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May 2021 It was in the 50's one sunny afternoon in May, when I headed up into the mountains, on past the tiny quaint hiker town of Wrightwood, on Highway 2. I had waited for the snow in the mountains nearby to melt in anticipation of climbing up to the top of one of the… Continue reading Mount Baden Powell – The First High Peak I Ever Climbed Solo
It was the 3rd day of my journey on the TCT. I woke up at 6 am, and was still exhausted. I planned to get in an 11 mile hike today. Everything I needed was laid out and ready to go. I just had to get out of bed. It was an epic day hike all the way to Parsons Landing. I had just about completed my Trans Catalina Trail thru hike. The whole 12 mile loop on Day 3, took me 8 hrs, with a few short breaks along the way. I grabbed a cold drink at the store, and headed back to camp, to pack up for my 4:45 pm ferry ride home.
I awoke to raindrops on my tent at Blackjack campground around 6 am. The sun had just begun to rise, and I was slow to get out of bed. I was snug as a bug in my quilt, and liner. It was in the low 50's, and not too chilly. I peeked outside the tent,… Continue reading Trail Diary: Day 2 on the Trans Catalina Trail – Blackjack to Two Harbors 15.7 miles
Lots of hiking diaries resemble tour guides. There are "highlights," of a trip, and many of the mishaps, are left out. I'm just leaving it all in my trail diary, intact, because I hope it will maybe help someone planning a similar adventure. It's my unique experience, and why leave out the juicy details, since… Continue reading Trail Diary: Day 1 of Hiking the Trans Catalina Trail (TCT) 37.5 Miles in 3 Days
It was early March, when I drove out to the Mojave Desert. It's a place I don't really hear about much, unless someone is referencing a place that is brutally hot. You have no doubt heard, "at least we are not in the Mojave," once of twice in your lifetime. So what exactly would I find in a place that is hot, dry, and empty. That's about all I knew about it, and that there were things called Gila Monsters.
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