Sadly, this is a message I get far too often from strangers on social media. But fear not, I have some super top secret highly classified advice – don’t be, your life is whatever you make it. If you want … Continue reading
Category Archives: OUT OF STATE
Alta Peak is a 11,204 foot mountain in Sequoia National Park which resides in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. 6/30/15 15 miles/4,250 feet of vertical gain via Wolverton Trailhead + bonus bear I have been eagerly awaiting writing … Continue reading
Do you want to see Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park in a day? Read on…. Side Note: I have been awful about writing in my blog. Look, it is hard. If given the opportunity to write or go outside and … Continue reading
6/27/15 23 miles 4,800 feet of vertical gain Up New Army Pass/Down Old Army Pass I was well aware that Mount Langley was an ambitious goal considering my winter/spring ankle injury. I had not seen the other side of twenty … Continue reading
The Eastern Sierras have a unique vibe, an air of greatness, ridge lines so sharp even the most experienced mountaineer will shudder, lakes so clear you’d swear it’s not a reflection, waterfalls pounding down mountain sides, trees that could tell … Continue reading
Welcome to California….it’s beautiful (and also hot) 6/25/15 Boulder City, Nevada –> Death Valley National Park, CA –> Onion Valley (Eastern Sierras, CA) (290 miles) This is the blog where you will begin to understand the immensity of driving/activity-ing I … Continue reading
Nevada…..is hot…… 6/24/15 – 6/25/15 Zion National Park –> Valley of Fire State Park (135 miles) I woke up at 5 a.m. to get a head start on the drive. The summer time heat in this part of the country … Continue reading
Hello my friends and welcome to the summer of 2015 according to halfpint. Most of you know I hit the open road 17 days ago and began exploring our countries crown jewels. Well, I wrote checks I can’t cash and … Continue reading
Mount Washington is one surly mofo. It is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft and the most prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River. He dominates the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The mountain … Continue reading
East Coast represent. I was born and raised in upstate New York, not western New York, not New York City, but the whole state that exists above it. It’s pretty big, you should look it up sometime. I have never … Continue reading