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Walk on the Wild Side. Illusion Dweller. Imaginary Voyage. Run for Your Life. Poodles are People Too… The names of rock climbs in Joshua Tree National Park connote the same other-worldly, quirky adventures that keep me coming back year after year. Although technically classified as yucca plants in the agave family, Joshua Trees were surely...
This past month saw us back in the shady Argentinean city of Mendoza, gearing up for another trip up South America’s tallest peak. The highest mountain in the world outside of Asia’s Himalaya and Karokoram ranges, Aconcagua tops out at 22,841′. Which means that no matter who you are, you’d better eat your Wheaties. And...
It’s not often I find myself stranded in the wilderness. With four women. But this last week I had the pleasure of just that. Except, well, we weren’t exactly stranded. The same day that fellow SMI guide Sara and I hiked out from one Mt. Langley trip, we packed up for another. This was to...
“I come from a long line of sturdy women.” I considered Chip’s genetic disposition as I glanced at him across the trailhead parking lot. Here was a veritable Viking of a man, with fair skin, bright blond hair and calf muscles more angular than a Scandanavian seafaring vessel. Before me stood a displaced Norseman, with...
Remember the post about sunrises? If the Pacific Ocean gave the call, the Range of Light gave a response. And we were there to witness it. A climb out of Little Lakes Valley to the summit of Mt. Abbot with clients Julia and Roland became a front row seat for one of the Sierra’s best...