Activities

Activities Goat Canyon Trestle, the hard way Going for the world's largest curved wooden railroad trestle the direct, brutal way through Carrizo Gorge, and turning back short. July 3, 2021 Activities The highest Santa Monica peak A local climb to Sandstone Peak, the rooftop of the Santa Monica Mountains. June 27, 2021 Activities San Jacinto Peak from Marion Mountain A steep training climb up San Jacinto from Marion Mountain, prepping the legs for a Catalina backpack. June 26, 2021 Activities Big Bend’s high country Escaping the West Texas heat up into Big Bend's Chisos Mountains, the cool green island above the desert. June 17, 2021 Activities Up Mt. Baldy the whole way First full ascent of Baldy with a heavy pack, a nap at the summit, and a humbling test of the cook kit. June 5, 2021 MB Activities Tahoe for a bachelor weekend A bachelor-party weekend skiing Heavenly above South Lake Tahoe, casinos at the bottom of the hill. March 15, 2021 Overlanding Carrizo Plain with a new crew A first 4x4 run out to Carrizo Plain with bike friends, across California's biggest surviving grassland. March 6, 2021 Activities Big Bear: camp low, ski close Camping the north shore to beat the highway crawl and ski Big Bear close. February 27, 2021 Activities Death Valley and Mammoth in a weekend A holiday weekend that split the difference: two days wheeling the desert in Death Valley, one day skiing Mammoth. February 12, 2021 Activities Baker Lake above Bishop A snow-dirt road up from Bishop, a night out of the truck, and a cold hike up to the lake. January 16, 2021