I first learned about this hike a few weeks ago. My family and a few friends had planned on participating in Kids to Parks Day 2016 with a trip to the White Mountains. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, we cancelled the trip. I was unable to hike that day, but my wife planned a local hike for our group. Going through … Read More
We had a great Kids to Parks Day! Our group of 16 (9 adults, 7 kids) enjoyed a scavenger hunt as they hiked to Lake Solitude, located in Sunapee NH. Everyone had a great time. KTP Day is a nation-wide day of outdoor play organized by the National Park Trust (NPT) in cooperation with a host of local and national collaborators. A big thanks … Read More
I thought about this trip for months before I hit the trail. My wife and I had been preparing for our cross country move for over a year and the last couple of months preceding the move were very tiring and stressful. Planning the details of the move and packing boxes kept me up until midnight many nights. Most mornings I was awake by 4 … Read More
The area surrounding Devil’s Chair is known for it’s unique geology. Looking across the canyon (called the Devil’s Punchbowl) you can see how the San Andreas fault has changed the landscape. The area is very interesting and I wished I had spent more time exploring there before moving. With my cross-country move in March, I’ve fallen way behind on editing photos and … Read More
Bridge to Nowhere had been on radar for a couple of years, but with the CA drought, we always decided to hike other areas. Luckily only a couple of weeks before I left CA, we had a nice day with some recent rainfall. I decided it was finally time to head out there. It’s a great hike for beginners. If you’re just … Read More
With my cross-country move last month, I’ve fallen way behind on editing photos and writing trip reports. With the recent snowfall in SoCal, I figured I should get these photos posted as someone headed to the area might find them useful. I’m hoping that I’ll come back at some point and add some details, but for now, here are my photos … Read More
With the recent snowfall in SoCal, I figured I should get these photos posted as someone headed to the area might find them useful. I’m hoping that I’ll come back at some point and add some details, but for now, here are my photos as well as some notes that I jotted down after the hike (January 16 2016): I joined … Read More
This was a fun day that deserves a trip report that I don’t have the time to write at the moment. I finished editing the photos a couple weeks ago, but haven’t had the time to organize my thoughts on this trip; I’m in the midst of a cross-country move, so my free time is very limited. I’m spending that … Read More
I’m hoping to get out for another 50-60 mile backpacking trip in the Sierra this summer. I’ve been reviewing my notes from my HST hike, thinking about gear selection, and have started testing out a few items on training hikes and on my snowshoeing trips. It had been a couple weeks since I’d been able to hike and Riley really needed to get … Read More
I’ve been eyeing this mountain for a couple of years now, hoping to hike it when conditions were good for a snow climb. With my upcoming move to New Hampshire, I decided that I should hike it now, then maybe try with snowshoes and crampons later if southern California gets a significant snowfall before I move. We hiked from Vincent Gap, … Read More