Wednesday April 6, 2022 Start: behind a large Joshua Tree, underneath a windmill, near Cottonwood creek/faucet End: Horse Trail Camp Elevation gain/loss: 3448/1699 Mileage: 27.3 After waking up at 3:15am to a ground squirrel shuffling around under the Joshua Tree, I relaxed until 3:30am, when I packed up for the day and started walking along … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 6
Tuesday April 5, 2022 Start: Highway 58/Cameron Canyon Rd (Mojave) End: behind a large Joshua Tree, underneath a windmill, near Cottonwood creek/faucet Elevation gain/loss: 5075/5791 Mileage: 31.3 After a lovely evening in town, I was up at 5:15am to catch the 6am Kern bus. I was back on trail and hiking by 6:15am. I only … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 5
Monday April 4, 2022 Start: beyond the last windchill End: Highway 58/Cameron Canyon Rd (Mojave) Elevation gain/loss: 1401/3435 Mileage: 12.1 I was awake at 4:55 this morning, and on trail by 5:30am. It was a bit windy overnight, but I picked a flat, sheltered spot to cowboy camp so it wasn’t too bad, though my … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 4
Sunday April 3, 2022 Start: campsite 3mi beyond Landers Camp End: beyond the last windmill Elevation gain/loss: 4380/4987 Mileage: 27.8 I was awake at 4:55 this morning, and on trail by 5:30am. I missed the water source 1.4 miles into my day, but thankfully the next one was only a few more miles. I realized … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 3
Saturday April 2, 2022 Start: campsite on sharp turn 5mi from Bird Spring Pass End: campsite 3mi beyond Landers Camp Elevation gain/loss: 5125/5098 Mileage: 30.2 I was awake at 4:45 this morning, and on trail by 5:30am. Around 6:30am, while climbing above a torn-out tree in the middle of the trail, the ground gave away … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 2
Friday, April 1, 2022 Start: Walker Pass End: campsite on sharp turn 5mi from Bird Spring Pass Mileage: 16.0 Elevation gain/loss: 2822/1636 I flew into LAX last night, and traveled to a local airport hotel to spend the night. The airport hotels were significantly cheaper than other LA hotels closer to Union Station, and I … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 1
February 21, 2022 Peaks: Garfield Start/End: Gale River Road Miles: 11.9 Elevation gain: 3330′ GPS track It was a beautiful day, in the 40s in the valley, and I knew the trail conditions would be just about perfect. So I headed to the trailhead around 3:30pm, put on my spikes, and headed out. The road … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield
February 20, 2022 Start: Unknown Pond trailhead End: Starr King trailhead Miles: 21.04 Elevation gain: 8366′ GPS Track My friend and I met up at in Lincoln at 5am, drove to the Starr King winter trailhead, dropped a car, and then headed the hour drive over to Unknown Pond trailhead. When we started at 7:15am, … Continue reading Winter NE100: Horn, Bulge, Middle and South Weeks
February 19, 2022 Peaks: Wildcat A and D, Carter Dome, Middle and South Carter Start: Wildcat ski resort End: 19 Mile Brook trailhead Miles: 13.14 (+0.4mi road walk until hitch) Elevation gain: 6359′ GPS track I was up early to drive the 1.25 hours over to Wildcat and then had to hoof it hard to … Continue reading The Grid: Wildcats and Carters
February 18, 2022 Peaks: Middle and North Tripyramids Start/End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Miles: 8.96 Elevation gain: 3927′ GPS track I parked on the side of the road with a handful of other cars by Pine Bend Brook trailhead. I debated spikes versus snowshoes and was glad I decided to go with spikes. The soft … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
Transcending Mountains 