We scheduled a San Gorgonio day hike from South Fork and during the preparations I learned that the lake levels for Dry and Dollar Lakes where as high as they hadn’t been in years. Since I had never seen Dollar Lake with water Srisuda and I decided to make it an overnight hike with a camp at Dollar Lake.
Continue reading “San Gorgonio with Dollar Lake Camp”Guatay Mountain June 20
Legend has it that a Kumeyaay chief is buried somewhere on Guatay Mountain and his ghost has visited the little community of Guatay over the years. He supposedly has protected the mountain from Fire. It has not ever burned. I set out to find the chief.Continue reading “Guatay Mountain June 20”
Mount Marie Louise and Constance Peak June 11 & 14
The trip to the cabin this month was planned mostly a work trip to take care of some of the damage incurred during this last severe winter. But taking some time out, I did get to bag Mount Marie Louise and Constance Peak.Continue reading “Mount Marie Louise and Constance Peak June 11 & 14”
Delamar and The Pinnacles April 27-28, 2019
There are 5 peaks in the Big Bear area that everyone is supposed to hike (Bertha, Delamar, Gold, Grey’s, and Sugarloaf) to get a Sierra Club patch. Dorie was missing Delamar and we had to bag it. It’s a very short 1.8-mile round trip, but the trail is faint and very steep. We made it, had a nice snack with views of snow-covered San Gorgonio. However, in researching how to get her patch, I found out that the summits had to be on a ranger guided hike. I don’t qualify.
Continue reading “Delamar and The Pinnacles April 27-28, 2019”Seven Pines Spring Hike, April 24th 2019
Matt came to town for a visit and naturally we wanted to do a hike. Initially we planned to do a nice desert hike, but then temperatures for the available dates were forecast way too high. So we settled on a “classic”, 7 Pines Trail on San Jacinto.
Continue reading “Seven Pines Spring Hike, April 24th 2019”Monument Valley/Rt 66 – April 16-17, 2019
We headed to Monument Valley as the last Utah stop on our adventure. It was everything it was hyped to beContinue reading “Monument Valley/Rt 66 – April 16-17, 2019”
House on Fire/Natural Bridges/Goosenecks/Valley of the Gods – April 14-15, 2019
The plan was to 4WD drive from Moab through the slick-rock area then on to see Newspaper Rock. This is a very large pictograph site. However, Continue reading “House on Fire/Natural Bridges/Goosenecks/Valley of the Gods – April 14-15, 2019”
Arches National Park – April 13, 2019
After the grueling Canyonlands White Rim Bike Ride (See Uwe and John’s reports), Continue reading “Arches National Park – April 13, 2019”
Valley of Fire, NV – April 7-8, 2019
The start of Dorie and my 2-week Utah trip actually started in Nevada at the Valley of Fire State Park just north of Las Vegas. It was inhabited by the Anasazi over 1,000 years ago.Continue reading “Valley of Fire, NV – April 7-8, 2019”
Anza Borrego Flowergeddon
No way were we going to Anza Borrego to see the flowers on a weekend, soContinue reading “Anza Borrego Flowergeddon”