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”
Stops between Moab and Cedar City – April 13, 2019
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.
Continue reading “Stops between Moab and Cedar City – April 13, 2019”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 lot of them. This was our second stop after the Slot Canyon Hike.
Continue 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 lot of them.
Continue reading “Slot Canyon Hike, April 7, 2019”