Seven days ago I rolled my ankle real good while doing this. Yeah that is a massively awesome waterfall. And yes, it is as cold as it looks. This was pure snow run off. It felt amazing. The day we did this hike it was one hundred and ten degrees in the sweltering valleys below the …
Yesterday in the space of two hours I saw two rattlesnakes while hiking. It was barely ten A.M. as I scrambled up and over the boulders that huge the shores of my favorite creek/ relaxation destination. I was concentrating more on the super heavy back pack that I had on my shoulders (That was …
I was sure I was going to get kicked out of the forest today. It was Sunday, and I felt like being a rebel. I also felt like running…. Far. In less than a week I was going to be hiking Mt San Gorgonio, the highest peak in our mountain range, with a group …
I love to take people to my mountain places for the first time and introduce them to hopw great the mountains are.Even better is taking city dogs for an adventure in the wilderness. Today Bear and Gwen met the creek for the first time.Much silliness, wrestling and swimming good times were had. These are two …
If I could spend every day off like yesterday, that would just be fantastic. It was a chilly foggy May afternoon and we were at Big Bear Lake and ready to fish. It was windy. Why do I always forget what a pain in the ass fishing in the wind is? I actually only cast out …