Kayaking with the Orcas has been on the agenda for a long while and was a perfect plan for Quinn’s and my annual father/daughter trip. We took the 1 ½ ferry ride from Anacortes to Friday Harbor Washington. It was raining so the trip out through the San Juan Islands offered little.
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South Carolina Swamp Tour
This year’s trip to South Carolina included a kayak swamp tour. George and I met our guide at the Dennis Boat Landing on Wadboo Creek in Monck’s Corner SC.
White and Onyx Mountains
Summits #92 and #93 of the Sierra Clubs Hundred Peaks Section for me were White Mountain and Onyx Peak in the San Bernardino Range.
Silver Mountain
Silver Peak is the top of Blackhawk Mountain on the eastern side of the San Bernardino’s. This hike was more of a desert hike and much more like the typical Desert
Sugarloaf and Lightening Gulch
Uwe and Srisuda visited our cabin for a hike up Sugarloaf Mountain. This is the highest mountain in the immediate Big Bear Lake area, just a few feet under 10,000 ft.
Baja – Day 4-7 beaches, missions, caves
We picked up our permits in San Ignacio and reserved a guide to see Cueva Palmerito. It is the only large cave painting near-by that you can hike to.
Baja – Day 1-3 beaches, missions, caves
We met our friend Bob Steichen just outside San Antonio Del Mar, where he and Peggy live. Our first stop was at the Santo Thomas Winery for “supplies”. The
Culp’s Valley
Dorie and I, and Srisuda and Uwe took a little camping trip to Culp Valley. The weather was perfect and the full moon spectacular. This trip was spurred on by a guided hike offered by the Anza Borrego Foundation.
In search of Jack’s Cabin
Dorie and I took off Saturday in search for gold and Jack’s Cabin. We left from the desert divide trailhead off Table Mountain Road and headed to Gold Hill. At the base of Gold Hill were the ruins of an old miner’s rock house for the Katy Did Mine. The climb up Gold Hill wasContinue reading “In search of Jack’s Cabin”
Pine Mountain & Lion Peak
The 5 hikers +1 started out yesterday for Pine Mountain and Lion Peak on the Desert Divide. We expected the start to be on the cold side – high 30’s, but it turned out to be in the low 30’s. The surprise to us came when we first started to see the Divide from HighwayContinue reading “Pine Mountain & Lion Peak”