17-18 November 2022 Ernie Maxwell Trail to Saddle Junction and back, then Ernie Maxwell loop to Tahquitz Peak and Saddle Junction (20 miles, + 5,500/-5,500 feet). My friends Guppy and Double Down are having their floors redone, so they decided to spend a few days at a cabin in Idyllwild. When they asked me to…
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Guppy Pass
3 August 2022 Trail Lake to Mosquito Flat (5 miles, +1,000/-1,900 feet). Well, I’d like to say that I was so tired last night that I was able to sleep padless on the soggy, stoney slope that we moved our tent to. But not so much. This morning everyone was happy but tired. One more…
There and Back Again
2 August 2022 Ruby Lake to Fourth Recess Lake to Trail Lakes(8 miles, +2,200/-2,100 feet). It was cold and damp last night. But that wasn’t the worst thing. Half Cookie’s sleeping pad started deflating early on and I volunteered to give her mine because cold affects her a lot more than it does me. It…
Into the Monsoon
1 August 2022 Mosquito Flat Trailhead to Ruby Lake (2 miles, + 1,000/-0 feet). This is the first trip Half Cookie and I planned with Double Down and Guppy. And boy did we pick a good date to start! We were originally supposed to drive up from San Diego to do a hike out of…
Flowers and Snakes and Antlions, Oh My!
28 June 2022 Big Laguna Loop (12 miles, +1,300/-1,300 feet). My buddy Double Down has a friend in town from Iceland, and we thought it would be fun to show him some of the San Diego scenery up in the mountains. A classic hike in the Laguna Mountains is the Big Laguna Loop, which starts…
Three Sisters Falls
9 May 2022 Three Sisters Falls Trail and Eagle Peak Trail (7 miles, + 1,900/-1,900 feet). Double Down and I originally planned to do an overnight on the PCT today, but it will be extremely cold and windy tonight. So we postponed the trip and decided to do a day hike today instead. Three Sisters…
Trail Magic!
13 March 2022 Tomorrow I fly to Tucson to start the AZT! And what better way to spend the day than to do some pay-it-forward trail magic on the PCT! I was especially eager to make some chili for the thru-hikers, since it was my favorite magic from my own hike last year. I followed…
The JimmyJam Hiking Club 