2011

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Anza Borrego, Trip Reports
-Canyon Sin Nombre-
12.28.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Date Hiked: 12-27-2011

Trip Report:
Canyon Sin Nombre is a gorge in Anza Borrego near the Imperial County border. It as well a the Mud Caves are located in the Carrizo Valley.

Canyon Sin Nombre
Trip Reports
-Mt. Laguna PCT Hike-
12.25.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Date Hiked: 12-23-2011

Trip Report:
I went for a short hike along the PCT on Mt. Laguna to see the snow and experience the wind. It was a beautiful but cold day. Here are some pictures.

Monument Peak
Weather
-Heavy Snow in the Mountains-
12.12.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issues a winter storm warning for areas above 5,000 feet. There is a powerful storm on its way which could bring snow all the way down to 3,500 feet!

Southern California Satellite Image

All Highlighted Locations Could See Significant Snow
Anza Borrego, Misc, Trip Reports
-Valley of the Moon-
11.21.11 | Permalink | Comment?

Date Hiked: 11-5-2011

Trip Report:
Valley of the Moon is one of the premier rock climbing destinations in southern California. There are plenty of established routes and it is never crowded, it is also a great place to hike and explore. This area contains the point at which San Diego county, Imperial county and Mexico meet.

Valley of the Moon

Photo by Bruce
SDC, Trip Reports
-Bell Bluff-
08.23.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

SDC: #35

Elevation: 3,409 ft.

Date Hiked: 8-20-2011

Trip Report:
Bell Bluff is a mountain in eastern San Diego county near Alpine. There is a nice trail which will take you near the top but some off trail work is needed to get to the actual summit.

Bell Bluff
HPS, Trip Reports, Weather
-San Gorgonio Mountain(4)-
08.01.11 | Permalink | Comment?

Elevation: 11,499 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-30 to 7-31-2011

Trip Report:
This was a trip with the peakbaggers meet up group. The plan was to start at the Momyer trailhead, hike to Saxton camp then hike to the summit. The total mileage was around 26 with an elevation gain around 6000.

San Gorgonio
Death Valley, DPS, Trip Reports
-Telescope Peak & Rogers Peak-
07.17.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

DPS: #4

Elevation: 11,048 & 9,994 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-16-2011

Trip Report:
I had wanted to hike Telescope peak for a long time and finally had the opportunity this weekend. Eric, Dave and I drove from San Diego to hike Telescope and see Death Valley.

Telescope Peak
Sierra Nevada, Trip Reports
-Trail Peak-
07.11.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Elevation: 11,605 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-9-2011

Trip Report:
Trail Peak is small peak near Horseshoe Meadows and can be reached with an easy day hike from the Cottonwood Pass trailhead.

Trail Peak
HPS, Trip Reports
-Mt. Baldy(6) & Mt. Harwood-
05.31.11 | Permalink | Comment?

HPS: #21

Elevation: 10,064 & 9,552 ft.

Date Hiked: 5-28-2011

Trip Report:
This was the 6th time I hiked Mt. Baldy but the first time I hiked Mt. Harwood. Every other time I hiked Mt. Baldy I had descended the Ski Hut trail. This time I decided to descend the Devils Backbone Trail and bag Mt. Harwood along the way. Eric and Evan we along for the hike.

Mt. Baldy From Mt. Harwood
Misc, Weather
-Momyer Fire-
05.10.11 | Permalink | 1 Comment

5/17 Update: Vivian Creek Trailhead is now open, Momyer is still closed

This fire started on May 8th around 10:30AM and has burned over 150 acres. There are currently over 300 fire personal assigned to this fire. This fire has prompted the closure of both the Momyer and the Vivian Creek Trails. I had planned on hiking Dobbs and Jepson peaks from Vivian this weekend but I guess I will have to make other plans.

Momyer Fire Map

Image Courtesy of https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ftp/InciWeb/CABDF/2011-05-09-13:31-momyer/picts/pict-20110511-195033-0.jpeg