Mount San Miguel is the prominent mountain in the approach path for airliners into San Diego. It is the mountain with all the antennas on top, seemingly close within reach as the planes bank to the right for the final approach to downtown. Sometimes the planes fly so close to the mountain, it’s almost scary. [...]
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Hiking Mount San Miguel
Posted in Hikes, tagged Hiking, Mt. San Miguel on May 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hiking Half Dome
Posted in Hikes, tagged Hiking Half Dome on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Trisha applied for a permit for four people to hike Half Dome in Yosemite on her birthday on September 11 and won (there is a lottery). There are two of us. We have two more spare permits. So here we go. In the event that you don’t know what that means, here is a good [...]
Hiking Black Mountain
Posted in Hikes, tagged Black Mountain, Hiking San Diego County on April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last Sunday Trisha and I hiked Black Mountain, the prominent dark cone just east of Rancho Penasquitos with all the antennas on top. This was my first time hiking Black Mountain. On a good day, you can see the ocean, Point Loma, the islands off the coast, downtown San Diego, Cuyamaca Mountain in the east, Palomar [...]
Edward Abbey Doesn’t Sugarcoat
Posted in Cool People, Crack-Ups, Hikes, Nature on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I am reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, first published in 1968. Abbey tells of his time as a ranger in the Arches National Park in Southern Utah in the 1960ies. One chapter is dedicated to water and how a desperate hiker can find it. There is a myth about getting water out of a [...]
Potatochip Rock on Mt. Woodson
Posted in Hikes on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today Trisha and I hiked Mt. Woodson. Near the top, at 2850 feet altitude, is the Potatochip Rock. Here is Trisha perched on top. Ah, superwoman getting ready to take off: There were other people there, loading it down. I kept waiting for it to snap. It goes hundreds of feet down the cliffs in [...]
Rescue on Half Dome
Posted in Cool People, Hikes, Nature, tagged climbers on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Non-climbers, If you complain when it’s cold in the room, In the morning. If you that forgot what it’s like to need help, Really need help, Read Rescue on Half Dome. It will make all the difference.
Attempt to Hike Indianhead – Take Two
Posted in Hikes on February 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On January 7 and 8, 2012, Devin and I made another attempt at climbing Indianhead Peak in the Anza Borrego desert. We didn’t succeed in summiting. Here is the map of our endeavor (click to enlarge). In 2010, we made an exploratory hike up Palm Canyon, which we documented here. We started at the same place, the parking [...]
Let’s Call Mom
Posted in Crack-Ups, Hikes on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Trisha brought this home from a hike: Really, here? At what point are you hiking and thinking…..”hey let’s call mom and see what she’s up to!”. There is a ranch house across the street and plenty of people hiking, but this is where we need a pay phone????. BTW – .50 for a phone call.
Hiking the Waihe’e Crest Trail
Posted in Hikes on December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On November 15, Trisha and I took and exciting and strenuous hike on Maui: The Waihe’e Crest Trail. [click to expand map] Most hikes in Hawaii are rewarding and exciting, and this is no exception. It’s 2.5 miles straight uphill. At the end you turn around and come back down. The uphill part is a serious [...]
Hiking the Palomar Observatory Trail
Posted in Hikes, Nature, Science on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Observatory Trail on Palomar Mountain is a wonderful quick hike to do at any time when you want to get away from the crowds and enjoy a little bit on nature – and science – without having to make big plans. Black Friday was just such a day, and Jack, Devin and I packed [...]
