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 …
These knees have been with me for thirty two yearsWhen I was ten I had a bad accident on my mountain bike.I remember flying down a hill sideways through gravel.When I woke up my knees were a bloody mess.I was in my neighborhood and yet I couldn’t even walk home around a few blocks.My friend …
It is finally spring at eight thousand feet. I love Bluff Lake; if there is a more perfect place in Southern California, I have yet to have run to it.
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 …