After our White Rim Trail adventure we were faced with the long drive home to SoCal. We did it in 2 days and on the first day we took the slower route to take in some more sights and do a little hike.
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Neon Canyon / Golden Cathedral, April 8, 2019
We were on our way to Canyonlands NP for a mountain bike ride along the White Rim Trail. Since it’s a long drive from SoCal we decided to take a few days on the way up and check out some of the sights along the way. The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument has a lotContinue reading “Neon Canyon / Golden Cathedral, April 8, 2019”
Slot Canyon Hike, April 7, 2019
We were on our way to Canyonlands NP for a mountain bike ride along the White Rim Trail. Since it’s a long drive from SoCal we decided to take a few days on the way up and check out some of the sights along the way. The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument has a lotContinue reading “Slot Canyon Hike, April 7, 2019”
Onyx Encore
Two days after Uwe and Srisuda snowshoed Onyx, Dorie and I decided to also give it a try.
Snowshoeing Onyx Peak
We had a good February for snow here in Southern California, but now in March it’s warming up and the snow is rapidly disappearing. One has to grab opportunities as they present themselves. So when a storm dumped some fresh snow in the San Bernardino mountains we decided to go out for a quick snowshoeContinue reading “Snowshoeing Onyx Peak”
Ysidro Mountain and Goat Benchmark
On a cold Sunday morning, 10 March, Uwe and I drove to Ranchita seeking the trailhead for Ysidro. We tried a couple roads w/o success so decided to park alongside the road as Jack and I did a few weeks ago. We stepped off about 0800 in 32 degree temp. We passed by BM BonnyContinue reading “Ysidro Mountain and Goat Benchmark”
Snow Camping – San Bernardino Mountains
This winter is bringing some good snow opportunities. So when another storm dropped a nice layer of snow on the local mountains Kevin and I did not hesitate to head out again. This time the focus was on camping in snow. I had never done it before and Kevin also has limited experience in it.
Snowshoeing San Jacinto
A few days of heavy precipitation were forecast in our area, that meant lots of fresh snow in the higher mountains around here. Kevin suggested we head out to higher elevations for some snow fun the day after the biggest storm moved through. We settled on San Jacinto because of the big 3 (Baldy, Jacinto,Continue reading “Snowshoeing San Jacinto”
Mts Diablo and Tamalpias
Every time I flew into San Francisco, there were two mountains to the north of the airport that were annoying. Mt Diablo rises across the bay to the north and
San Onofre Ridge, January 2019
A tradition developed over a few years dictates that the hiking team kick off the new year with a punishing hike over San Onofre Ridge.