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Activities
Activities A Mt. Whitney attempt, undertrained
A late-October Whitney attempt on a leftover permit, undertrained and a day off the redeye from New York.
October 29, 2022
Activities WTC graduation in Joshua Tree
The WTC graduation trip in Joshua Tree: off-trail to a desert summit, then a windstorm that sorted the well-pitched tents from the…
October 22, 2022
Activities Mt. Muah, just an overnight
A WTC overnight up Mt. Muah on the southern Sierra's Kern Plateau, and the truth that one-nighters are their own kind of…
October 9, 2022
Activities Banff with the family
A family trip through Banff: glacier-fed lakes, the hike-in tea houses, canoes, and the Icefields Parkway.
September 10, 2022
Activities Cucamonga, a 15-liter solo run
A fastpack experiment: everything in a 15-liter bag, up to Cucamonga after work and a jog home in time for a concert.
July 29, 2022
Activities Alta Peak and six bears
A backpack with my dad over Alta Peak and off-trail to Moose Lake in Sequoia, with a six-bear tally.
July 8, 2022
Overlanding Idyllwild 4×4 with Sean
A quick Bronco run on the Idyllwild forest roads, camping the free yellow-post sites in the pines.
July 2, 2022
Activities Hamilton Lake, our first solo backpack
Our first solo backpack: up to Hamilton Lake on the High Sierra Trail, hot chaparral to cold granite, with a bear for…
May 19, 2022
Activities Strawberry Peak, where Sean proposed
A quick family hike up Strawberry Peak, the San Gabriel summit where Sean proposed.
May 14, 2022
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Activities Bend and Mt. Bachelor
A group ski trip to Bend and Mt. Bachelor, spring conditions ranging from ice to corn, with the brewery town to land…
April 7, 2022
