I would never suggest off roading when you have a bladder infection. In fact, if your friend rents an awesome Dodge Ram pickup and then picks you up TO GO OFFROADING, you should probably tell a said friend of said bladder infection. Yes, this happened to me. Okay, not to me. To Jenn. I was …
The best way to prevent altitude sickness when mountaineering over 10,000 feet is to drink lots of water so as not to get dehydrated and to hike slowly, letting your body adjust to the high elevation. I drank more water in one day on Thursday than I have ever consumed before in one day …
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 …