Hiking 100 Peaks in San Diego and Santa Barbara County
Just as a heads up, I was included in the The Big Southern California Bloggers Interview. This was a fun emailed list of questions about my experience and recommendations, which was compiled with other answers from other bloggers in the Southern California region. It was fun to be included with … [Read more...]
I tweeted about it back in January, but forgot to mention it here. I was interviewed and otherwise included in the podcast called In Ice Axe We Trust, hosted by The Last Adventurer and The Peak Seeker. It was a light-hearted chat about hiking in San Diego, getting in shape for hiking, and … [Read more...]
A new gear reseller called BUYSTAND recently reached out to me, curious if I would try out their website. In return, they gave me some credit towards a purchase of a product. I reviewed their site and decided it was worth a shot. Think of their business model as Priceline meets REI. You browse … [Read more...]
After we were done visiting Zion National Park, we headed out to Bryce Canyon National Park. We were basically recreating the trip I took when I was a child. While we were sad to say goodbye to Zion, we were excited what we would find down the road. --- We took the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway … [Read more...]
Continuing our trend for visiting National Parks, we decided to visit two on one trip. Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park are both parks that I visited when I was a child. Seeing it through my daughter’s eyes was an added bonus. A trend I have seen in National Parks since my … [Read more...]
Disclaimer: This book, Beyond the Mountain, by Steve House was given to me by a Patagonia Press representative with no commitment from me to blog about it. The following review is my honest opinion of my experience reading the book. --- Not to compare myself to Steve House, an exceptional … [Read more...]
When my oldest friend and I were working out a good place to camp, Point Mugu State Park came to mind as an ideal spot at the midway point between us. It turned out to be a great weekend. And something that should happen more often than once every 40 years. Update 05/03/2013: Many, if not all, of … [Read more...]
Recently, my daughter indicated that she wanted to climb Montecito Peak. I let her know that a good way would be to start from the top of the ridge and climb down to it, since the climb from the bottom is ~7 miles and can be pretty steep. Disappointed, she insisted that we try it from the bottom. … [Read more...]
Disclaimer: Avex sent me a free water bottle (Avex Brazos) for me to field test. There was no requirement for me to blog about it, either positively or negatively, but I'd bet they hoped I did. A water bottle is a water bottle. I have a bunch of them. Some from Nalgene, Life is Good, and my … [Read more...]
Valencia Peak Elevation: 1,347′ Miles: 4 Trail head Agency: Montaña de Oro State Park One of the ways I like to stay in touch with long-time friends is to schedule camping trips. Most of my friends are not as avid outdoors people as I am, so I can't expect them to jump at the chance of a … [Read more...]
