Basin (4827') and Saddleback (4515') Mountains are in the top of the ADK 46er list (Adirondack 4,000 footers). Basin is number 9 of 46 while Saddleback is number 15 of 46. Both these peaks are part of "The Great Range."
Nearly at the bottom of the ADK 46er list (Adirondack 4,000 Footers) Dial Mountain is number 41 of 46. At 4,020 feet, it is barely over 4,000 feet. It has long been considered a classic hike in the area.
Our July Member of the Month!
Is Dubai the Vegas of the Persian Gulf? Sort of.
I spent 4 days in the Osa Penisula using the Iguana Lodge as my home base. First, the people at the lodge were top rate, especially my bartenders Andre and Luis. The Salsa night at the resort was $5 for a feast and all the locals came and danced. THese people can dance like I can drive a car. beautiflly and without hesitation. Top rate. We woke up to howler monkeys and macaws every day.
On numerous trips to San Francisco in the past several years, I found the Presidio to be ideal for daily fitness cycling or just a leisurely ride within the city limits.
There are certain immutable truths about the outdoors, among them: If you don’t ask a first-time tentmate prior to a trip whether he snores, he will…loudly. If you decide to cut pack weight by bringing a lighter bag or insulating layer, it will be freezing. And add this contemporary truth: If you don’t use a pack with a convenient hydration system, you’ll drink less water, less frequently, than you should.
The drive up from San Diego was a breeze. We just missed the holiday Saturday morning traffic. We we're so ahead of schedule, we stopped off at the lovely Dutch village of Solvang for Danish, and had Italian at Cambria for lunch.
The Cascadia Marine Trail, one of the National Millennium Trails featured in On the American Trail, stretches from Lighthouse Marine Park on Point Roberts near the Canadian border to Olympia, Washington, on southern Puget Sound. It passes through some of the most beautiful and unique marine environments in the United States and some of the most popular recreation destinations in the Pacific Northwest.
Our June Member of the Month!
The weather predicted a nice weekend over Memorial Day. Time to go hiking! I decided to join Boston’s GayOutdoors group, Chiltern Mountain Club, with their climb to the Osceolas : two 4000-footer peaks in the southern reaches of the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
These are the ultimate American trips of a lifetime on the west coast and in the southwest - places to hike, kayak, climb, raft, bike, gape at, and savor before you die.
The rainy forecast did not scare us away! Jon and I have been itching to start trail maintenance work on our adopted trail, Smarts Brook in Waterville Valley, NH.
Olancha Peak is one of the 15 emblem peaks of California. These 15 mountains were designated so because they dominate their surroundings.
