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A heritage backpacking tradition · since 1983

Every Summer, We Go Back Up

44
Years on the trail
21
In the crew
Sierra
Our home range
This year · Jane "Faggot" Fonda2000Purple Lake
Purple Lake

On this trip

Ed GilesGreg GilesGeoff GilesAlan GilesTim GilesKevin GilesAlan Giles, Jr. Steve MillerJeff NickellTGRKE
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Every Summer, Plotted

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1983
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1995
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1997
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Every Year, Since 1983

Some summers are fully scanned in. The rest are still in shoeboxes — tap a year to add its album.

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2000Purple Lake12 hikersView trip →
1999Clover Leaf Lake7 hikersView trip →
1998Clark Lakes12 hikers · 218 photosView trip →
1997Gem Lake8 hikers · 162 photosView trip →
1996Lake Genevieve11 hikers · 51 photosView trip →
1995Laurel Lakes12 hikers · 52 photosView trip →
1994Leavitt Meadows, Walker River8 hikers · 37 photosView trip →
1993Arrowhead Lake, California9 hikers · 43 photosView trip →
1992Convict Lake CA9 hikers · 8 photosView trip →
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1987Yosemite National Park, California3 hikers · 50 photosView trip →
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1983Convict Lake CA3 hikers · 18 photosView trip →