For everyone outside of the Greater LA area, we experienced an earthquake at about 11:40am. A nice, gentle rolling 5.8 magnitude quake out in Diamond Bar area. I thought it was larger, but farther away when I felt it. It went on a relatively long time for an earthquake here, my guess was about 30 [...]
For the record, I’m back in town. Trip reports and such from my backpack trip in the Sierras will be coming soon, but the short version is: 50 miles, 6 days, and it rained on 4 of those days. Lost about 8 pounds by the time I came off the mountain, but I’ve gained back [...]
Last Friday was quite explosive:
The past few years I’ve tried improving my fireworks photography skills. It’s been much harder than I’d like, to the point where one friend commented as I brought out the camera: “You’re going to try for fireworks again?”. It’s possible I should start leaving the camera in the bag more often…
I’m [...]
I’m heading out on Friday for a 50 mile backpack trip in the Sierras. The actual hike starts on Sunday morning at Mosquito Flats near Tom’s Place, and ends on Friday June 18 in Red’s Meadow.
So far, my backpack weight, before food and water, is over 20 pounds! Much more than I thought it would [...]
We went up to Zion National Park last weekend, leaving on Thursday afternoon, and returning on Sunday. We stayed at the Driftwood Lodge, which was a great motel, but had not internet access. Friday morning, we stood in line to get backcountry permits, which Ed received for the Virgin River Narrows. Then, after breakfast, we [...]
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