Hart Hill; Running Hot Water Anyone?
Trip Date: June 1, 2022
Unfortunately, it is already too late for me to recollect much from this specific trip, but as I write the other way too late stories, some stuff is coming back to me. Too much time has gone by and too many trips are blending together, but as I am writing the other stories, some of…
Hart Hill; Marya’s First Trip Up
Trip Date: May 18, 2022
I am trying to piece together the details of this trip as it is a month after. If I recall, this was the trip that I went up a day later than usual, on Wednesday, as Bob was bringing Marya up for the first time. We had been talking the week before and he just…
Hart Hill Bob’s Build
Trip Date: May 4, 2022
This was the first trip up the Hill for Bob and we had planned on devoting our time to building his cabin. Last year he got the foundation, floor, and the deck in, and covered it well to protect it from the winter. Now it was time to get vertical and get some framing done,…
Mojave National Preserve IV
Trip Date: April 11, 2022
I believe this trip may have been born at a family gathering at the American River last Fall, although it seemed to be upon us all of a sudden. I was just coming off the ball joint failure on the Tundra so I was a little reluctant to drive down, so I hopped in with…
Hart Hill; First Successful Trip of 2022
Trip Date: April 5, 2022
Mike and I had tried to get up here in mid-March, but we were repulsed barely 50’ inside the lower gate. The weather had been hot already in Sacramento with a couple of 90 degree days. It was sunny and clear for weeks with no end in sight. On our way up, all indications were…
Indian Valley Reservoir, BLM; The Truck Goes Boom
Trip Date: March 7, 2022
Ken had put out the word that it was time to get away, even for a night or two at a nearby destination. As it was still early in the year, we went through our list of close by destinations and settled on Walker Ridge, off Highway 20, heading towards the South end of Indian…