In May 2019, Pepper and I skied the classic Sierra ski route through Sequoia and Kings Canyon N.P. from Onion Valley trailhead to Lodgepole, along the Great Western Divide. It was a great backcountry ski trip. We had great coverage because of the big winter. It was probably about 60 miles with 9 passes over […]
From 3/19/17 to 3/25/17 Pepper and I skied the Tahoe Rim Trail (~170 miles), or the route of the Tahoe Rim Trail because it was under 20 feet of snow in places. It’s been a good winter with a lot of snow and it was interesting to see how that effected our travel compared […]
Here are some photos from the Lowest to Highest (L2H) Route we hiked last week. This was a fun and creative route to go through some barren areas. Photos are posted here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153875356115628&set=a.10153875350055628.1073741851.681850627&type=3&theater
About 25 miles of really beautiful hiking along steep cliffs and through amazing coastline. I highly recommend this hike if you are ever in the area. Some photos from the hike: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1710559069164402.1073741829.1644547485765561&type=1&l=6129a18a60
Weather: The Pacific Crest Trail is arguably the most diverse trail of the Triple Crown long distance trails in the U.S. It traverses volcanic lava fields to deserts, from moist, moss filled forests to barren, alpine granite passes – in fact from Muir Pass not even a bush or a tree is visible (the only […]
Cam and I completed the traverse of the Copper Canyon region on December 12, 2013. At roughly 10:30 AM on the 12th we gained the rim of Sinforosa Canyon at the Cumbres de Sinforosa (Summit of Sinforosa) near the town of Guachochi. We followed good trail on this final stretch, probably the best of the […]
I had just finished hiking in the Sierras for a few days and was driving back home. I had some time and had always wanted to try to swim across Mono Lake. It was mid September so the weather was still nice and the water was warm, almost bath tub warm, so I decided to […]
I had about 6 days without much going on. Since I was free I decided to go out and hike the John Muir Trail. It was great to get back out on good trail tread and hike. I averaged about 35 miles per day and completed the trail in 5.5 days. I was hoping for […]
Pepper and I started skiing from Highway 108 near Sonora Pass, CA on April 15. The highway was still closed for the season so the trip began with a roadwalk up to snowline. It was an interesting trip, as you can see from the trip updates pasted below, due to the low snow year. However, […]
I filmed a presentation that I did on the Himalaya hike. This particular presentation was at REI Mountain View in the beginning of April. In case you are interested it is now posted on YouTube in two parts. Part 1: http://youtu.be/wkcZpYyx_2Y Part 2: http://youtu.be/4uqY5Obf684