Calipidder

For the first seven years I lived in California I always flew back to Michigan to visit my family at Christmas. Each year I would inevitably face midwest snowstorms, holiday travel crowds, cancelled flights, etc. But it was always worth it to visit my family.
Last year was the first year I skipped the holiday travel [...]

Our third day in the desert was a simple and relaxing one playing tourist in Mojave. We kept our camp at Mid Hills and took a short hike straight from our campsite over to two big rock jumbles known as Eagle Peaks. They looked more like they belonged in Joshua Tree. We also met some [...]

Anyone from the Bay Area is familiar with that cone-shaped peak just outside of Morgan Hill. You know - that one just west of 101. As a hiker, this peak has been calling to me for years, just asking for me to stand on top of it. Unfortunately, this peak (El Toro) [...]

Our trip started with the long drive out to Zion National Park.  We arrived on Saturday night, just in time for sunset.  After sunset we checked into our hotel, the Pioneer Lodge in Springdale.  This was my favorite hotel of our vacation.  The decor was great and the beds were really comfy.  I’m sure that [...]

David had quite an adventure up by North Palisade and Bishop Pass a couple of weekends ago. It was the weekend where the storms hit and many people were lost and stranded in the snow. Dave, Jesper, and Jim took 14 hours to move the 10 miles back to the trailhead, but they [...]