Death Valley Links
Another week of rain in Southern California! Is it going to dry out in time for our visit? So far, Death Valley has received over 3 inches since the beginning of January. The hills are green, the valley is in … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Hiking
Spring Desert Wildflowers
It is going to be an outstanding year for desert wildflowers. All the reports say it will rival or exceed the last El Nino year, 1998. We have learned to watch the rainfall that Southern California and Arizona receives starting … Continue reading →
Iron Peak – Ingalls Loop
We needed to test ourselves on yet a longer hike. Whitney is 22 miles so the more we do long hikes, the better prepared we will be for the distance. I looked through the Loop Hikes book and saw an … Continue reading →
Miller Peak-Iron Bear
We need to start getting some mileage per hike. Whitney is 22 miles and we need to make certain we can ‘go the distance’. G said we need to look for a hike with more mileage. “Maybe we can find … Continue reading →
Oyster Dome
It was time again to do a training hike. We hadn’t been on the trail for a while and G finally has a weekend off. This time of the year is so busy for G since he is doing both … Continue reading →
Mt. Wrightson
Bzzzz went the alarm. 5am. I wasn’t going to let the heat get to me again. We were going to get on the trail early. I stumble into the kitchen and make the coffee and sandwiches. Breakfast is a cheese … Continue reading →
Mad Dogs and Seattlites
I never do well in hot weather. So why did I think it would be different this time? We slept in and lazily got up around 8:30am. We decided to go to Blue Willow for breakfast before going for a … Continue reading →