If it’s any random day in July, you can probably find me trekking trails in the Eastern Sierra mountains. My trail pup and I tend to hike between twelve and eighteen miles a day in some of the most scenic wilderness in California. If it’s July, my favorite Saucony running shoes are usually a muddy, …
Today I learned that no one will sit next to you on the Mammoth Lakes shuttle if you forget to throw your wag bag away after six hours of being in the hot, hot summertime sun. This wasn’t the first time I have partook in the Mammoth Lake Shuttle system but it was the first …
I’ve sweated and struggled up the railroad tracks of scenic Agnew Pass in the Ansel Adams Wilderness more times than I can count. I always have that crazed day hikers goal of Thousand Island Lake eleven miles ahead of me. This massive strenuous hike starts in the full sun if you don’t start at 6:00 …
Well, that is the first time I’ve trekked back from a hike with a backpack full of deer parts. My heart was sad I have to admit and not because I had a backpack full of deer femurs and rib bones. My heart felt melancholy as I left for my hike this morning when I …
Today I learned the hard way that mule’s ears are softer than RV toilet paper and it’s always a good idea for a hiker to carry an extra wag bag. Especially if that hiker had spicy Mexican food the night before. As a local expert on edible plants, I usually know just where to find …