The Hiking Guide for Southern California
I have hiked and backpacked for years without trekking poles. I’ve seen plenty of people using them, but always thought they would be more of a nuisance than a help. My views have changed, with this caveat: trekking poles are great when you use them correctly. Sadly, most people I see on the trails do [...]
Last month one of my hiking buddies Tracy told me about a Woot-style site for outdoor gear called Steep and Cheap. They offer one deal at a time, with limited supplies. You can get alerts by IM or through a little desktop app that pops up a notice when the next item is available. Steep [...]
For the past few years, I’ve been hiking and backpacking exclusively in New Balance trail runners — mostly dry day hikes and short 2-3 night backpacking trips. It’s worked well for me, but I have to admit that on some of the rough trails my feet feel pretty beat up at the end of the [...]
The Ten Essentials is a list of items deemed by many hiking authorities to be necessary for safe travel in the wilderness. They were first described in the 1930s by The Mountaineers, a hiking and mountain climbing club in Washington state. According to Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, the ten essentials are: Map [...]
Mt. Hollywood at 1,625 ft is the second tallest peak in Griffith Park, with … more
Just a quick update from the John Muir Trail. We reached our first of four … more
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