The Eastern Sierra is just a three-hour drive from the urban metropolis that is southern California’s concrete jungle; Los Angeles. From the numerous backcountry lakes above Rock Creek to the trails hugging the outskirts of Yosemite National Park, the rugged mountains of the Eastern Sierra are a great hiking and camping area to introduce kids …
If it’s a gorgeous fall day in our national forest you can probably find me flying down on the various trails that are on offer in our local area. I will normally go out and get my Cannondale mountain bike with my little dog at my side, not a care in the world. Unless it’s …
I never dreamed I would complain about to many deer but within the first ten minutes of getting out of the car at Big Pine Creek I had already seen two does on two separate occasions. And a snake; a big ass snake. It may not have been a rattler but I don’t care. I …
Our first night in the eastern sierras I’m proud to say I did not shit myself. I know, I know, not simple life goals that most people take for granite but I hate snakes and as soon as I approached the campsite creek the first creature I saw was a snake. Luckily it was a Gardner snake …
Carly and I had been hiking for eight hours. I was sweaty and she was a stinky muddy mess. We were both exhausted and near delirious with happiness when we saw the dirt parking lot ahead and spied my dusty Subaru in the shade. Than I heard the most God awful sound, My first thought was …