Month: November 2012

“Venerable Veterans of the Wilderness” Recently I had the pleasure to collaborate with Bob Burtness on a short article about ice can stoves for the Sierra Club’s regular “Soaring the Los Padres” column. Every other month, this column details the great work being done by the Condor Trail Association and some of the features along…

“My girl, my girl where did you sleep last night?”

Or, “Spontaneity Afield” Lilly at Bellyache Falls, November 2012 Image courtesy Li’l G So last week with no real destination in mind, the kids and I grabbed Lilly and some gear and just headed for the hills. We ended up exploring a few corners of the forest (including the First Chance site), but one I…

Yes, you read that correctly.

I’ve probably done lazier days in the Los Padres, but I can’t remember when. This past weekend Derek from 100peaks.com and I were joined by the uber-hund for a leisurely day picking around Nordhoff Ridge and Rose Valley. We bagged Chief Peak, lunched at the remains of the Nordhoff lookout, let the uber-hund splash about…