With the local forecast nearing 110° F, my wife and I decided that we should head north for a few days. We decided to spend the weekend in Mammoth hanging out and hiking. My dog (Riley) and I hiked to Mammoth Pass and McLeod Lake earlier in the day and after eating some breakfast, we hopped onto the shuttle at … Read More
My wife and I wanted to spend some time outside with my son, but the local forecast was for 100+ degrees F. We decided to head over to San Jacinto Peak to escape the heat, get a little a hiking in, and have some fun riding the Palm Springs Aerial Tram with my son. We spent the afternoon wandering around … Read More
Having been obsessed with statistics for most of my life, I’ve also been very goal oriented in much that I do. If there aren’t any inherit goals in an activity, I always seem to create them. This carried over into my hiking: a desire to take on the toughest trails I can safely handle, wanting to improve my performance each successive … Read More
My family and I spent a night camping at Whitewater Preserve. The next day we hiked and played in the water. It was a great opportunity to spend some time together, as well as test some of my gear for my upcoming High Sierra Trail (HST) hike. I got up around 2:30 am Saturday morning to snap some pics of the … Read More
I had some difficulty putting this gallery together. I couldn’t decide what it should contain; should it be the best photos I took, or should it be the photos that best document my year? After flopping back and forth, I thought it should be both, then realized it would contain too many photos. After looking through thousands of photos, I managed to limit the … Read More
My family and I met up with some friends, including fellow Oboz Footwear Trail Ambassador Karin, to go look for some wildflowers.It was a short hike (~4 miles) and it was great to get out for a relaxing day, visit with friends, and enjoy the views. Notable Gear Hydrapak Stash I continue to be impressed with this bottle. I have … Read More
I brought my wife snowshoeing in 2013 and she was immediately hooked. We rented snowshoes a few times, then decided to buy her a pair. Due to the CA drought, those snowshoes sat unused for a full 2 years. This past weekend, the local mountains were hit by a significant snowstorm. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to finally get those ‘new’ … Read More
My wife and I were hoping to spend some time snowshoeing. There wasn’t enough snow for that, but we manged to make a snowman and give my son his first ride on a sled. After he tired of sledding, my son said ‘No sled, climb the hill,” so I guess we got a little ‘hiking’ in too. I was able to … Read More
Upon waking this morning, my son said ‘Daddy, we go hike!’ How could I argue with that?!?! The Plan I had no idea how long we’d be out for, so I emptied the contents of our diaper bag into our child carrier and added some food and lots of water (extra weight). I was hoping to put a couple miles on my new … Read More
TW and I took my son and dogs out for a walk. When I attempted to place him in the kid carrier, my son (2 yrs old) declared ‘I wanna do it,’ which was his way of saying he wanted to walk on his own. The road/trail are quite steep (~1,000 ft elevation gain over 1 mile on the ascent), so … Read More