After Bryce Canyon we went to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Since we traveled during prime season we did not expect to get a camping spot inside the National Park without reservation, so we grabbed a spot on the National Forest campground Demotte just outside the park. After picking a site we wentContinue reading “North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon”
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Bryce Canyon
After Snow Canyon and Zion we went to Bryce canyon.
Snow Canyon Flash Flood and Zion
We had my nephew, his best friend and my niece visiting, so we decided to show them some places and activities around the Southwest we like.
San Bernardino Divide – Over Night
John’s report: In preparation for their Aug-Sep 10 day backpacking adventure into the High Sierras, Jack, Uwe, and Klaus did an overnight backpack into the San Bernardino mountains for conditioning and to shake down their gear. Srisuda and I joined them.
San Gorgonio (again), Strawberry++
One day of hiking in the San Bernardino’s: San Gorgonio Peak. One day of hiking in the San Gabriel’s: Strawberry Peak, Mount Lawlor, Barley Flats. Total weekend stats: ~28 miles, 8,270 ft elevation gain.
San Bernardino East Peak via Forsee and John’s Meadow
We are a bit behind getting into hiking summer shape, so we decided to do something about it. We ended up with a bit of a tougher hike than we initially intended.
Cactus-to-Clouds, May 2018
On May 12, 2018 our little hiking group hiked the (in)famous Cactus-to-Clouds trial from downtown Palm Springs (~450ft elevation) to the top o San Jacinto Peak (10,834ft) and down to the tram mountain station. It was Jack and Paul’s first time for this tough route. For me it was the 10 year anniversary of myContinue reading “Cactus-to-Clouds, May 2018”
San Bernardino Winter Hike
There hasn’t been much snow in this severe drought year, so when there was some fresh powder reported we wasted no time and headed out to the San Bernardino mountains. [Photo Gallery at the bottom]
Sycamore Canyon, Southern AZ
We hiked down Sycamore Canyon way down in southern Arizona for a few miles until we could go no further without climbing or getting wet. We need to go back there prepared for the getting wet part.
San Vicente Reservoir Kayaking
We are not having a proper winter here in Southern California again. It’s too warm and we are experiencing another drought year. So when we were looking for a local hike and saw the forecast temperatures we decided for a summer time activity instead. Both of us had not been to San Vicente reservoir before.Continue reading “San Vicente Reservoir Kayaking”