Silver Fork of the American River; Mike’s Retirement Party, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: March 28, 2015
Cesar Chaves Holiday weekend has typically been a weekend we have gone on trips over the years. With Mike’s retirement from CEC, the drought, climate change, and the ridiculously warm weather we have been having, the timing was ripe for a trip. We had discussed getting up into the high country to see an early…
Poho Ridge, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: November 15, 2013
Sometimes it is just about the doing. It isn’t always perfect; you aren’t always 100% committed. Sometimes you have to push your way through it or to it. It usually is worth it; on the camping trips I have gone on with my friends it has always been worth it. Getting a group of people…
Caples Lake, Johnny Pechal’s Spot, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: October 18, 2013
The potential was there to get out to the Black Rock Desert with six or seven guys for two nights over this weekend, but as is sometimes the case, the trips falls apart. Fortunately this time, the three of us still wanted to go somewhere, even if we couldn’t go for two nights and we…
Ice House Road, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: August 9, 2013
The Perseid Meteor Shower happens every year beginning about mid-July, with peak activity in mid-August, depending on the particular location of the meteor stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour. They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle’s orbit, Perseids are…
Packsaddle Pass I; El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: June 21, 2013
The annual occurrence of the Summer Solstice has a very hip, mystical, mythical, ritualistic connotation for some people, and the boys have often discussed getting together or possibly camping to celebrate the event. This year, there also was a “Supermoon” phenomenon and the combination was just too much to ignore. So, this was the first…
Lindsey Lake, Tahoe National Forest
Trip Date: May 17, 2013
My wife Kristen and I headed out of town last weekend to try to get to a lakeside spot in the Grouse Lakes Basin area of the Tahoe National Forest. This area is North of Interstate 80 above Emigrant Gap where Highway 20 comes in and then North on Bowman Lakes Road. Door to door,…