This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport.
An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...
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I recently visited Southern California in between COVID waves and wanted to get up into the San Gabriels before it got too hot. Regrettably, I never spent much time in the San Gabriels while I lived in Southern California other than climbing Mt San Antonio a few times. With just a half a day to...
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Spectre Peak (4,482′) and Aqua Benchmark (4,419′) are the tallest mountains in the remote Coxcomb Mountains of Joshua Tree National Park. The park’s eastern section is rarely seen, much less hiked. This one’s been on my radar for a very long time, however. With recent October road trip and excellent weather, we made a bid...
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Tin Mine Canyon is a relatively easy 4.7 mile, out-and-back hike near Corona California. Well-shaded and quite narrow, its a great hike, even in hot weather
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Mt Pinos and nearby Sawmill Peak are the high points of Ventura and Kern Counties, respectively. Both summits are easy hikes just North of Los Angeles and West of the Grapevine/I-5. When I lived in Southern California over 10 years ago, I always wanted to climb these summits. For whatever reason, I never did until...
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Clark Mountain is a rarely climbed summit and "sky island" of the Mojave Desert. This is a trip report of my scramble/bushwhack up the South Ridge.
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
