So you have decided to go for it, the outdoor lover’s ultimate fitness test: Summiting all of Mt Whitney at 14,505 feet. When it comes to training for Mt Whitney, those who have never summited before have so many questions. Training to summit Mt Whitney is a physical and mental challenge. You start with trekking …
The alpine hamlet of Lake Tahoe is a doggie’s dream come true. When researching and scrutinizing the best Lake Tahoe dog-friendly hikes I came across a lot of info, but I had to dig deep to discover the more off-the-beaten-path hikes where I might actually find parking on the Fourth of July weekend. Sure, lots …
Sometimes you run the mountain. Sometimes the mountain runs you. Old Grayback definitely made me her bitch today. That’s the life of a hiker and outdoor adventurer. Not every hike has you feeling athletic as you sweat, limp and okay maybe cry trekking up a 10,000-foot mountain in the fog, possibly soaking wet. I’ve hiked …
“As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface, I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords.” -Mark Twain Mark Twain had obviously never traveled to Lake Tahoe on a holiday weekend. The trick to enjoying the beauty of Lake Tahoe during a …
If you don’t start your birthday by puking in public you are just not having a good time. Right? That may be what I told myself as I froze my ass off at the top of a fourteen-hundred-foot mountain yesterday. Maybe I was just trying to distract myself from the biting wind chill in my …