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A Definitive Guide to Hiking in San Diego
Hiking to Garnet Lake from Agnew Meadows in the Mammoth Lakes Area
What a great time of year for this hike. After sweltering heat in San Diego I was ready for some cold temperatures up in the Sierras and man did I get them, sleeping in long underwear and fleece top in my 15 degree sleeping bag. This was a great time of year to head...
Mt Whitney : Climbing the tallest mountain in the lower 48.
This past weekend ( July 10th, and 11th ) I finally got a chance to climb Mt Whitey. I tried to climb this mountain 2 years ago and between the "Government Shutdown", and then unexpected level of snow my friends and I only made it to the 12,000 foot level, which is...
Heat Exhaustion & Heatstroke
Its that time of year again. Summer is here, and with it the heat. San Diego is a wonderful place to hike, there are so many hiking trails to chose from and so many different types of terrain and climates. There can be such a difference in...
Blue Sky Reserve to Ramona Dam
A week or two ago I had the chance to head up to Ramona Dam during the week when there where not to many people on the trail and I could get a little me time with the hiking boots. Some one had wrote into me and suggested this as a easy to moderate hike for people and...
Cuyamaca Peak
This past weekend I decided to take my hiking group up to Cuyamaca Peak, in all the time I've been hiking I had yet to get up to Cuyamaca Peak. I thought I was taking everyone out for a miserable experience as we headed east on the 8 and started hitting rain before...
LifeStraw Go
I was recently sent this product to review, what a cool concept, reliable drinking water wherever there is a source of water available. This makes a nice edition to the hiking essentials to carry with you on your hikes, or even to have in your homes in case of an...