Hart Hill: Hart Bros.
Trip Date: June 8, 2020
I had been getting estimates to build the fence since we had been ripped off over the winter. I laid out the line and location of the gates with Mike and sent them out to Monty, Dale K., a recommendation from Sheriff Dave, and John, whom we had met through Marty. We had gone back…
Monitor Pass at the Saddle; In Memory of Jeff and Bob
Trip Date: May 26, 2020
It hadn’t been too long since our friend Jeff Hunts had passed away and the family did not do a ceremony, at least not that I heard about. Ken wanted to do something for him and so it was decided we should head up to Monitor to celebrate his life and our small part of…
Hart Hill; Hart Bros. Atop Hart Hill
Trip Date: May 22, 2020
This is the story of two trips up to the property. I had just been up a couple weeks before for the first time this year. Bob and Tom came up and Jordan was here for the first time. We had been ripped off over the winter, but I got through the pain and disappointment,…
Hart Hill; Jordan’s First Trip
Trip Date: May 11, 2020
The god’s had conspired against our trips thus far in 2020. Even though we had a very dry January and February, bad weather cancelled 2 trips to the Mojave. These storms were very rare this year, and although not particularly strong, they were massive, covering basically the entire state. We looked further south, NE into…
Bass Lake, Sierra National Forest
Trip Date: November 13, 2019
Since retirement, our good friend Tom had moved back to San Luis Obispo to settle into his “Golden Years” and it was high time we got together. A trip was put on the calendar and a bunch of us met at the Beach Hut Deli on “J” street to discuss. It was a fantastic lunch…
Hart Hill Trips (The Boys)
Trip Date: September 17, 2019
The stars had aligned to come up for a second work trip to hopefully finish the outhouse and put the roof on the deck. As it turned out, this was also the day that Vince and Ken were passing by on their way to Alturas, so it was to be a conflagration of events. Alas,…