Author Archives: Uwe

I had not paid any attention to the comet NEOWISE until I heard time to see it was running out. So we did not hesitate and went out to the mountains to see it.

We’ve done quite a bit of hiking in the San Jacinto Mountains, so finding something new is not so easy. Sam Fink Peak was one we hadn’t visited and the area was closed for a number of years due to some devastating fires.

3 days at the very southern tip of the Sierra Nevada. The mountains here are not very high, but still fun to explore.

We have done quite some hiking on the desert divide and between us where only missing Antsell Rock (“Gem of the desert divide”) and Apache Peak missing.

We got to stay at Jack and Dorie’s cabin for a week (Thank you!). That put us within easy reach for a lot of peaks we still have on our list.

Jack jumped through the hoops and got a permit for this adventure. So John, Klaus, Srisuda, and I joined him since the he already had taken care of the hardest part of the hike 😉

We had seen pictures of this cool limestone formation in Central Thailand and decided it might to fun to visit it.

Last year Maren and I wanted to try to walk 100 km (62 miles) in a day (i.e., without sleeping, not necessarily in under 24h) but we both got sick and had to postpone. Now, a year later, we had another opportunity.

The first winter storm of the season dropped some snow in the SoCal mountains. So Kevin and I had to go check it out.

We needed a desert hike and some campfire time. So Jack organized a quick trip to Blair Valley. We arrived Friday after lunch, found a spot, setup camp, started a fire with some of the wood from the truck load of wood John brought, and hung out with some beers and good food.