What a day. I'm currently laying under a kitchen table inside a cabin at the top of Mt Laguna. It's almost 9pm, snowing and very windy. The occasional hard ice piece smacks the window with a "tick" sound.Today has been one I'll never forget. We woke up at about 6am to face a massive climb... Continue Reading →
PCT Day 2
Wow, today was ruff and full of crazy surprises. My hiking parter ended up getting heat exhaustion around mile 2 after starting the day. Hard lesson learned for him. We very luckily found a water spot nestled into a rock formation.We were sitting there for about an hour trying to nurse him back to a... Continue Reading →
PCT Day 1
The last 24 hours have been a blur. At about 1am I said goodbye to my cat, put my bag in the back of a friends van and started the three and a half hour drive to the Mexico border. My hiking partner and I didnt get much sleep before heading down and that was... Continue Reading →
Night of the non-human cougar.
Darkness is abound and it's only 7pm. I lay in my tent right now with the only light being my cell phone. I'm currently camped right in the middle of several large peaks that I'm trying to conquer. Mt Baldy is about 8 miles to my west, Mt Ontario is right above me 1.4. The... Continue Reading →
Bears! Bears everywhere
I'm laying in my tent right now heading into day 3 of an adventure in my local mountains and I'm trying to sleep after a long day of elevation gain. My brain and ears won't ever shut off. *snap* must be a bear! *rustle* yep! that's a bear alright! The truth is that it's probably... Continue Reading →
