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Reyes, Alex gave us all the support we needed to have a great time while reasonably challenging ourselves so both my kid and I felt like we were pushing our boundaries just the right amount. We had a fantastic parent/teen bonding experience with a lovely group of people that gave us the knowledge and confidence about safely exploring the magnificent landscapes so close to us. — Erica from Alameda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/ed12a9da-9a6a-4e12-8a71-ae4e4614bf89/WW-+2025+Thank+You+Cards+-+4+of+29.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Point Reyes Coastal Essentials - The preparation, the guidance, the gear, the camp, the food and the beauty of my Wilder Walks experience exceeded my expectations. Our guide bathed us in his confidence, which made our group feel safe and secure. 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The experience is a fully immersive trek into Yosemite that gives you access to remote parts of the park you'd never see on your own. We saw only a few other hikers during our trip. The views are unparalleled and the change in scenery as you hike up makes you feel like each day you discover something new. For those who are apprehensive because they haven't done it before -- go for it. Alex will make it work for you. For those who are experienced, he'll help you level-up. This is a wholehearted recommendation for an amazing experience! — Amy W. from Washington D.C. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/a6257d0c-1c47-48bf-be62-091745d7a95e/IMG_3349.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Essentials - Alex at Wilder Walks made this trip so easy! We had plenty of time to train and prepare for our trip. Using a gear list to make sure we had the right stuff for our packs. The lightweight gear provided to us was very nice!!!! Not the heavy backpacking gear we used 20 years ago! We hiked at a good pace that our group could handle. This was a fantastic trip that I'll never forget!! — Chuck P. from Portland, OR https://www.wilderwalks.co/trips/p/yosemite-high-country-explorations monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/4b6ffd28-da67-4b50-9618-c07d62eabfe4/Yosemite+High+Country+Explorations+Poster.png Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - Yosemite High Country Explorations Poster.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/444351c3-fec2-4a76-98c4-651ce7dbe011/IMG_8368.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - IMG_8368.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/8d97bd4f-ac73-4891-9f7d-d4b8dbff5fac/IMG_9301.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - IMG_9301.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/8acce181-09b0-435d-a1bd-b759dd684548/IMG_4951.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - IMG_4951.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/b0c813f4-5e37-41ce-a3d3-9cc5f2f35e18/IMG_4243.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - IMG_4243.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/05335938-d4fc-48a5-a698-b825bbb759a0/IMG_0712.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - Why your guide loves this trip Yosemite’s high country is one of those places that stays with you long after you’ve left it. The granite feels alive under your feet, the light at dawn and dusk feels specific to this place, and each basin has its own quiet rhythm. I love guiding this trip because we leave the obvious lines and get into spaces that feel really wild: open slabs, quiet meadows, and bowls of water that reflect the sky like mirrors. These trips help you learn to feel your way through these mountains. On this trip we move through: Forested shelves and mixed montane woods that ease us toward higher terrain Quiet granite basins with reflective lakes and tarns Open slabs and benches that reward careful route choice High shoulders and gentle ridgelines with broad views into the Sierra crest Across four days you can expect: Early and late light on granite and meadow with that particular High Sierra glow Starry night skies far from the valley lights A steady yet thoughtful pace, with time to notice the geological story written into the rock Conversations about how these landscapes were shaped and what it feels like to be in them Downtime at camp that lets you actually live in the high country instead of just passing through The aim is to move calmly and competently through big terrain, pay attention, and deepen your confidence in reading wild country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767125032030-G3Z311STIU9IUBLWXFZW/IMG_8274.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767125052878-5ENROGBKFQ9IQI179TRE/IMG_8309.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767125082950-YVD7STL5IZRULZ0SX6FZ/IMG_0570.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767125096664-QFLJY1PSX92BJ4TLMNDA/IMG_8351.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767125177396-QV11746UN6O7KHVZCSMJ/IMG_9213.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767125189330-IUXTYURDAAVKL9NULPMM/IMG_4409.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/560c602e-2242-4a00-b6c2-70359f5009e6/IMG_0638.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - Getting out on the trail with Alex is an incredible experience. Because of Alex's experience in the Sierra the routes are epic, well planned, and you get the rewarding experience of being a seasoned backpacker even if it's just your first time out. I have taken two trips, and even though I know how to do this on my own now, I still value the experience Alex brings and want to join his trips to follow the epic routes. The experience is well worth the cost. — Kirk V. from San Carlos, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/6e01888c-abfe-4e58-89f1-1976aff7b8fe/IMG_9213.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Explorations - What an adventure with Wilder Walks and Alex in the wilderness of Yosemite! Alex is the ultimate backpacking guide; akin to John Muir, filled with hands-on expertise, firsthand knowledge, and timely insights that brought about the adventure I sought for my son and me. — Spencer L. from Northbrook, IL https://www.wilderwalks.co/trips/p/secret-sierra-emigrant-explorations monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/194e649a-19b8-4509-a2db-0cf748c6af28/Secret+Sierra+Emigrant+Explorations+Poster.png Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - Secret Sierra Emigrant Explorations Poster.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/0aa6bbcf-121f-42fa-9996-2bc093f68024/DSCF6264.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - DSCF6264.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/76a13866-98ea-4da3-8a62-f4bca92b4d47/IMG_9579.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - IMG_9579.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/3fb7a553-e839-4f5e-865e-79afc94777a5/DSCF4854.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - DSCF4854.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1796c70e-f501-4eec-9aff-3d4de33a4d48/IMG_4742.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - IMG_4742.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/dbcd99f0-8f25-4dcf-92d7-f582a04745ba/IMG_4853.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - Why your guide loves this trip Emigrant Wilderness is one of the Sierra’s best-kept secrets. It shares the same granite, glaciers, and high-country feel as Yosemite, but with fewer crowds and a different kind of quiet. The landscape is full of lakes, polished slabs, and slot-like canyons carved by water. I love guiding this route because it shows the full personality of the “Secret Sierra” in one sustained journey. We start on friendly trail and then step progressively farther off the beaten path, linking canyons, benches, and hidden basins that most people never see. On this trip we move through: Forested approaches that ease us into the high country Meadows and creeks shaped by snowmelt and granite bedrock A broad “granite superhighway” dotted with gnarled old Sierra juniper Quiet lakes and swimming holes that feel far from everything Off-trail canyon systems where you can feel how water has sculpted the range Across five days you can expect: Clear night skies, reflections of peaks in still water, and the kind of quiet you only get when you are deep in a roadless area Camps near remote lakes and meadows, often with no one else in sight Conversations about how glaciers, water, and rock shape the routes we walk A steady, thoughtful pace that lets you learn and still feel worked in a good way The aim of this trip is not to race from place to place, but to walk calmly through big terrain, pay attention, and deepen your confidence in reading wild country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1768594093670-A6AA3E8NV35OMOL3T9D5/DSCF6175.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1768594108574-OM2739HJYRRVB6SVM0R0/IMG_9739.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1768594121595-1DDSV5D1211SD8B1QNQH/IMG_6409.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1768594146477-ZEUMVE8F280XPRPSCVJI/IMG_9667.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1768594159413-F6M5VIJ3KX3GGMQ374ZI/IMG_9683.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1768594171811-GKTMYQVTVCP7OP9OW7XN/IMG_1438.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/df7e4bac-ece7-4c99-aed2-4a04d05e1911/IMG_9656.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - My Wilder Walks trip with Alex is one I’ll always remember. I have been backpacking for much of my life, but I wanted to up my skills around off trail navigation and ultra light approaches. Alex’s Wilder Walks delivered and then some. We traveled through mindblowing granite terrain, ate incredibly gourmet meals along pristine lakes, and spent the evenings gazing at the Milky Way while eating s’more’s around a campfire. Alex’s knowledgeable approach came across both in the pre-trip planning and on trail experience, and I learned many valuable off trail skills and insights into the terrain we navigated while in the backcountry. I highly recommend Wilder Walks for those both new to backpacking and those with experience looking to push themselves to new frontiers. — Peter F. from Oakland, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/c888d49b-a685-4f6e-bb10-1cbe634674d5/IMG_9636.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - I can’t recommend Wilder Walks any more enthusiastically or else I might injure myself. The equipment (You can just show up with hiking clothes and snacks, and he’ll provide the rest.); the preparation; the communication throughout the sign up and pre/post-trip periods; the educational aspects; and the hiking itself are second to none. If you’re an experienced backpacker or brand new to it, contact Wilder Walks to learn more. Nothing to lose to check them out and potentially life-affirming experiences to gain. I’ve gone on two trips with Wilder Walks and I’m looking forward to my next one. — Chris K. from Huntington Beach, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/ae7ab907-5b54-4df4-b7c2-f50ab1efea26/IMG_3431.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Secret Sierra: Emigrant Explorations - As someone who is more experienced than most but definitely not as experienced as some, I had the benefit of a decent understanding of the nature of backpacking and what it entails heading into my trip with wilderwalks. Fortunately, my guide Alex, had an amazing ability to enhance my understanding and thinking about backpacking that brought a whole new level of enjoyment to this activity I love. — Garrett W. from Portland, OR https://www.wilderwalks.co/trips/p/lost-coast-coastal-explorations monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1dde3252-76d7-40c1-8a04-63221c088763/Lost+Coast+Coastal+Explorations+Poster.png Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations Poster.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/62df6e67-dffc-45f3-ad15-027800230732/IMG_6556.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations - IMG_6556.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/296dfecc-6600-47fc-b122-1e0b8d1b9835/IMG_6534.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations - IMG_6534.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/34723c10-376e-4528-a314-f3435c931604/IMG_6566.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations - IMG_6566.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/e92d4091-3bdc-4511-bca9-3d279e99a5d9/IMG_6736.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations - IMG_6736.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/601d6421-b0cc-422a-bf4c-ed035192a394/IMG_6530.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations - Why your guide loves this trip Walking the Lost Coast is like stepping back in time. Its rugged and remote beauty is what the California coast looked like before human development. Thanks to its isolation, it’s a sanctuary for elephant seals and a home to one of the most pristine examples of coastal prairie anywhere. I love guiding here because the coast feels alive and dynamic. The ocean sets the schedule. We move when the tide says go, we rest when it says stop, and life gets pleasantly simple. On this trip we move through: Long stretches of black sand and coarse gravel beaches with surf in constant motion Tidal pinch points where cliffs drop straight into the ocean and timing matters Creek mouths braided through sand, driftwood, and seaweed Short use-trail sections that hop over bluffs or cut inland around obstacles An abandoned lighthouse that looks over a vibrant elephant seal rookery Across four days you can expect: Camps on remote beaches with nothing but surf, wind, and seabirds for company Tide lines, driftwood, seaweed, maybe black bears and elephant seals sharing the beach Evenings watching the light fade over the Pacific and stars emerge over the surf The kind of quiet and remoteness that is increasingly rare on the California coast A simple rhythm of eat, walk, watch the ocean, sleep, repeat The aim is not to “conquer” a notorious coastal trail. It’s to learn how to move with the coast instead of fighting it, and to feel at home in a landscape that many people find intimidating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767204587196-A9JR7S957VYDJRZTO7CC/IMG_6493.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767204609011-JPQF6ADSND6VU3WGQJWZ/IMG_6410.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767204622506-T1O6U5XW3NWMRZT8I807/IMG_6560.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767204636663-QDCZZZIDCX76Y4KIBQ9K/IMG_6506.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767204657652-GN7ZB80DUHT3R186TDY4/IMG_6553.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/1767204664546-B9VZ8J7JUWB3M5YXQR4X/IMG_6480.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Lost Coast Coastal Explorations https://www.wilderwalks.co/trips/p/yosemite-high-country-immersion monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/2535a106-14b9-4eff-9221-5384fa532ffb/Yosemite+High+Country+Immersion+Poster.png Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Immersion - Yosemite High Country Immersion Poster.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/b3a6980e-1f61-41af-907d-8c86af50d3e8/IMG_0611.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Immersion - Why your guide loves this trip Yosemite’s high country is one of the best places on earth to experience what a true high route feels like. Once you leave the obvious corridors, the terrain turns into a mosaic of ribs, basins, benches, and passes that all connect if you know how to read them. I love guiding this trip because we get to live in that landscape long enough for it to sink in. We’re not just hiking to one lake and back. We’re traversing a chunk of the range, waking up each morning somewhere new and choosing a line across the next piece of the map. On this trip we move through: Forested shelves and meadows that ease us into the high country Remote lake basins that see very little traffic Granite slabs, benches, and ramps that reward careful line choice Off-trail passes and high shoulders with wide views across the Sierra crest Transitional zones where forest gives way to alpine rock and back again Across seven days you can expect: The emotional arc of a true immersion: early stoke, midweek fatigue, then a quieter, clearer rhythm Mornings and evenings with that particular High Sierra light on granite and water Real time conversations about how geology, water, and weather shape the routes we choose Enough time in wild country that home starts to feel like the distant place The aim here is not to “bag” as many peaks as possible. It’s to walk calmly and competently through big terrain, pay attention, and come home seeing the range differently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/560c602e-2242-4a00-b6c2-70359f5009e6/IMG_0638.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Immersion - Getting out on the trail with Alex is an incredible experience. Because of Alex's experience in the Sierra the routes are epic, well planned, and you get the rewarding experience of being a seasoned backpacker even if it's just your first time out. I have taken two trips, and even though I know how to do this on my own now, I still value the experience Alex brings and want to join his trips to follow the epic routes. The experience is well worth the cost. — Kirk V. from San Carlos, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64417f6a766e09567aa3c3db/6e01888c-abfe-4e58-89f1-1976aff7b8fe/IMG_9213.jpeg Group Backpacking Trips - Yosemite High Country Immersion - What an adventure with Wilder Walks and Alex in the wilderness of Yosemite! Alex is the ultimate backpacking guide; akin to John Muir, filled with hands-on expertise, firsthand knowledge, and timely insights that brought about the adventure I sought for my son and me. — Spencer L. from Northbrook, IL