6 OCTOBER 2020 W6/CC-056 6 OCTOBER 2020. W6/CC-056 Elevation: 4,580′ Route: Cross country Hike Distance: 3 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 1000′ Navigation: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved road Cell Coverage: Good Verizon Hike basics At 3,111 feet, Sandstone Peak is the highest of the Santa Monica Mountains. I first hiked toContinue reading “Sandstone Peak”
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Triunfo Lookout
The remains of a fire lookout tower at dawn. The San Gabriel Mountain in the background.
Chatsworth Peak
A local mountain I’d never done before
Waterman Mountain
Just before sunrise on the trail to Waterman Mountain 29 AUGUST 2020 W6/CT-012 Elevation: 7,982′ Route: Good trail Hike Distance: 6 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 1,530′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Gentle Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved highway Cell Coverage: n/a Hike basics It’s been almost a month now since my first activation and my happyContinue reading “Waterman Mountain”
Castro Peak Attempt
A reconnaissance run met with failure
Throop Peak & Mount Lewis
Two 8 point summits in the San Gabriel Mountains
Josephine Peak
A hot summer morning activation
Ladyface Mountain
After a successful outing in the San Gabriel Mountains last weekend I was ready for more.
Mount Islip & Kratka Ridge
My first twofer SOTA outing.
Eric Fitzgerald
A wide range of things interest me. A generalist at heart, I am curious about so much of the world around us. John Muir said “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” One line of inquiry inevitably leads to another, and another… I’llContinue reading “Eric Fitzgerald”