There are a couple of mountains that we always look at for quite a while when driving up/down Hwy. 395 on Sierra Nevada trips. We never have the time on these trips to hike them, so I put together a separate trip for these.
Category Archives: Hiking
Marble Peak Northwest
There is some confusion about the Marble Peak that is mentioned in the “Desert Summits” book by Andy Zdon. My 2006 edition of the book does not give a description of how to get to the top, in fact a Marble Peak is only mentioned on one of the small maps. Some list this peakContinue reading “Marble Peak Northwest”
Mount Marie-Louise, The Pinnacles, Deer Mountain
Checking out three small mountains on a short overnight trip to the San Bernardino NF north of Lake Arrowhead.
29 Palms Mtn., Sheep Hole Mtn’s. High Point, Joshua Mtn.
Uwe has been working on a new list of Desert Peaks. He had 3 in mind in the Joshua Tree NP area and invited me and John.
Cady Peak, Sleeping Beauty, Van Winkle Mountain
Another outing to scramble up some desert peaks in Southern California. This time we had our eyes on Cady Peak, Sleeping Beauty, Van Winkle Mtn., and others time and conditions permitting.
San Bernardino Mountains, Desert Peaks (East)
A 3-day outing to hike Black Mountain, Chaparrosa Peak, Bighorn Mountain, Meeks Mountain with John, Jack, Frank and Ilian.
Monument Mtn., Humbug Mtn., Spectre Pk + Agua BM – Joshua Tree NP
About 15 years ago I bought the book “Desert Summits” by Andy Zdon. It contains information about 334 desert peaks/mountains/benchmarks in California and southern Nevada. I have hiked some of them, but not as many as I liked. Time to check off more of them.
Bradshaw Trail and Joshua Tree NP
A 4 day / 3 night outing to get on top of some peaks north of the Bradshaw Trail in the Chuckwalla and Orocopia Mountains that I had been eyeing for quite some time: Chuckwalla Peak, Black Butte, Orocopia Mountains High Point.
Austria / Italy Alps Hiking
In August Bianca and I rented a VW camper van and drove south to the Austrian / Italian Alps for two weeks of hiking. Below is a day-by-day summary and attached slideshow with pictures of the highlights from our trip. Some details may not be as interesting for all, but are included for my ownContinue reading “Austria / Italy Alps Hiking”
Hornstrandir Solo Backpack
(Summer 2019) My third week in Iceland was spent on a solo backpack trip to the remote nature preserve of Hornstrandir. The entire Hornstrandir peninsula has been without permanent residents since the local fish population hit a significant decline in the 1950s. There are no roads, no stores, no permanent settlements, and only a fewContinue reading “Hornstrandir Solo Backpack”