Every year, usually around April or September, I set up some kind of challenge to push myself to do something that usually involves me hiking a lot more than I normally would. Usually, the challenge involves hiking 30 times in 30 days, which is a sure fire way to get on the trail more often. …
If you spend any time on social media, you have seen countless list articles highlighting the "BEST HIKES IN (PICK A LOCATION)." They've popped up like mushrooms after rainstorms in the last few years, and it seems like everybody is chipping in. I myself have indulged in writing a few of these articles here, here, and here. They …
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I love the Palomar Mountains. When faced with that question of "what is your favorite hike," I always try to demure and say that it's like picking a favorite child. But let's be honest here. I do have a favorite child, and it is Palomar. It doesn't matter if it's the State Park or Cleveland National …
Note: I reference a number of agencies in this piece. I’ve kept the agencies and workers in question anonymous so as not to break confidence. You’re scrolling through your Instagram over your morning coffee, and you see it: the Goat Canyon Trestle. Some acquaintance you barely know is standing in the middle of the tracks a hundred …
Since December of 2014, I have been conducting field work for a full revision and update of Jerry Schad’s hiking guide, Afoot and Afield in San Diego County. With one hike remaining (Dawn’s Peak/Peak 6582), I estimate that I have now hiked over 1600 miles of distinct trail and terrain in the county, with about …
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Over the course of fieldwork for Afoot and Afield, I've accumulated tens of thousands of photographs in galleries covering nearly every hike in the County. I've put the highlights into this collection of photos as a means of supplementing the black and white images in the book. Find the galleries here. The fact that the …
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Every year around this time, I like to take stock of what I did throughout the previous 365 days. This year was easily the greatest year of my life as far as hiking is concerned. In addition to taking more new hikes in one year than the past three combined, I surpassed every previous benchmark I've set …
Clevenger Canyon I got in a lot of hiking this year, which means I also got in a ton of photography. Out of the nearly 10,000 pictures I took this year, these are the ones I enjoyed the most. Aspen leaves in October Aspens on the Big Pine Creek Trail Jeffrey Pine at Beetle Rock, …
Kern Canyon The High Sierra Trail runs between Crescent Meadow in Giant Forest and the summit of Mt. Whitney. This trail traverses the high country of the Southern Sierra protected by Sequoia National Park. Highlights include Giant Forest, Bearpaw Meadow and the High Sierra Camp, Hamilton Lake, Kaweah Gap and the Great Western Divide, Big …
My Civic awaiting me after a 23 mile hike About half an hour ago, a guy came by and offered me a good price on my 2003 Honda Civic LX. I took the offer, and now my Honda is on its way to Newport Beach. 11 years, 4 months, and 186,409 miles later, the best …
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