It may have been a pipe dream, but there was a time I had envisioned climbing all 58 California county summits. Now that I live in Colorado that goal has become much more difficult, but I still have that dream.
From Brokeoff Mountain, I drove 6.8 miles up the road to Lassen Peak, intent on bagging my second California County Summit of the day. (Lassen Peak, at ~10,500 feet, is the highest point in Shasta County.) What had intended to be a quick 5-mile round-trip hike up and down the mountain turned out to be a slightly slower-paced, but vastly more fun, experience than I had anticipated. Continue reading »
This hike was not originally on the agenda; however, after having lunch with a friend in Sacramento I soon realized that I was not going to make it to Klamath Falls in Oregon by daybreak as I originally was planning on doing. So I looked at the map to find a closer place to camp, and not caring to return to Mt. Shasta — only because I did that 2 weeks ago already — I decided upon the Lassen Volcanic National Forest area. Upon busting out my California County Summits
book I then also realized that there were 2 county summits — Brokeoff Mountain and Lassen Peak — within 7 miles of each other, and each of them should take no more than 5 hours each. Perfect. Continue reading »
More than 4 years after my first (and failed) attempt to ascend Mt. Shasta, I finally reached the summit of this iconic Californian fourteener. Our group included Angela, Dave, Kenny, Paul, Steve, and Wendy. Here are some notes: Continue reading »
Hiking the Long Ridge, the highest point in San Mateo County, CA. This was done in conjunction with Mt. McPherson (the highest point in Santa Cruz County) and was done to celebrate the Winter Solstic.e
Photos from Sawmill Mountain, the highest point in Kern County, CA. This was done in conjunction with Mt. Pinos, the highest point in Ventura County.
Photos from Mt. Pinos, the highest point in Ventura County, CA. This was done in conjunction with Sawmill Mountain, the highest point in Kern County.
