Activities

Activities A cyclocross day at Lake Casitas An out-of-shape but happy cyclocross day at Lake Casitas, with a singlespeed placing and a wander through Ojai. December 10, 2023 Overlanding Kernville over Jawbone A long-weekend dirt route from Jawbone down to the Kern River, camping by the water with the whitewater crowd. September 2, 2023 Activities Beech Mountain and the Appalachian Trail A North Carolina trip to Beech Mountain: Highland Games, McCoy roots, and an overnight on the Appalachian Trail. July 8, 2023 Activities Mountain High in summer A summer poke around Mountain High and Wrightwood: a quick hike, ice-axe self-arrest drills, and hammock time. June 19, 2023 Activities April Fools in a cowboy fit at Mammoth Wind closed Mammoth's summit on April Fools, so the cowboy outfit came out for a snow photoshoot instead. April 1, 2023 Overlanding Coyote Canyon with the Bronco Finally committing real time to Coyote Canyon, Anza-Borrego's classic 4x4 through-route, with Sean's Bronco for backup. March 25, 2023 Activities Niseko powder Four days of legendary Hokkaido powder at Niseko, where the best runs all meant a hike off the ridge. January 25, 2023 Activities Two weeks in Japan A two-week Japan trip: the Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka triangle by bullet train, then four spoiling powder days in Niseko. January 15, 2023 Activities Hiking out of Carlsbad Caverns The last stop of the Texas road trip: hiking out of Carlsbad Caverns the hard way and feeling exactly how deep 750… December 30, 2022 Activities Guadalupe Peak, the top of Texas Bagging Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, on a characteristically windy but smooth day. December 29, 2022