Water (Matt) went backpacking January 21 to January 22, 2012 18 miles 3,250 feet gained 1 night
Uber athlete long distance trail acquaintance from AT07/the internets graciously offered to 'show us the mountains' around Reno after Bucket and I scored some cheap tickets ($70rt) from PDX-RNO.
Fortunately we didn't need snowshoes the whole way, but it was definitely a strenuous hike at 9miles one way. Snow conditions were good though, powdery as opposed to the super wet stuff that fell later in the day after we got back to the car on Sunday.
Wonderful time, want to go back and explore more around this area--seems that there is a ton of different types of environs to get into.
