Adventure

My Explorations

June 30, 2017

Mountain Bikes Should Not Be Allowed in Wilderness. Let’s Find a Solution

I love the outdoors — I thoroughly enjoy cycling, mountain biking, hiking, and any other excuse for getting outside and wearing myself out. My interest in mountain biking has also grown recently, since my time is limited now that I’m a parent, and biking presents an opportunity to get out on little adventures more rapidly. […]
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May 28, 2017

South Ridge San Jacinto
March 9, 2017

Joshua Tree
February 27, 2017

A February Backpack
September 3, 2016

Lake Margaret Loop
August 29, 2016

Pear Lake
July 22, 2016

Jennie Lake Loop
July 3, 2016

The Little Man’s First Backpacking Trip
May 30, 2016

Sawmill Pass
May 8, 2016

Riding in the Forbidden Zone

Perhaps the title for this post is a bit overblown, but I thought it sounded better than “Today’s Bike Ride”, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that anytime you do anything outdoorsy or moderately adventurous, exaggerations always make things sound more epic. I remember while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, one of […]
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January 3, 2016

Back to Horsethief

I always expected to return to Horsethief road sooner. We had a good ride out this road over a year ago, and I meant to get out there again and push a little further relatively soon after our first trip.  Unfortunately, I just haven’t made it back. It’s a great road for hauling a kid […]
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September 26, 2015

Klonaqua Cradle Loop
July 20, 2015

You do what you have to do to play in the Mountains
July 3, 2015

A Run and Sunset Dinner

We left at 5:00.  We had originally planned on heading up to Mt. Laguna to do a run earlier that morning, but we were worried that it would be too warm for the little man in his stroller, so we decided to push the run back to the evening.  To make the most of the […]
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June 22, 2015

Solstice in the Sierras
May 26, 2015

Camping in the Eastern Sierra
May 17, 2015

Boulder Creek Road Bike Ride
May 8, 2015

The Ten Best Waterfalls In The Pacific Northwest
March 29, 2015

Running to Liberty Station

Jeannie proposed a run to Liberty Station, a park area and collection of various shops and restaurants.  It’s about five miles from our home, but since Jeannie has been working towards a half-marathon, we extended it a bit more and attempted a route that is closer to 10 miles.  The idea was to run all […]
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February 8, 2015

San Diego Urban Canyon Explorations

I love to get out and explore the more wild areas surrounding wherever I live, but I sometimes overlook the good stuff that’s really close to home. We decided this week to explore two canyons, both within walking distance of home. Maple Canyon On Saturday we did a four mile loop, making our way down […]
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January 19, 2015

Little Man Training

Did a short hike yesterday up at Mt. Laguna.  It was only about three miles in total, but the little man walked all but probably a half-mile of that all on his own two feet.  This is in part because he decided that he really doesn’t like being carried in the backpack carrier. Decided he […]
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December 23, 2014

My Big Sis Kicked My Ass

Yesterday I had an epic run. I missed last week’s 8.5 mile after work run, so it was good to get out on a sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest and run through some trees. It was a nice gradual climb and the road, which zig-zagged up the hillside kept pulling me further, enticing […]
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December 7, 2014

Success on Horsethief Road

After quite a few failed attempts, we finally found a great road to ride our bikes out towing our 15 month-old in his own private chariot.  It’s got a great surface — not too bumpy for the little guy, has no traffic, thanks to the gate at the top, and while there are some good […]
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December 6, 2014

My Favorite Images From Our Pacific Crest Trail Adventure
November 29, 2014

Another Unsuccessful Bike Ride

We moved last weekend.  It was pretty unexpected, and a super-quick move, and we’re still working on unpacking boxes and organizing our stuff.  We had the long Thanksgiving weekend that I actually had bigger plans for before we were informed that we needed to move — maybe a trip up to the Sierras or out […]
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November 11, 2014

Maggie Lakes Backpack in November
October 25, 2014

Mt. Laguna Bike Ride

We got off to a bit of a slow start today, so we only did a six mile bike ride, but it was nearly perfect for those six miles!  It was a lightly travelled back-road on Mt. Laguna with a good surface, and it had some good climbing involved — not so much that I couldn’t […]
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October 18, 2014

Will Ride for Pie

Enough with the concrete already. We need dirt, and trees, and hills to ride up and down. And pie. Yes, dirt, trees, hills, and pie! Brilliant! Well, almost. Our bike rides have mostly been on city multiuse paths. Nice, paved, level paths for easy bike riding. The goal however has been to get our bikes […]
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October 12, 2014

Another Bay Bike Loop

We did another bike ride today — this time for 17 miles. We circled down the east side of Mission Bay, then connected to Friars road, which we actually rode out for a little ways, almost all the way to the mall. We were hoping to find some path along the San Diego River, but […]
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October 5, 2014

Mission Bay Loop

Today we took another bike ride to help get the little man get used to the bike trailer. We took a pretty decent ride a couple weeks ago, which went really quite well. This was in sharp contrast to the first time we took him out, where it was clear to anyone within a half […]
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August 30, 2014

A Solo Backpack
August 25, 2014

Finally. Back to Backpacking