Oregon Coast I, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Trip Date: September 17, 2017
I was at the Smith River once before, having come up to camp while I was going the Humboldt State back in the early 1980’s. It is an incredibly beautiful place with massive old-growth Redwoods and the Smith River. They filmed the speeder bike scenes on Endor, home of the Ewoks in 1983’s Return of…
Mojave National Preserve I
Trip Date: January 9, 2017
A January Winter trip has become somewhat of a tradition these last few years. I believe it was perhaps January 0f 2014 Bob, Steve, and I wentto Carrizo Plain National Monument for our first big winter trip. The following year, Tom joined us to go to Red Rock Canyon State Park. January of 2016, Bob,…
Sonora Pass II, Toiyabe National Forest
Trip Date: July 29, 2016
I had been looking forward to returning to Sonora Pass since my last trip up there with Tom last year. We had received a very positive response to the floating of these dates so I was expecting a larger crew as the date approached. However, by the time it came, we had Steve, Bob, myself,…
Iron Mountain with the Boys
Trip Date: April 9, 2016
Our group of friends have been pretty tight since 1990, all meeting each other through our State jobs at the Integrated Waste Management Board throughout the years. Several have already passed away, such as Bob Holmes in these pictures, as well as Jeff Hunts and Keir Furey. Others have moved away or moved on or…
Big Sur with Steve, Los Padres National Forest
Trip Date: April 15, 2016
Maybe it was tax day, maybe it was the thing that influences all time space relationships, but this trip was one for the ages. As many of our trips do, this one started off on shaky ground. It was still possible Wednesday morning that Tom would join Steve and I and it was still possible…
Big Hill, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: April 1, 2016
It just doesn’t have to be complicated, but sometimes it is. This was Caesar Chavez weekend and at one point in time, it was destined to be a big trip, since the holiday fell on a Thursday, and Friday was my RDO. That big trip never materialized so it was thought to have gone by…