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 April 5, 2020
The Trona Pinnacles are an otherworldly collection of rock formations near the dry Searles Lake. There's a great spot to hike on the way to Death Valley
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Written on March 27, 2020
Telescope Peak is the tallest summit of Death Valley NP and an incredible climb from any approach. Here's my account of a winter climb in Feb 2020
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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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