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M*A*S*H Hike in Malibu Creek State Park 27 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
Malibu Creek State Park was one of the first areas I hiked when I moved to Southern California. This easy out-and-back trail travels alongside Malibu Creek through some great terrain and old growth oa...
Muir Monday: Our National Park Service 26 Aug 2013 | 08:21 pm
Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grass and gentians of glacier meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of Nature’s darlings. Climb the mount...
Muir Monday: The Sun Shines In Us 20 Aug 2013 | 10:26 am
“The sun shines not on us but in us.” – John Muir I shot this photo on my first trip to the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. We camped near Dos Cabeza — a great home base for hiking, bouldering or jus...
Thru-Hiking the JMT: Guitar Lake to Mt. Whitney 17 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
Day 22 on the John Muir Trail… Technically, this day begins at the end of Day 21. We went to bed early last night, sleeping lightly for a few hours and waking to our alarm at 11:30 PM. We ate Clif Ba...
Thru-Hiking the JMT: Wright Creek to Guitar Lake 17 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
Day 21 on the John Muir Trail… Last night we camped in the shadow of Mt. Whitney. We woke up excited, knowing that we were so close to our goal. We had been hiking on the John Muir Trail for three we...
Thru-Hiking the JMT: Over Forester Pass to Wright Creek 16 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Day 20 on the John Muir Trail… At 13,200 feet above sea level, Forester Pass may not be the highest point on the John Muir Trail (that would be Mt. Whitney) but it is the high point of the Pacific Cr...
Thru-Hiking the JMT: Upper Rae Lake, Glen Pass to Vidette Meadow 15 Aug 2013 | 08:19 am
Day 19 on the John Muir Trail… We awoke early, determined to get a jump on Glen Pass (11, 970ft.). Last night we camped at 10,600ft. just above Upper Rae Lake, and were looking forward to reaching th...
Thru-Hiking the JMT: Woods Creek to the Rae Lakes 14 Aug 2013 | 08:38 am
Day 18 on the John Muir Trail… Yesterday we discussed our plans for today’s hike. We had originally planned to hike over Glen Pass to Vidette Meadow, but decided to modify the itinerary to have an ea...
Thru-Hiking the JMT: Over Pinchot Pass to Woods Creek 13 Aug 2013 | 10:34 am
Day 17 on the John Muir Trail… We awoke just before sunrise, with frozen beads of condensation clinging to outside of our tent. It was chilly. Boil water! Make coffee! Stat! John Muir Trail Day 17 ...
Muir Monday: Going Out is Really Going In 13 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” – John Muir Three years ago today was our 17th day on the John Muir Trail. J...
