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”White Rim Trail, 10-12 April 2019 (by Uwe)
In 1995, the year after we got our Gen 2 Toyota 4Runner, we did the famous White Rim Trail in summer. It was brutally hot and we spent a lot of the day time hanging out in the shade, limiting travel to early morning and evening. So when Jack suggested this bike ride for April we signed up immediately to see the place in cooler conditions. Well, it was cooler, really cold actually, and we got another weather extreme for day 1 of the ride since it was raining all day long. The idea was for 5 of us to ride mountain bikes along the whole length of the 100 mile long trail and to have 3 support vehicles with all our gear and supplies.
Continue reading “White Rim Trail, 10-12 April 2019 (by Uwe)”White Rim Ride, 10-12 April 2019 (by John)
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The Canyonlands National Park White Rim 100 Mile Mountain Bike Ride
Continue reading “White Rim Ride, 10-12 April 2019 (by John)”Onyx Encore
Two days after Uwe and Srisuda snowshoed Onyx, Dorie and I decided to also give it a try.Continue reading “Onyx Encore”
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 snowshoe experience. Since this was Srisuda’s first time with snowshoes I picked a predictable route: The access road to Onyx Peak.
Continue 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 Bonny and the Chimney on our way to BM White. We went around it and descended into the valley seeking BM Goat.Continue 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.Continue reading “Snow Camping – San Bernardino Mountains”
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, Gorgonio) it is probably the easiest and most likely to find a route that would avoid avalanche potential.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 andContinue reading “Mts Diablo and Tamalpias”
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. Continue reading “San Onofre Ridge, January 2019”