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Simon’s Rules for Hiking

This draft of Simon’s hiking rules is a work in process. Stay positive, you are more than halfway to somewhere. Bring extra water. Buy good boots that fit properly. Hike when you can, don’t wait for good conditions. Smile and say hello to people on the trail. This is a community of strangers. Getting to the peak is not mandatory, getting back to the trail head is. Enjoy the journey, the destination is a bonus. Hiking is not climbing, climbing is not hiking. Avoid Littering… Read More »Simon’s Rules for Hiking

Trees #49 Mt San Jacinto

A pine at sunset with Lake Perris glinting the gloaming. I hiked up Mt San Jacinto in November with Byron W.  It is the mountain above Palm Springs.  We didn’t take the tramway.