After hours of research and planning, we decided to head up to Mammoth to spend the long weekend snowshoeing. We spent the first day of our trip driving and the second day snowshoeing near Minaret Summit. On day 3, I decided to get some sunrise photos of Crystal Crag, then hiked up to TJ Lake. It was cold and windy (3 degrees F, when I started my … Read More
After hours of research and planning, we decided to head up to Mammoth to spend the long weekend snowshoeing. We spent the first day of our trip driving, but on day 2, we headed out to Minaret Summit and spent a few hours in the backcountry. It was very cold (2° F), when we arrived at the ski area. After a quick breakfast, … Read More
I didn’t have time to get out for an extended hike, but wanted to spend some time testing the functionality of my new camera. The Sony Alpha 6000 has the ability to download apps. One of the apps I wanted to test allows your smartphone to be used as a remote for the camera. The other app I wanted to … Read More
Out for a quick hike with my son and dogs. My son ran most of the way to the top. At our turnaround spot, which had a nice view of the San Bernardino & San Gabriel Mountains, I put him in the pack to keep him from running down hill (the kid seems to only have 1 speed -FAST!). Geek … Read More
Guest blogger Tammy L @ourmillionmiles takes on some of the most challenging hikes in the Sierra and Southern California. Tammy and her friends routinely dayhike routes that most hikers need 2-3 days to finish. Here she recounts the human aspect of her recent climb of Split Mountain, a shorter, but nonetheless difficult hike. The human aspect of hiking is something that is very important to me; … Read More
Out for a quick training hike on a cool (for SoCal) morning.
“We never defeat a mountain; we only defeat the things inside ourselves that would keep us from climbing the mountain.” – John Harlin Jr For the first time ever on a hike, I had truly given up. On a day where I thought I would be helping my friends accomplish their goal of completing the 5th hardest dayhike in America, I was … Read More
This was our last training hiking before Cactus to Clouds, scheduled for October 24th. The weekend before a big hike, I like to take it easy, but still get out; for me personally, it’s more important to make sure that my legs and body are fresh and completely recovered. I also deload my workouts at the gym. I decided that Whitewater Canyon … Read More
This was our last tough training hiking before Cactus to Clouds, scheduled for October 24th. With Vivian Creek permits unavailable for a San Gorgonio hike, Joseph and I decided that hiking Baldy via the North Backbone would be a great alternative. It would be new to all of us and one of the hikers in the group really wanted to summit Baldy. … Read More
Earlier this year, I made a mental list of the alpine lakes, mountain passes and peaks that I wanted to visit before leaving California. With a busy schedule, I’ve had to do some crazy things to see all that I have over the last few weeks. This trip to the North Fork of Big Pine Creek was no exception. If planning … Read More