinerary</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="106"><div> <B>July Trips</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="85"><div> <B>July 5-8</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>July 12-15</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="95"><div> <B>July 19-22</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="101"><div> <B>July 26-29</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 33 ><NOBR><div> <B>August Trips</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>Aug. 9-12</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>Aug. 16-19</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>Aug. 23-26</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>Aug. 30-Sep. 2</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <B>Sept. Trips</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="85"><div> <B>Sept. 6-9</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Sept. 13-16</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="95"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="33" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="95" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="101"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="33" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="101" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <A HREF="half_dome_trip_itinerary.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Half Dome Trip Itinerary"><I>Half Dome Trip</I></A><I> for strong beginners. Do the Dome with no previous backpacking experience. </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Let me show you how to do it without hiking from the valley floor AND seeing so much more of the Yosemite High Country. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT><A HREF="half_dome_trip_itinerary.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Half Dome Trip Itinerary"><B>Trip Details</B></A><B>.     </B></div> <div> Cost: 795.      <A HREF="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/weekend/ca_yose_wend.jsp#sec1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/week"><B>Book this trip!</B></A><B> </B> or call REI:  1-800-622-2236.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="622" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#330000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=6 BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 37 WIDTH="590"><div> <B>Half Dome Itinerary</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="105"><div> <B>June</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="74"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="74" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="94"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="94" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="102"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="102" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <B>June 28-July 1</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="105"><div> <B>July Trips</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>W, July 4-7</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="94"><div> <B>July 12-15</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="102"><div> <B>July 19-22</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="100"><div> <B>July 26-29</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 34 ><NOBR><div> <B>August Trips</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="74"><div> <B>Aug. 2-5</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Aug. 9-12</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="102"><div> <B>Aug. 16-19</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> <B>Aug. 23-26</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Aug. 30-Sep. 2</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 36 WIDTH="105"><div> <B>September Trips</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>Sept. 6-9</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>Sept. 13-16</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="102"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="36" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="102" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="36" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="36" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/namer/ca_yose_wend.jsp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/name"><B>Trip Details </B></A><B>      </B><A HREF="https://www.rei.com/adventures/resources/signup_wend.html?id=" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.rei.com/adventures/resources"><B>Book this Trip</B></A><B>  or call REI:  1-800-622-2236</B></div> <bR> <div> ******************************</div> <div> I'm no longer teaching the Survival for Backpackers Course. 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