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Your Top #SoCalHiker Instagram Photos – Thanksgiving Weekend Edition
A lot of you hit the trails over Thanksgiving weekend, and there were some great #SoCalHiker posts on Instagram. Here are the top pics from November 25 to December 2: I Never Thought I Would… Did you ever wonder if you could hike that far… or reach the summit… or do anything you had never done…
Congratulations to the 2015 Six-Pack of Peaks Finishers!
Congratulations to all the finishers of our inaugural Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge! When I created the Six-Pack of Peaks, it was a challenging personal goal for my girlfriend and I to help us train for our thru-hike on the John Muir Trail. I led group hikes on each of the six peaks — and it…
Mushrooms of the Wonderland Trail
I was amazed by the variety of mushrooms I saw on the Wonderland Trail. I know some of them are edible, but I’ve no idea which ones. Click on the gallery to view larger, and leave a comment on a photo if you can help me identify them.
Hiking Belknap Crater in the Mountain Washington Wilderness
Hiking this out-and-back route up Belknap Crater you’ll traverse an other-worldly lava field on a section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Take the short spur trail up Little Belknap for a glimpse of the views to come and a peek at lava tubes. Finally, climb trail up Belknap Crater itself, ascending soft, loamy cinder and…
Big Adventures Ahead
At the 2016 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Finisher’s Party, we asked folks to write down their next big adventure and clip it to a line with a clothespin. The end result looked a bit like a Himalayan prayer flag filled with inspiring goals from our challengers. Here’s a glimpse at what they’ve got planned for…
Where Adventures Are Born
Where are adventures born? They begin with inspiration. The adventure takes a giant leap forward when you commit it to paper and write down that adventure goal. At our 2017 Six-Pack of Peaks Finisher’s Party last month, we asked challengers to share their adventure goals for 2018 on an index card and clip it to our…
