On Dorie’s and my annual trip to the South Carolina beach, I noticed 2 summits I had not previously climbed.
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Anza Borrego – March 2022
The Fish Creek/Vallecito Badlands area of Anza Borrego is supposed to be fossil rich, so we went for a hunt.
2 Days in Joshua Tree Feb 2022
Desert hiking was on the agenda for 2 days in Joshua Tree National Park.
Granite Mountain Feb 2022
John is working off his San Diego 100 Peaks and had 62 down and wanted to bag Granite Mountain to make it 63. That is my favorite mountain in San Diego County, so Uwe and I joined him on this hike.
New England Leaf Peeper Trip October 2021
Seeing the fall foliage in New England is one of the most spectacular and iconic trips you can take. Dorie and I took off to do some leaf Peeping in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine and were lucky enough to hit the peak color.
Short Mountain Hikes Big Bear July 2021
Dorie and I have discovered a series of short trails and abandoned forest roads on the Southeast side of Big Bear Lake.
Cleghorn and Cajon Mountains June 2021
Two mountains were left on my San Bernardino List of the Sierra Club 100 Peaks List (actually 280 mtns.)
Cedar Mesa Utah May 2021
American Indian history has always been interesting to me, so for our annual Father/Daughter trip this year, Quinn and I traveled to southern Utah to find and explore some ancient Anasazi ruins.
29 Palms Mtn., Sheep Hole Mtn’s. High Point, Joshua Mtn.
Uwe has been working on a new list of Desert Peaks. He had 3 in mind in the Joshua Tree NP area and invited me and John.
End of year elevation gain hikes December 2020
It’s getting toward the end of the year and I needed about 6,000 ft to make my goal of 75,000 ft elevation gain and Uwe needed about 8,000 ft to make his goal of 100,000 ft gain.