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Pilot Knob
Elevation Profile Route
Mount Irvine
Elevation Profile Route
Mount Tom
Elevation Profile Route
Moonwalk Peak
Elevation Profile Route
Mount Tyndall
Elevation Profile Route
Olancha Peak Day Hike
Wes and I did our first big Sierra hike of the season on Olancha Peak a few weeks ago. Last year, I attempted this with my friend Ken but ran out of daylight. We started from the wrong trailhead and didn’t have the energy or the time to make the final 1800-foot scramble to the […]
Granite Mountains High Point
Drive to Blythe, make a left, and drive down a cruddy dirt road for an hour. You will find yourself at the base of Granite Mountains High Point – in the middle of nowhere. This long, cruddy dirt road turned a 3-hour drive into a 4-hour drive, giving us a late start. From the trailhead, […]
Jacumba Mountain
As the desert hiking season drew to a close, I wanted to get in a few more big ones while I could. In another few weeks, temps will start to reach into the 80s and 90s, and snakes are a real danger. Jacumba Mountain, nestled deep within the vast expanse of the Anza-Borrego Desert, seemed […]