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    The Sierra Nevada Mountains | Hiking & Backpacking Q&A



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    A little history on my favorite place to hike from Wikipedia:

    The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada. The Sierra Nevada is part of the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountain ranges that forms the western “backbone” of the Americas.

    The Sierra runs 400 miles (640 km) north-south and its width ranges from 50 miles (80 km) to 80 miles (130 km) across east–west. Notable features include General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume; Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America; Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft (4,421 m), the highest point in the contiguous United States; and Yosemite Valley sculpted by glaciers from one-hundred-million-year-old granite, containing high waterfalls. The Sierra is home to three national parks, twenty wilderness areas, and two national monuments. These areas include Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks; and Devils Postpile National Monument.

    More than one hundred million years ago during the Nevadan orogeny, granite formed deep underground. The range started to uplift less than five million years ago, and erosion by glaciers exposed the granite and formed the light-colored mountains and cliffs that make up the range. The uplift caused a wide range of elevations and climates in the Sierra Nevada, which are reflected by the presence of five life zones (areas with similar plant and animal communities). Uplift continues due to faulting caused by tectonic forces, creating spectacular fault block escarpments along the eastern edge of the southern Sierra.

    The Sierra Nevada has played an important role in the history of California and the United States. The California Gold Rush occurred in the western foothills from 1848 through 1855. Due to its inaccessibility, the range was not fully explored until 1912.

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    2. Kyle Fitzgerald on

      Thanks for answering my question 🙂 Yeah I definitely need to be better about drinking water, especially before the hike. Loved hearing the other questions as well and looking forward to your videos this year!

    5. B G on

      Have always loved your photography ❤️
      Covid delayed my Sierra hopes, but lovely folk like you who share such beautiful vlogs keep my dream alive!! Thank you and safe happy trails to you and your wife..💕🦘

    6. Mountain Fisher on

      Scot, if you ever want to get some awesome pictures of 1000 Island and Garnet Lakes ascend Mt. Banner, it is only a Class 2 scramble and you don't need anything technical unless it is early season and there is still a lot of snow on its west side, then you'd do well to bring an ice ax and spikes just in case. On Mt. Ritter they're necessary.

      I was at my daughter's house the other day and she has a blown up picture of her in 1985 at 5 years old from the top of Mt. Banner with 1000 Island Lake in the background. We had hiked to 1000 Island Lake in two and a half days because the other couple also had their 5 year old girl who was my daughter's bff and we took it easy. We camped down near the base of Banner and we guys were going to summit Banner while the girls would go up to where there was snow and have lunch while we went on, but the girls (big and small) wanted to keep going after they saw it wasn't very hard.

      I have pics of my daughter and her friend Bradie climbing Banner roped to us fathers. Although mostly the girls rode piggyback on us, but they climbed some too, but got help scrambling big rocks. Spent $15 for blowing up pics for "What did you do for the Summer?" Show and Tell when they went to school in September. Took them roped together near the bottom across a snow field too. She is still very proud of that "climb and hike across a glacier". She is 42 now with 4 of her own teenagers.

    9. Fartrap on

      Hey thats me! Thank you for answering my questions! I love your answer by the way. Lol

      Also, the wife reading the questions was so nicely done!

      Keep on hiking my man!

    10. Matt on

      Oh wow!…I've just seen this…. It's ALL of my questions being answered! 🤗 I was also totally shocked when my name was read out🤣 Thank you so much for this video, and thank you everyone else who asked questions, really helpful and interesting. Now to start planning my trip!…. but most importantly….practice looking like something not mess with (or my girl scream😁), in case of a Mountain Lion/Deer encounter!. Finally I agree with Kyle, you're my favourite outdoor Youtuber, and I watch loads, always beautifully shot with a nice peaceful feeling to them. Looking forward to your trips this year. Best Wishes, Matt.

    17. Two Packs and a Pup on

      Awesome video! Very helpful – we love watching your channel. We do a lot of canoe trips here in Canada, and have been subscribed for a while but just followed along on Instagram! We can’t wait for our trip to the Sierras this summer! Thanks for sharing your beautiful trips.

    18. Sheila on

      Hey friend, I am planning a trip to treasure lakes in June and have conflicting info on the night temps. If you don't mind, can you help me determine if my 40* Temp sleeping bag with a 3.7 R-Value pad will be enough? Or should I pay for a warmer bag? Some sites said it would be 60* at night, others said 30* temps. I am cold sleeping female. Thank you!

    19. Dawn Woodbridge on

      Hi, we have always gone in the May/June time frame, when it is cool for hiking and lots of water and waterfalls. What do think makes August a better time? Thanks, we have been following for a long time and love your videos.

    22. Captain 1985 on

      I have seen big horn sheep in the San Gabriel Mountains. One urban hike you're not familiar with is Little Waterman on the outskirts of San Bernardino city. It's a multiuse trail meaning mtn bikers, 4x4s, and hikers use the fire road. Years ago I was hiking up to the top with a friend of mine. We came across two mule deer and several minutes later around the bend we saw a mountain lion. He was probably following the scent of the deer.

    23. Captain 1985 on

      When you can't go to the mountains and you live in the L.A. area there is an urban oasis in Covina surrounded by homes. It is Michael Antonovich Park almost a wilderness area. Horses and mtn bikers also use these trails. The park has 3 miles of trails with trailheads at each mile marker. They run adjacent to the creek created by water released by the Puddingstone reservoir. Unfortunately you have to contend with graffiti but that is also happening at Yosemite. You can't get away from these vandals.

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