One Wrong Turn

In this Post: Hiking, Crystal Cove State Park, Perimeter of the Park Trail, Brooks running shoes, Keen hiking boots 
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A little over a year ago, AR, Kathy, Janet and I (Alan) hiked the Perimeter of the Park Trail in Crystal Cove State Park on a warm summer day. Today we decided to drive down to Orange County and see what this 11 mile trail through coastal hills looks like in the fall.

 A wrong turn took us into Moro Canyon

One Mountain In The Bag

In this post: Hiking, Peak Bagging,  Mount Baden-Powell, Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains
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How To Climb A Mountain

A “Peak Bagger” in mountaineering circles, is a person who gets to the top of a lot of mountains, usually by the easiest and fastest route.  You can identify a serious, active peak bagger simply by asking, “How many peaks have you bagged?”  If they instantly come up with a precise number, you know they’re into it.

Today, A.R., Kathy, Janet and I are heading up to the San Gabriel Mountains, hoping to bag 9,399 foot Mount Baden-Powell, one of southern California's highest peaks.  Technically speaking, you only “bag” a particular peak the first time you reach the top of it, so Janet and I won’t be doing any bagging today, but A.R. and Kathy will… if they reach the top.

It's just a hike in the woods, right?

Day Hiking from Zion Lodge Is Neatokeen!

In this post: Zion National Park, Zion Lodge, hiking, Keen sandals, REI
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Day 1: I don't know how we keep doing it, but once again we've lucked out.  First we got a big discount on our room here at the Zion Lodge, without even asking for it.  Then, we arrived here just in time for a heat wave so it's going to be in the high seventies for the next few days (instead of the low sixties and fifties).  And to top it off, we just happened to plan our trip to coincide with the full moon!