It feels great to get back out hiking again. This last year has been full of surprises for me. I got a divorce, but in turn met the man of my dreams. We bought a house together in a whole new city and combined our families. We finally got settled into our new home after…
Category: Hiking – California – Locations
Ropes & Ladders @ Painted Canyon ~ October 2, 2016
Hiking the Ropes & Ladders @ Painted Canyon, Mecca Hills. Click to read more…
Box Springs Mountain via Two Tree’s Trail ~ August 13, 2016
Hiking Box Springs Mountain in the middle of August will not be a cool hike even early in the morning.. Click to Read More…
Big Horn Mine & Vincent’s Cabin ~ July 9, 2016
I got up to the trailhead about 8am. The parking lot wasn’t crowded yet but there was plenty of cars there starting off the morning early. The trailhead houses a few different trails, the most popular is the portion of the PCT going to the summit of Mt Baden Powell that my brother and I…
Mt. Baden-Powell via Vincent Gulch ~ May 29th & May 30th 2016
My trip started off with a knock on my brothers door on Sunday afternoon at 2 pm. I was unannounced and uncertain if he was even home. He answered the door rubbing his eyes as though he was just waking up. I was having none of that on Memorial Weekend. He had no plans for…
Sturtevant Falls ~ May 28th 2016
I have been dying to get my daughter out hiking with me, but I have not been able to yet. She was born with a rare syndrome call Focal Dermal Hypoplasia also known as Goltz Syndrome. She has few disabilities one of which she has a hard time walking long distances. Since I love to…
Tahquitz Peak via South Ridge Trail- San Jacinto Mountains ~ May 15, 2016
The view from Tahquitz Peak in the San Jacinto Mountains was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The day started off cloudy while driving up the 74 to the small mountain town of Idyllwild, but as we got closer to the ranger station the clouds started to disappear and the sun began to shine through. The ranger station was just off the highway but wasn’t open…
Fish Canyon Falls ~ April 23, 2016
Update: As of June 2016 this trail has been closed until further notice due to the 2016 Fish Fire I have become a social media hoarder of all things hiking on Facebook. So when I saw the link to an article 10 Waterfalls In Southern California I immediately opened up my bucketlist and jolted down every waterfall in…
Mecca Hills – Painted Canyon – Ladder Canyon Hike ~ February 13, 2016
My first trip to Mecca Hills Painted Canyon on Sunday 2/13/2016 was amazing. I have never been to anything like this canyon before and didn’t know that this place existed so close to home. We started this trip like any other trip going out to the desert, super early! Taking the 10 freeway out from the IE…
Training for Whitney in the Angeles National Forest ~ 2013
My family is one of those families that like to conquer things. My dad has been the leading force behind our family conquests. From cycling centuries, hunting deer, racing a Trophy Truck in the Baja 1000, deep sea fishing in Alaska, flying an airplane to jumping out of one my dad has done more in his 58 years…