When at first you don’t succeed, try try again… Having learned from my failures to hike more than a single…
2023 was a strange year. The huge winter snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains made planning treks in the mountains…
Update: Additional PCT hikes added (days 10-19 and 20-23) as well as additional movies from those days. Next weekend I’m…
List of the 14er (summits over 14,000 feet) and higher summits I’ve climbed (listed in chronological order): Mt Whitney –…
This summer’s big trek was supposed to be through the Japan Alps and maybe a third climb up Mt Fuji….
Master post with links to trek reports and Flickr albums for each day of my John Muir Trail trek in…
Goal for the day: Rae Lakes or beyond During planning and at various stages of hiking the PCT in July,…
Goal for the day: Restart from Onion Valley to get back on the PCT heading North. It took me two…
Goal for the day: Exit from Onion Valley for some rest and… I woke up with a firm decision on…
Goal for the day: Forester Pass and beyond I awoke to scattered clouds, but did get to see some blue…
Goal for the day: Tyndall Creek or beyond After a great night’s sleep, I awoke and enjoyed the morning light…
Goal for the day: The Summit of Mt Whitney – 14.505 feet – Highest point in the lower 48 states…
Goal for the day: End of PCT Section G In the morning, the puddles of water were dried up, so…
Goal for the day: Rock Creek or beyond The skies were crystal clear when I woke up and I enjoyed…
Goal for the day: Little Chicken Spring Lake or beyond My ride up to Horseshoe Meadows wasn’t until 8 am,…
Goal for the day: Fix my boot and make sure my chest pain wasn’t going to end my trek (or…