My time on the trail was limited this year, so Riley did not get to hike as much as usual. Here are some photos from the trips he was able to make in 2014: The photo gallery below (50+ photos) loads slowly. Thank you for your patience.
If you regularly hike or backpack in California, please join our Facebook group, California Hiking and Backpacking! It’s a great place to ask questions and share your photos, trip reports and gear recommendations. The Plan I researched a few hikes for Dec 27th including: Rabbit Peak, Iron Mountain, Quail Mountain and Carey’s Castle. In the end, we decided to try a … 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
The Plan I decided to take advantage of my (sometimes) flexible work schedule and get out for a hike before work. At first I wasn’t exactly sure where I should go, but I had a few goals in mind: Get in a good workout. I have a tough hike coming up December 27th. Take some nice snow & sunrise photos Use … Read More
The Plan We weren’t going to hike – we were just planning on going up to Icehouse Canyon to play in the snow with my son. The Outcome When we arrived at Icehouse, there wasn’t much snow at the trailhead and there weren’t any parking spots left. We decided to drive up to Manker’s Flats and walk up Baldy Road for … Read More
The Plan This was planned as a 4 day trip. Day 1 – Kearsarge Pass acclimation hike and camping (acclimation) at Onion Valley Campground Day 2 – hanging out at camp, last minute supply shopping and stay in Lone Pine for the night Day 3 – Mt. Whitney Day hike Day 4 – drive home in time for work For … Read More
The Plan This was our last training hike for our Mt. Whitney hike scheduled for 9/8/14. The plan was to summit Mt. Harwood via Register Ridge then drop down onto Devil’s Backbone to summit Mt. Baldy. At that point we would decide if we wanted to take Devil’s Backbone or Ski Hut Trail back to the trailhead. The Outcome Details coming soon… Geek Stats … Read More
Details coming soon… Geek Stats Clouds Rest || Distance: 13.3 mi || Duration: ~7 hrs || Elevation Change: ±1760′ || Average Incline: ~6% || Max Elevation: 9,930′ || Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous The photo gallery below (50+ photos) loads slowly. Thank you for your patience.
My third, but first successful, attempt at completing this hike. Geek Stats: Black Mountain Fire Tower || Distance: 8.87 mi || Duration: 4h 40m (2 hr ascent, 1 hr on summit, 1 hr 40m descent ) || Elevation Change: ±2,700′ || Difficulty: Strenuous* Wasted an hour at the fire tower. Volunteer was late and did not have the access code.
I just recently learned about Mt. Dana and it’s reputation as the easiest 13,000 foot peak. I quickly started planning an overnight trip in the hopes of summiting what would be the 2nd tallest peak on my ‘resume.’ The Plan Unfortunately this had to be a quick trip: Leave home (elev 1200) @ 1 PM on Friday. Arrive in Mammoth … Read More