9-12 October 2021 Pisgah National Forest and Blue Ridge hikes (23 miles, +5,100/-5,100 feet). My NYC friends Chris and Sandy spent a lot of the pandemic remotely working from North Carolina, and they love it! When they once got a sudden cancellation for a booked AirBnB, the owners offered to put them up for free…
Tag: Chris
Gorgonio to Petco
San Gorgonio Mountain to Vivian Trailhead (9 miles, +0/-5,200 feet). Today we had to race down the mountain so we could make it to a 12:45pm Padres game in San Diego. We called it the “Gorgonio to Petco” hike! The night sky was spectacular, with clear views of Los Angeles in the distance. From such…
The Big Boy Trail
Vivian Trailhead to San Gorgonio Mountain via San Bernadino Peak (20 miles, +7,800/-2,400 feet). Today was my first ever “epic” hike. I passed 20 miles for the first time, and climbed nearly 8,000 feet over the course of the day to scale the tallest mountain in southern California. And who better to join me than my…
The JimmyJam Hiking Club 