15' in review – 16 Great Adventure Trips into the SierraSierra REC Magazine

Our Top Adventure Locations Visited in the Sierra in 2015

Sierra Mountains 2015 – What a great year of exploring in the Sierra. The Low 2015 snow pack gave us access to greater areas earlier and Sierra REC had a blast exploring new areas and sharing our adventures. As we sit and look into 2016 and the various places we look forward to seeing for the first time, here is an end of the year review of the top 16 places we explored in 2015!

1) Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Rim Trail

Early Access to the Tahoe Rim trail in 2015 gave us great Views of Lake Tahoe

2) Grovers Hot Springs in Alpine County

Grovers Hot Springs in Alpine County was a great Winter Hike in 2015

3) Horsetail Falls Trail off HWY 50

Horsetail Falls – HWY 50 West of Lake Tahoe

4) Family trip to The Gold Lakes Area in the Central Sierra

Golds Lake Hwy and the Graeagle Recreational area

5)Yosemite National Park – Mist Trail & Vernal Falls

The Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park and Vernal Falls

6) Nevada Falls

7) Donner Lake and the Old Train Tunnels

Donner Lake from the old Train tunnels

8)Shealor Lake in Alpine County

Shealor Lake in Alpine County

9)Emigrant Lake in the Central Sierra.

Emigrant Lake Hike .

10) Winnemucca Lake

Winnemucca Lake and Woods Lake – Kickoff to the start of Lifepoint Expeditions

11)Highlands Lake

Day Trip into Highlands Lakes on Ebbett’s Pass

12)Family Day on the Ropes at Heavenly Mountain Resort and Views of Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe From Heavenly Mountain – Family day on the Ropes at Heavenly

13)Sonora Pass – Many Recreational Stops

A great Day exploring Sonora Pass.

14)Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls National Monument

Devils Postpile National Monument and Rainbow Falls.

15)Yosemite’s Elizabeth Lake Hike with Lifepoint Expeditions

Elizabeth Lake – Yosemite National Park

16)The Great Tenaya Lake in Yosemite is one of my favorite places to just sit and enjoy the view.

Tenaya Lake – Yosemite National Park

So many great Adventures in 2015. And So many photos that did not make the list. Look forward to bringing you new places and new photos f the Sierra and all its great recreational adventures in 2016. Hope you are able to get out and explore for yourself. Send us your favorite adventure photos from the sierra or Hashtag us at #goexplore or #sierrarec.

Sierra REC Magazine is dedicated to sharing the events, news and adventure opportunities that exist in The Sierra Mountains. From Lassen Volcanic National Park to the North down through the Central Sierra and the Lake Tahoe Basin through the rugged eastern slopes of the Mono county and Yosemite National park to the southern tips near Sequoia National Park and the PCT trail. We invite you to share stories, trips and photos from your adventures in the Sierra. Please join us on Facebook, Twitter Google + and You-Tube or email us your events and photos at sierrarecinfo@gmail.com #goexplore