2014 Trips

Mt Russell: Mountain of a Thousand Truths 12 October 2014 I was pleasantly surprised when it came to my attention that I had an extra day off work for that honorable holiday, Columbus Day. Christopher Columbus was a great explorer…

Mt Goddard: The Spineless Mountain 14 September 2014 ‘Look to my coming at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the east.’ Not even Gandalf could save me as the sun rose over the mountains; there I…

Mt Sill: Nee-ma-mee-shee, Guardian of the Valley 31 August 2014 I am putting the convoluted recollections of my trip to Mt Sill onto paper many months after returning home. To avoid any romanticization of this grand journey, during which efforts…

Mt Tyndall: The Devious Mountain 10 August 2014 This summer I have developed a fever. The mountain fever, got it real bad. And the only cure is a lot of miles at high elevation in the finest mountain range of…

Scenes from Sonora Pass: Leavitt Peak, Stanislaus Peak, Sonora Peak, and Mt Patterson 3 August 2014 Introduction John and I had got along so well last week that we made plans to climb Mt Brewer two weeks later. However in…

Split Mountain: The Hard Mountain 21 July 2014 The following is the account of how I became a positively charged streamer while standing atop Split Mountain. After my solo trips up Mt Langley, Middle Palisade, and Mt Muir and Mt…

Mt Muir & Mt Whitney: Fun Time Mountains 30 June 2014 I submitted my application to go up the Whitney Trail way back in February, before I really knew anything about the Sierra Nevada. It’s funny to think that at…

Middle Palisade: Mountain of Thrones 22 June 2014 I’m writing this entry about two months after climbing up the Middle Palisade; it’s Friday afternoon, and work is slow today. So here I am remembering fondly my experience on the mountain,…