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…
Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park
Trip Date: January 16, 2016
Ok, you got me. We were technically not in DV, we were in Panamint Valley, a few miles West of the park boundary. I broke one of my cardinal rules and called the local BLM office and told them we were heading into their area and asked them for recommendations to camp. We camped in…
Indian Valley Reservoir, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: December 11, 2015
I don’t recall too many December trips over the years. As one could imagine, time after Thanksgiving is dedicated to putting Thanksgiving away and getting ready set go for Christmas. There were a few day trips at or around the first of the year – out to Folsom Lake I recall with a mud-bogging incident,…
Indian Valley Reservoir, Ginger Bob Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: December 11, 2015
I don’t recall too many December trips over the years. As one could imagine, time after Thanksgiving is dedicated to putting Thanksgiving away and getting ready set go for Christmas. There were a few day trips at or around the first of the year – out to Folsom Lake I recall with a mud-bogging incident,…