Monthly Archives: July 2008

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 … Continue reading →

  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. … Continue reading →

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: … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →