Recently I was invited to join the awesome #TeamSierra outdoor bloggers for the Sierra Social Hub. I was thinking about what to share for my first post, and with the New Year fast approaching, I thought it would be a perfect time to share my ideas to make your 2015 the Year of Awesome.
The result?
Read 15 Ways to Jumpstart an Adventurous 2015 on the Sierra Social Hub.
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…
I love to hike. I love to swap tales from the trail with other hikers. Author Lawton “Disco” Grinter is a hiker with some great tales to tell. He’s completed the Triple Crown of long trails: the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail. In his book I Hike – Mostly…
Many of you know that SoCal Hiker was nominated for USA TODAY’s Reader’s Choice award for the ten best hiking and outdoor blogs. This morning, the final ten were announced and I’m thrilled to share that SoCal Hiker is in the top three! I started SoCal Hiker when I was training and preparing for a…
A week ago we finished outlining our training plan for our epic 211-mile John Muir Trail backpacking trip. Being active and physically fit are the primary objectives, but we also want to know how our bodies will respond to day-after-day of hiking, carrying a backpack, and at higher altitudes than our normal sea-level existence provides….
In Ice Axe We Trust is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Chris (@last_adventurer) and Matt (@thepeakseeker). I was honored to be a guest on their show, sharing my experience hiking the John Muir Trail and western approach to Mt. Whitney from Crabtree Meadow — something I’ve done twice (so far). Matt and Chris have a…
Saturday, June 8, 2013 is National Get Outdoors Day, and you can visit the Angeles National Forest without an Adventure Pass. National Get Outdoors Day (or GO Day) was created in 2008 to encourage people to get outdoors, get active and explore. There are 138 official GO Day events around the country, many of them…
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I should start now. Uncle Paul