Places

Overlanding Lone Pine pit stop A regroup in Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills after dropping down off Cerro Gordo. September 8, 2021 National Parks Joshua Tree, beaten by the heat A Joshua Tree night at Hidden Valley where the early-September desert heat just beat us. September 8, 2021 Overlanding Cerro Gordo, the mine and the tram A lap around Cerro Gordo, the silver-mining ghost town high in the Inyos, and its abandoned salt tram. September 7, 2021 Activities Barker Ranch to the dunes A big swing across Death Valley, from the remote Barker Ranch hideout out to the Mesquite Flat dunes. September 6, 2021 National Parks Desert pivot with my dad A mountains trip with my dad rerouted to the desert after California closed all its national forests for fire season. September 5, 2021 Overlanding Lytle Creek, ruined A weekend of trying to relax at Lytle Creek, undone by a stuck 2WD truck and broken glass. August 7, 2021 Places Gardens around Pasadena An easy local visit to the Pasadena-area gardens, the kind of shaded win for a day too hot for the hills. August 7, 2021 Activities Santa Monicas in Chacos A Santa Monica Mountains hike done, against better judgment, in Chacos. July 24, 2021 Places A solo run up to Mammoth A quick solo Mammoth run with photo side-trips and some target shooting on the surrounding public land. July 18, 2021 Activities Backpacking Catalina, Two Harbors to Avalon The Trans-Catalina across the island: bison, scarce water, backcountry camps, and a last night out in Avalon before the ferry home. July 16, 2021