Hart Hill; One for the Ages
Trip Date: October 1, 2020
I have been going up to the property just about every other week for most of the summer. This has been an epic year and we have stayed on schedule with getting the trailer up on top, getting the cover built over it, adding the decks on both sides of the kitchen and the stairs…
Hart Hill with my Oldest Brother Mike
Trip Date: September 21, 2020
This was definitely one of the most frustrating trips, yet still a very productive one. Bob and I had raised the cabin in August, but at the end we ran out of gas with only one layer of half inch plywood on the roof. We knew we needed more than that so we figured we…
Hart Hill; A Child’s Gift
Trip Date: August 6, 2020
Two previous trips to the property had been scuttled do to virus concerns and then because of the Gold Fire. I thought I had a good chance of getting Kristen up there until both the fire and Haley getting sick and not able to watch Beth while we were gone, doomed the effort. However, my…
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…
Camp Far West Reservoir, South Sutter Water District
Trip Date: February 29, 2020
OK, too much time has passed between this trip and my ability to recall many details, and the trip didn’t technically occur on February 29, but how many times can you even do anything on February 29, so I am taking certain liberties with the entry, per usual. There was a plot to get back…
Burnside Lake, El Dorado National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Creek/River, Forest, Lake/Reservoir, Mountains, National Forest land, Star Gazing, Wild Flowers
Trip Date: July 10, 2019
We had decided to get up to the high elevations and camp out of the canoes as a practice run for a possible future boat camp trip to Lake Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. Bob, Mike, Steve, and I headed up to Lower Sunset Lake, just outside the Mokelumne Wilderness at about 8,000’ elevation. I…