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”
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Ken Point, Butterfly, Rock Point Hike
Saturday, Uwe and I met up and drove to the Desert Divide area. The plan was to hike Ken Point, Butterfly Peak, and Rock Point. The weather started out perfectly. The trails were well maintained and there has been a new trail portion which now avoids bushwhacking about the mines in the area. Unfortunately onContinue reading “Ken Point, Butterfly, Rock Point Hike”
El Vallecito
On Sunday Dorie and I took off to meet up with Bob Steichen in Tecate to explore some Indian caves around La Rumorosa, Baja, MX. One site El Vallecito is preserved as an archaeological site so it was easy to find and walk around. I had researched some archaeological documents and old maps, plotting outContinue reading “El Vallecito”
Mt. Shasta, August 2017
This is a story of minor equipment malfunctions. I arrived in Mt Shasta around noon, got my permit and a few last-minute provisions. A 16-mile forest road got me to the trailhead around 3p. Since I was hiking alone I decided to take the Clear Creek trail. Avalanche Gulch is the most popular and stillContinue reading “Mt. Shasta, August 2017”