I hiked Blue Mountain hoping that I’d get some nice sunrise photos. Unfortunately, cloud cover was very heavy to the east. I did however get some decent shots of the wildflowers, which was a nice surprise. Geek Stats: Ascent || Distance: 1.2 miles || Duration: 35 mins || Elevation Change: +956 ft Notes: 15% average incline || up shortcut #1 … Read More
For years the exact location of Carey’s Castle was considered a secret and it’s existence was not acknowledged by the National Park Service. Today, anyone with some time on their hands and a computer can find its location. I first learned about Carey’s Castle 18 months ago. Since that time, I have planned and cancelled 4 hikes to it. High winds, … Read More
30°, freezing fog, 20+ mph wind gusts and sideways snow/sleet/graupel… in other words, a perfect day to put some miles on my seldom used snow gear! The Plan I came very close to staying home and not hiking. It had been a rough week at work, I wasn’t sure how Riley(my dog) would deal with the cold and I was … Read More
“The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve is located at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains in southwest Riverside County, near the city of Murrieta. The Reserve consists of 9000 acres. The land has been set aside to protect unique ecosystems like Engelmann oak woodlands, riparian wetlands, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, bunchgrass prairie, vernal pools and more than 200 … Read More
Summary I swore I’d never do it again, but my father-in-law was visiting from NH. We were hoping to hike Mt. Whitney, but with the government shutdown and the ‘expected’ full winter conditions, we decided we’d save the Whitney trip for another time. I still wanted to do an something epic (for lack of a better word). Even though … Read More
Luckily, we did not have to endure any of the nastiness that the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather’ is know for. I did however get a much needed wake-up call and realized that I needed to be more respectful of the NH 4,000 footers. The week prior to hike, I had spent a few days @ 10000+ ft in the … Read More
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Geek Stats San Jacinto Peak via Sid Davis Drainage || Distance: ~8.5 mi || Duration: ~7 hours || Net Elevation Gain (at Max Elevation): +2,190′ || Max Elevation: 10,834′ || Difficulty: Strenuous The gallery below (30 photos) loads slowly. Thank you for your patience.
The info in this trip report was originally post on a forum thread entitled Tips for First timers, by First Timers. You can read related posts, by myself and others here: WPSMB If you’re interested in checking out what I recommend to others in terms of training, you can read my recommendations here: Training and Preparing for Mt. Whitney If you … Read More