Goal for the day: Donner Pass and Summit The skies were very clear overnight, so I had a good chance…
Goal for the Day: Somewhere near Tinker Knob (again) I awoke to overcast skies and worried that the day would…
Goal for the day: Somewhere near Tinker Knob I awoke and was a little surprised that the bad weather that…
I’m a glutton for punishment… After 3 failed treks in August, I was ready to give up hiking and become…
After my two failures on section G of the PCT, I took a break (went back to work) for a…
After my failure from Walker Pass, I considered restarting from there with additional water and pre-dawn to avoid the heat,…
Goal for the day: 6-8 miles from Walker Pass Once I decided I wanted to do the entire PCT section…
2023 was a strange year. The huge winter snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains made planning treks in the mountains…
With the long winter behind us and my lack of motivation for weekend hikes, I decided I needed to do…
With the ‘atmospheric river’ drenching California for most of the first 3 weeks of the year, I was looking forward…