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Vermont’s Camel’s Hump
I’ve been on a bit of a blogging hiatus while working hard on Postmatic, but there have still been good outings, and this is one I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I go to Vermont occasionally to work with my partner Jason and visit family in Burlington. The region is dominated by two…
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Petersen Mountain
Just north of Peavine, Petersen Mountain tops a small north-south range that is very close to Reno, yet I’ve ignored it for almost four years. This weekend Matt joined us to see what we’ve been missing, and it turns out to be a really nice hike. The range really has two parallel ridges, and the…
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River rock time
We take our friend Zach for his first outdoor climbing day at the river rock, and he made this timelapse of us cragging in the perfect weather:
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New Washoe City to Virginia City Hike
Matt and Kathleen live near Washoe lake, love to hike, and surprised us when they talked about hiking from their house to Virginia City. Matt did it a couple of years ago, and Ann has wanted to do it since we hiked Mount Davidson three years ago. Today we all did it together – a…
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Great weather in the Gorge
Our friend Mike and his family couldn’t have picked a better weekend for some climbing in Owen’s River Gorge outside Bishop, California. Unusually warm sunny days provided perfect conditions. Piñons campsite Canyon view from elblow room Canyon moonrise Lower gorge entrance River crossing Hiking out Our routes: Phoenix 5.7, Iceberg 5.9, PD Time 5.7, Pet…
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Granite Peak Exploration
We spent last weekend in the desert with our friends Dan, Renee, and Coconut. We started up Granite peak near Gerlach, and while we didn’t make the summit, we enjoyed every minute. This is some amazing country we live in. We drove up past Pyramid lake and spent a chilly (22°F) night in the Smoke…
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Rain to 8,662 feet in Lassen National Park
Ann agreed to try snow camping this weekend, and she got to try rain and snow camping! It was more fun than it sounds. It wasn’t raining yet when pitched the tent in the dark Friday evening, there were even stars out. Snow seems to glow faintly at night, and we got set up on…
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2014 Wrap Up
This year has been like no other for us, in a few ways. Ann gets a Salpingo-Oophorectomy That’s short for when one of your ovaries turns into a monster that must be chopped into bits and extracted through a straw. This was an ordeal on many fronts. The things that went wrong were survivable, and…
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Holiday snow outings
I’ve managed a few snow outings during the holidays. There hasn’t been an abundance of snow, but enough! The first was Chickadee ridge with Ann: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberhobo/16081556076/ A few laps on Tamarack peak on Christmas: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberhobo/15921265559/ And of course a visit to good old Incline peak with friends: Incline summit snackers Bluebird Tahoe Here’s hoping for…
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Thanksrunning, Thanksclimbing
For better or worse, the weather in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California is even warmer than it was at Thanksgiving last year. Will climbing with warm sun on our skin here become a tradition? Gabe joins us this year and seems amenable. With a stop at Benton Hot Springs on the way down,…