The designation on Thursday by President Obama of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument took me completely by surprise. I had no idea that a change of status for part of what is now a National...Read More
Dogs poop outdoors. When it happens in your neighborhood and your dog is on a leash you scoop it up with a bag and throw it in the trash. But if you are hiking and your dog poops on the trail and ...Read More
To celebrate one of my friend Howard’s important landmarks we went for a hike down Bear Creek Canyon in the San Gabriel Wilderness and survived. Howard wanted an adventure and I went along witho...Read More
I may have to start an ore cart factory in order to get one for my yard. Here I am posing with the one up at Henninger Flats. It may become the prototype for the factory. My brother Matt in the UK...Read More
In preparation for our hike in the Alps for my 65th birthday I have been doing some practice hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains. As you can imagine I take great pleasure in being able to write that ...Read More
I want an ore cart to display my rock samples and I saw one in Las Vegas and blogged about it. My feeble efforts to find one or get one made were fruitless and I had pretty much given it up as anoth...Read More
Lillian and I hiked to Switzers Camp on Tuesday and saw this sign at the beginning of the hike. We discussed the entomology of snag for much of the hike. I maintained that a snag (noun) referred t...Read More
Last week I went on my first hike up toward Henninger Flats since April. It is already pretty dry but some wildflowers are hanging on and I took some pictures: Life is Good!...Read More
Rebecca and I hiked up to the Eaton Canyon Waterfall on Monday. There was enough boulder hopping over the stream to make it fun with out it being dangerous. This rock has been lodged at the top of the...Read More
