Mornings in the eastern sierras like this one are a great stress reliever. When I feel like the realities of life (And living a life where Donald Trump, a reality t.v. star will be president; just putting that into words still feels like science fiction!) are starting to get to me, hiking fifteen miles through …
I Just yelled at my dog “Either lay down or kill the bees, those are your choices” Carly is rather frustrated that instead of driving us home (which is what I promised her three hours ago) we are now relaxing at the lake and she does not understand why on earth I keep thrashing around …
Meysan Lake was the hardest hike I have ever done but as soon as we began pulling wild golden trout out of gorgeous Meysan Lake every thirty seconds I forgot about the switch backs in the hot summer sun. It’s funny how gorgeous (not to mention delicious) wild trout make you forget about the six-mile …
If there is one random skill I possess I am an expert at getting a hook out of a fish mouth. It’s a great skill when you are a catch and release fisherman. Which was what we were last week as we caught the most gorgeous wild trout the eastern sierras could hold. I have …
“Ninety two switch backs on Mt Whitney, ninety-two switchbacks! You hike up one, you’re calves ache, ninety-one switch backs on Mt Whitney” Two years ago was my first ascent of Mt Whitney, my first hike over 12,000 feet and my first over twenty miler. As I raced up the ninety-nine switchbacks of Mt Whitney, practically …