Written on November 20, 2020
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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Written on October 19, 2020
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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Written on August 28, 2020
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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Written on August 23, 2020
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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Written on December 31, 2019
Margarita Peak is a far flung, wilderness summit in the Santa Ana Mountains of San Diego and Orange Counties. Here are my directions for this hike/bushwhack
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