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
The Plan Due to the late snow storm in the Sierra this year, I came up with several different plans. The different options I came up with can be seen here: Trip & Hike Planning, June 1-4 2014 (Mt. Whitney, Yosemite & Mammoth) In the end, this is the option that we ended up doing: Option 1, Mt. Whitney June … Read More
A very short hike (my son walked most of it) with some spectacular sights.
This was our acclimation hike for Mt. Whitney, June 3-4 2014. We also used this hike as an opportunity to practice our glissading and self-arresting skills. Based on trip reports and the route I mapped out, the hike should have been around 7 miles roundtrip. Due to the extra hiking we did to find a spot to glissade, as well … Read More
My wife and I took our son (~ 18 months old) on his first camping trip. He fell asleep before we arrived at our campsite and setup our tent. As expected, he woke up screeching and giggling when he realized we were all sleeping together in a tent. On our way out of the park, we hiked the short trail to Ryan … Read More
The Plan Being early in the year, planning for this trip was difficult – we didn’t have current trail conditions and would not know what we were going to do until a day or two before our hike. I came up with several different plans. The different options I came up with can be seen here: Cottonwood & Horseshoe Meadows (pre) Trip … Read More
The Plan: With my Mt. Whitney Hike coming up the first week of June, I am hoping to spend some time ‘at elevation’ to help with the acclimation process. Being so early in the year, the options are somewhat limited unless you’re interested in hikes that require some serious winter gear & experience. After doing some research, we finally settled … Read More
Another pre-sunrise hike up Blue Mountain for a little exercise and some photos Geek Stats: Ascent || Distance: 1.15 miles || Duration: 31 mins || Elevation Change: +956 ft Notes: 15% average incline || up shortcut #1 with headlamp Descent || Distance: 1.2 miles || Duration: 28 mins || Elevation Change: -956 ft Notes: took lots of photos … Read More
The last couple of trips up Skyline have been about pushing it and completing the hike as quickly as possible. This time around, I wanted confirm the map/landmark info I’ve been collecting for the last 18 months, as well as introduce a few friends to one of my favorite hikes. The Plan We planned to complete the hike at a relaxed … Read More