Hart Hill Work Party
Trip Date: August 13, 2019
Bob had let me know this weekend was good for him several months ago, and after confirming with Mike, I put the word out to quite a few friends and a bunch of family that we were having a work party at the property and could use some help. Only Reinhart made it, one out…
Burnside Lake, El Dorado National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Creek/River, Forest, Lake/Reservoir, Mountains, National Forest land, Star Gazing, Wild Flowers
Trip Date: July 10, 2019
We had decided to get up to the high elevations and camp out of the canoes as a practice run for a possible future boat camp trip to Lake Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. Bob, Mike, Steve, and I headed up to Lower Sunset Lake, just outside the Mokelumne Wilderness at about 8,000’ elevation. I…
Mojave National Preserve III, National Park Service
Trip Date: March 20, 2019
This was the 3rd consecutive year we would venture into the Mojave. Bob and I had explored quite a bit the first trip and I was able to connect the dots to some of the places I had seen decades earlier when Ingrid, Gabe, and the kids celebrated, or “survived”, New Year’s Eve at Afton…
Blue Lake, Modoc National Forest
Trip Date: November 1, 2018
My brother Mike and I have been dreaming of buying property (and a boat for that matter) for decades now. We came close to buying a very nice small, but modern, cabin outside Taylorsville off North Arm Road. It was a lot of money in about 2006 when we sat in the hot tub in…
Oregon Coast II
Trip Date: October 7, 2018
This was our second year working our way up the Oregon Coast, however, it technically was the first time we actually were on the Oregon coast. Last year, maybe because of nostalgia or just because you can never get enough California coast, or just to extend the whole process, we never left California, seeing Trinidad…
Obsidian Trip; Inyo National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Forest, Hot Springs, Mountains, National Forest land, National Monument, National Park, River, Star Gazing, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: September 20, 2018
I don’t know why this is called the Obsidian trip and I am writing this story 4 years after the trip so all I have to go on are the photos. I don’t see any Obsidian in them and I don’t know why we wouldn’t have camped closer to the Obsidian, or right at it…