Adventure
South Ridge San Jacinto
Being a parent who loves to get out on outdoor adventures can be challenging. While we’ve successfully taken our little one on numerous hikes and backpacking trips (like this one on the Jennie Lake Loop, and this one to Blue Lake), it’s often times difficult to hit that point of physical exertion where you’re exhausted and […]
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Joshua Tree
The original plan was to head over to Zion for four days, camp a little, do some hikes and exploration, and possibly backpack for a night. Our plans changed when the little one got sick, almost exactly at the same time as when we finished packing. By morning he was doing just fine, but we […]
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A February Backpack
Being from the northwest, a backpacking trip in February is a bit of a novelty. It can be done, but it takes quite a bit of luck for things to line up correctly, at least for a trip that isn’t a complete sufferfest. It’s been a little hard to pick up the habit of winter […]
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Lake Margaret Loop
Our beautiful loop trip to Lake Margaret in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The weather I would describe as “dynamic”, with soaking rain showers, hail, sun breaks, and rainbows. Lake Margaret on our first morning out. We got soaked the previous night, like a half-hour before reaching camp (we realized our rainpants were still sitting in […]
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Pear Lake
It rained. Our goal was to do an out and back to Pear Lake — a short nine mile or so trip. We made it out four miles the first day before we decided to set up the tent. We relaxed in the tent, had coffee, read. It was nice. We went to bed planning […]
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Jennie Lake Loop
Our first backpacking trip with Mason was a bit of a test, just a quick out-and-back to test the waters of backpacking with a two-and-a-half year old. This trip, his second backpack actually felt like a real backpack. We did three days, backpacking 8 miles the first day, 9 the second, and 10 on our […]
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The Little Man’s First Backpacking Trip
The little man is nearly three, it’s time to get him out on his first backpacking trip. For this first attempt, we headed up to Blue Lake, just out of Bishop, California. It turned out to be a great option — only three or four miles out to the lake, with a little elevation gain, […]
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Sawmill Pass
Looking into Woods Lake Basin from Sawmill Pass I had time for a quick three day trip up to the Sierras. Options are somewhat limited this time of year, so heading up one of the canyons on the eastern side of the range seemed like a good option. Starting at 4,636′, the Sawmill Pass Trail […]
Read MoreRiding 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 […]
Read MoreBack 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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