Desert hiking was on the agenda for 2 days in Joshua Tree National Park.
Continue reading “2 Days in Joshua Tree Feb 2022”Granite Mountain Feb 2022
John is working off his San Diego 100 Peaks and had 62 down and wanted to bag Granite Mountain to make it 63. That is my favorite mountain in San Diego County, so Uwe and I joined him on this hike.
Continue reading “Granite Mountain Feb 2022”Year End Holiday trip – SoCal to New Mexico
For our holiday trip to Albuquerque, NM, we decided to drive from the southwestern corner of California to Albuquerque without using any freeways. According to Google Maps that added about 100 miles and 3.5 hours driving time.
Continue reading “Year End Holiday trip – SoCal to New Mexico”Bavaria (Part 2), Oct. 2021
This is a continuation report of some hikes in Bavaria. Here is part 1.
Continue reading “Bavaria (Part 2), Oct. 2021”Bavaria (Part 1), Oct. 2021
These are some hikes in the first mountains I ever saw and hiked over 50 years ago. Some of the hikes my cousin and I had done with our families way back then, some I had never done before. It was great to show this area to Srisuda and also my nephew.
Continue reading “Bavaria (Part 1), Oct. 2021”New England Leaf Peeper Trip October 2021
Seeing the fall foliage in New England is one of the most spectacular and iconic trips you can take. Dorie and I took off to do some leaf Peeping in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine and were lucky enough to hit the peak color.
Continue reading “New England Leaf Peeper Trip October 2021”McGee Pass, September 2021
Large fires and extreme fire danger again canceled a lot of September hiking in the Sierra. We were lucky to get a brief window with good conditions. On the drive up Owens Valley I had my doubts that the hike would happen. The valley was smoke-filled and we did not see any of the Sierra or White Mountain peaks.
Continue reading “McGee Pass, September 2021”Piute Pass, July 2021
Looking for a new-to-us area of the Sierra with nice lakes and some interesting peaks I found Piute Pass.
Continue reading “Piute Pass, July 2021”Mount Langley, July 2021
It’s been a couple of years since any of us had been on a 14er and so it was time to get up there again. We chose Langley (14026 ft / 4275 m) since most in the group had not been up there, it’s the closest to home, and it’s easy to get to the top as California 14ers go.
Continue reading “Mount Langley, July 2021”Short Mountain Hikes Big Bear July 2021
Dorie and I have discovered a series of short trails and abandoned forest roads on the Southeast side of Big Bear Lake.