Last weekend of the year – Last opportunity to get out for a hiking and camping trip.
Category Archives: Hiking
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 4: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley
Continued from here… Monday morning we continued on to the Eureka Dunes.
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 3: Racetrack and canyons below Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Continued from here…. Sunday morning we drove to the Racetrack and checked out the tracks of the rocks on the playa.
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 2: Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Continued from here… In Death Valley our goal was to climb Tin Mountain.
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 1: Mojave Preserve
My friend Alex and I wanted to do some exploring in the Mojave Preserve and Death Valley during the cooler winter season. An opportunity opened itself for us to spend 4 days over Christmas out there. Here are some impressions from this trip. The report is split up in 4 posts with links to theContinue reading “Christmas in the desert 2017 – 1: Mojave Preserve”
France 2017 – 2: Hiking hut-to-hut in the Aiguilles Rouges
Continued from here. One of the things we wanted to do on this trip was to experience the hut-to-hut hiking which is very popular in the Alps.
France 2017 – 1: Below Mont Blanc
After a arriving late in Paris due to an inflight emergency that had our plane turn around shortly after leaving the mainland we got our rental car and headed straight for the Alps.
San Bernardino East Peak, San Gorgonio Wilderness, California
Due to the Lake fire 2 years ago and the resulting closure of most of the wilderness area permits for hikes in the San Gorgonio Wilderness (SGW) are hard to get on short notice. There are only 3 open trails.
Los Padres NF, Memorial Day Weekend 2017
A little trip to the Los Padres National Forest west of I5 and east of Hwy 33. While there were no clouds the views were not too great due to a lot of humidity. Even with the haze we could see the potential for fantastic views. We could just make out the Channel Islands toContinue reading “Los Padres NF, Memorial Day Weekend 2017”
San Gabriel Mountains, Backpack May 2017
A one night backpacking hike up to Middle Hawkins from the Crystal Lake recreation area to see the night lights of Los Angeles. For diversion some of us hiked along the ridge to the east to visit a few other peaks, including Baden-Powell.