As many of you know I love to hike. I love to hike alone, I like hiking with friends and I really like hiking with my wife Jodi. In 2016 we hiked the John Muir Trail (JMT), 233 miles, in 2018 we hiked the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), 178 miles....
With all the crazy stuff going on in the world I realized my mental health was in need of a backwoods tune up. Five Lakes Basin was the perfect tune up location and I'm glad I went in July 2021! I scouted out Downey Lake on my way to Five Lakes...
Day 1 What does a Tahoe Rim trail angel Do? A Timely Food Resupply. Thru Hiking sounds like a go it alone event and for some it is. On the John Muir Trail we often carried nine days worth of food. We decided to carry only 5 days worth of food...
Tahoe Rim Trail Take 2 As many of you know my daughter and I aborted our 2017 attempt at the Tahoe Rim Trail. My mother passed away and now everything is a go to start the trail again. My wife Jodi will do the entire trail with me and Cassandra plans to...
Return to Saline Valley Hot Springs...
Feather Falls is one of my new winter hiking locations. During the winter months snow and very cold temperatures can put the brakes on my backpacking. With an elevation of 1,920 feet I won't have to worry about snow...
The Tahoe Rim Trail I can't believe the Tahoe Rim Trail is going to happen! There has been so much crazy stuff going on I felt it was too crazy to even think about going. Fortunately, my daughter Cassandra said she's doing the Tahoe Rim Trail before she jets off to...
I made a promise to two of my nephews to take them on a big adventurous backpacking trip. We set out on a 3-day trip and filled it full, with a day hike to Lake Penner, swimming at Island Lake, hammocking and arguably their most favorite thing...
I have been struggling with how to best tell our John Muir Trail Story. It was challenging, exciting, and overwhelming at times. My biggest dilemma...
Explore With Us! Follow Jodi and I as we begin our 207 Mile John Muir Trail thru-hike starting 2 August 2016. We spent a year planning, saving and purchasing equipment and food. We went out on gear shakedown hikes to see what worked and didn't work...