You know you are a spoiled brat of the outdoors when you judge the mountains of Colorado for not being pretty enough. I might be a forest snob as Fair Play, Colorado did not impress me at all, of course that could be because we camped at Middle Earth RV park. Oh I’m sorry did …
In 1977 my parents drove from the Los Angeles Suburbs to the Grand Canyon on the back of a motorcycle for their honeymoon. This was in April, 1977, and I’m going to assume the weather was much warmer in April 1977 then April 2010. In April 2010 I drove to the Grand Canyon for the …
This weekend I lucked out and was blessed with a big win, over five hundred dollars and it was just in time to pay for my eastern sierras camping, hiking, fall colors vacation! Some folks love to gamble in casinos amid the slot machines, the craps tables, and the blackjack dealer, others like to play …
You know you have been alone in the forest to long when you find yourself saying, “Carly have you seen mommy’s ax?” I was obviously talking to the dog. I may have been camping with her to long as I’ve started to refer to this little ding a ling as “Princess” And “Sweet heart” I may …
It was so cold last night my bones were aching. I have a bad back and issues with both my hips and I had hiked close to thirty miles in the last three days but I had kept my pack light. I simply did not understand why my body was so achy. As I tried …