A hiking blog for Orange County and beyond
Yosemite is one of my favorite places on earth. I’ve backpacked and hiked throughout the park on many occasions, and yet there is still so much more to see an experience. Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty met via Vimeo, and discovered a mutual love for Yosemite. They set out to capture Yosemite’s beauty in this [...]
In Southern California, there’s a tight-knit community of hiking bloggers. Many of you from the area may know Kolby Kirk as The Hike Guy, who committed to 100 hikes in a year. This past April, Kolby was planning to meetup with 100Peaks, ADKinLA and myself for a day of hiking with fellow SoCal hiking bloggers. [...]
This past summer a team of multimedia artists hiked the John Muir Trail over 25 days. Their plan is create a hands-on gallery exhibit and companion documentary that chronicles their adventure on this epic trail. This video is the first glimpse into the project. If the video is any indication, this is going to be [...]
My grandparents played an important role in my life. They were a tremendous example of living a meaningful, thoughtful life. They stayed active throughout the years. And they were always there with advice, or to listen, or to share the most valuable thing of all — time. Last December, my grandmother passed away at the [...]
The California State Park Foundation, in partnership with EveryTrail has created a free iPhone app with detailed information and trail guides for more that 45 of California’s most popular state parks. Combined, these parks draw tens of millions of visitors every year. I was honored to be one of a dozen EveryTrail members asked to [...]
The recent storms have brought much-needed rain to Southern California, but dumped it at a measure that has wreaked havoc with trails in the hills of our local Orange County parks. Many of the regional parks typically close during heavy rains to protect the trails from getting chewed up by bikes and boots, but even [...]
Greetings, fellow SoCal hikers and fans from around the world! I hope during this holiday season you get a chance to unplug and reconnect with the people who matter most — your family and friends. This holiday, I’ll be taking a couple weeks off and traveling to the east coast. I’ll be visiting my girlfriend’s [...]
Just a quick update from the John Muir Trail. We reached our first of four resupply points last night — Tuolumne Meadows — giving us a chance to eat burgers and a cold beer. The trip so far has been fantastic, with great weather and a couple amazing side trips up both Half Dome and [...]
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Joan and I met up some new outdoor friends to go camping and hiking in Yosemite National Park. Jeff A., our third partner in our upcoming John Muir Trail adventure, introduced us to a terrific group. I had never attempted to visit a national park on Memorial Day weekend, but [...]
Last month I outlined my training plan for the John Muir Trail. In a nutshell, it involves several weekday conditioning hikes, longer weekend hikes, weight-bearing hikes and most importantly, hikes at high altitude with substantial elevation gain. As I researched my options, I settled on a series of six peak-bagging hikes, each progressively more challenging [...]
Santa Catalina is a beautiful island located only 27 miles off the coast of … more
Yosemite is one of my favorite places on earth. I've backpacked and hiked … more
I have fond memories walking along the beach in Carlsbad. My grandparents … more
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