When powering up a steep mountain trail a bag of trail mix is the best, especially if it is not the usual store bought crap. This Chili Mango Trail Mix is an exceptional easy to make slightly spicy mixture to take on your next hike. This last trip to the eastern sierras we discovered the …
I love, love, love my new Merrell Salada boots! These hiking boots are completely comfortable! To be fair, the longest hike I have done in them is a fifteen miler to this point (and in deep snow at that) but they made my feet happy the whole time. I wore them last week hiking up …
I don’t give up often. I will finish the rest of that cake. I will walk my cat on a leash ( also known as taking the cat for a drag) I will make my own jerky, pavlova from scratch and Beef Wellington. I will crest thing mountain peak in four feet of snow with …
” The View from San Jacinto is the most sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on this earth” ~John Muir From my first ascent (Of many sure to come) of mighty San Jacinto Mountain last May. At the time this was the tallest mountain I had climbed at 10,834. The entire hike was over fourteen miles …
“Be careful, it’s icy” The words had barely left Trav’s mouth and I’d already lost balance on the slippery icy ledge. I was sliding down the icy mountain fast and my calves, in short yoga pants burned as they scraped down the left hands side of my body. I felt like …