I finally participated in my first meetup hike. I joined meetup in 2012, but since most of my hikes were summer hikes on established trails with a group of friends, I didn’t see the need for meetup. Thinking back, I think it’s been three years since I went on a hike that I did not plan. This year I am going on … Read More
In the past, I’ve kept very detailed logs of all of my hikes and training. With a 2 year old in the house, I feel lucky when I’m just able to get out; I have a hard time sitting down to log everything afterwards. I spent some time looking through my pictures & emails and I have complied list of the major hikes I … Read More
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. Having received some new gear over the last couple of weeks, I was very eager to get out on the trail to find some snow. I recently learned about … Read More
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.