For Dawn’s 40th birthday she wanted to go to Disneyland. Disneyland is her favorite place on Earth and I couldn’t tell her no (not that she would take no for answer anyhow). We spent nearly a week in Anaheim visiting with the Mouse and friends. Dawn has a lot of friends and family that love …
During my family’s Pinecrest California vacation this year, not wanting to hang out at the lake again I decided to hike to the top of Pinecrest Peak. The trail to the top is actually a continuance of the Catfish Lake Trail that starts on the shore of Pinecrest Lake. This trail has for some reason …
High Adventure! Kennedy Lake and Meadows via Leavitt Lake July 28th 2009 What is it that gives us the sense of High Adventure? For me I think it is the thrill of the unknown. What’s around the next corner? How am I going to get home? How far is it? Where will I sleep tonight? …
A short but rewarding hike from Pinecrest Lake in the Stanislaus National Forest. If you notice the haze in some of the pictures, it was from a forest fire in the area. The smoke from this fire plagued our whole trip.
Pacific Crest Trail Leavitt Lake to Sonora Pass August 20th – 21st 2008 It was to be a week of hiking in the Immigrant Wilderness section of the High Sierra and perhaps a day at Yosemite. The lure of an actual vacation, hanging out at Pinecrest Lake with the family was strong, so strong that …
We went to Pinecrest Lake in California for a week of vacation this year. These pictures are from my hike around the lake.
January of 2008. This was a big month for me. I was transitioning between jobs and my last traveling duty for my old job was at Twentynine Palms in California for EDS as a subcontractor. I was also transitioning away from being a smoker for almost 20 years, yeah I said 20 years. I decided …
Not being so smart, I decided to drive to Yosmite for Memorial Day in 1993 without any reservations or anything. My friend Brian who I worked with at K-2 tagged along with me. Luckily, the weather was not the best so there was a few vacant spots at the campground. We hiked to the top of …