In the summer of 2015 my boyfriend and I went off adventuring in the White Mountains of the Eastern Sierras. This was only a month after I had back surgery and we had dreams of conquering Mt Whitney along with White Mountain but to be perfectly honest, just being able to walk and hike again …
In the dark, dark night I could see a burst of light bouncing up and down out of the darkness and up the deserted mountain road. It was getting closer and quickly. It was silent in this high sierras forest and the stars of the Milky Way were lighting up the sky above us. There …
Adventures on the Whitney Trail and a recipe for Camp Fire Sloppy Joe Stuffed Bell Peppers This is why we crawl out of our warm sleeping bags at three a.m. It’s to watch the sun rising above the trees in our dark camp ground. As we quickly enjoy our morning coffee in the dark, head …
Of the ten people I hiked Mt Whitney with I was the only one who did not get altitude sickness and all it’s awesome side effects. I might not have had the chance to live through side effects like nausea, dizzyness, severe head aches and numbness in extremities but I still have to say …
You really never notice how blue the sky is until you are at 13,000 feet. It’s such an amazing dark blue against the white of Mt Whitneys switchbacks. It’s such a phenomenal sight as I rested my back against a boulder, my heart feeling like it would explode in my chest. This hike, is beyond …