Places

MB Places Sawtooth Gap Mineral King to Sawtooth Pass — the short, steep way into the Sequoia backcountry. August 30, 2026 MB Places Mountain biking in Texas Where the riding actually is, from the Hill Country greenbelts to the desert edges. August 30, 2026 MB Places Mountain biking in Southern California The San Gabriels, the Santa Monicas and the high country above Big Bear. August 30, 2026 Places Onion Valley, Kearsarge Pass, and Mt. Gould A birthday peak-bag from Onion Valley over Kearsarge Pass toward Mt. Gould, a hard altitude reset, and a turn-around made on time. August 9, 2025 Places Palisades fire views from the bike Back on the local Santa Monica trails after the 2025 Palisades Fire, where the burned canopy has opened up sightlines and changed… August 3, 2025 Places Lytle Creek: redemption run A clean redemption run of the technical Lytle Creek canyon, wetsuits on, with a hard eye on the rappel transition where things… July 26, 2025 Places Beech Mountain after the hurricane A rainy NC weekend at Beech Mountain for a Lake Street Dive show, with Hurricane Helene's damage still everywhere and a lightning… July 19, 2025 Places A week on the Big Island A full week circling the Big Island for a wedding: lava fields, the volcano park, manta rays at night, and colored-sand beaches. February 8, 2025 Places Up Mauna Kea to acclimate The first stop on the Hawaii week: up the 4WD-only Mauna Kea summit road to acclimate, catch sunset, and watch a novelty… February 8, 2025 Places Big Sur, Pinnacles, and Santa Cruz A loose Fourth-of-July loop through Big Sur, Pinnacles, and Santa Cruz, from Hearst Castle to a haunted hotel to the last open… July 4, 2024