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Overtheyears,I'vestartedleadingmoreandmorebigmountainhikes.On10/2,IputtogetheragroupfromMomyerTrailtoafewpeaksintheSanBernardinoNationalForest.TheoriginalplanincludedSoCal'shighestpeakSanGorgoniobutthegrouppacewasabitslowerthanexpected.Ourturnaroundtimewas2pmsowedecidedtoforgoSanGandwentofftrailcoveringonlythreepeaks.It'sabeautifulmountaindayinexcellentcompany.Moreoutdooradventuresatww...[阅读全文]
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Thistripwasplannedsixmonthsago.ItwasanovernightbackpackingtripcampingatFingerLaketosummitMiddlePalisade(https://www.summitpost.org/middle-palisade/150514)thefollowingday.Ourgroupofsixhadbeenlookingforwardtothisbackpacking-peakbaggingadventure.ThepermitranfromSaturdaytoSunday.ThreeinthegroupdroveupthereafterworkonFridaynightandspentthenightintheircarnearBigPineCreektrailhead.Therestofthegroupheaded...[阅读全文]
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AfterlearningmyownpermittoInyoNFwascancelledduetotheCAfireclosures,Iwasstokedaboutthisopportunitytostillbeabletospendtheweekendinthemountains.OurgroupoffourleftFridayafterworkslowlymakingourwaythroughthedenseLAtraffictowardsMineralKing.ItwaspastmidnightwhenwefinallyarrivedattheclosedRangerstation.Wequicklysettleddownforthenighttopickupourpermitthenextmorning/Saturday.Andsotheadventurebegan...[阅读全文]
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RarelyhaveIscoredabackpackingpermitforsomepopularroutes.WhenIsecuredatwo-nightpermitcoveringbothCloudsRestandHalfDome,Imanagedtomakechangesonatightworkscheduletoaccommodatethisweekdayadventure.BeforePandemic,Itendedtoplanmyoutdooractivitiesaroundmywork.WhatthePandemichastaughtmeistheopposite:tomaketheworkscheduleworkformyoutdoorplans. OnthearrivingdayofJuly26,wecampedatthebackpackerlotatYosemit...[阅读全文]
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(2021-08-16 19:20:18)

I'mnormallyunreachableviaphoneonSaturdaysbecauseI'dberoamingthemountainswherecellsignaliseithersporadicornonexistent.(IdocarrymysatellitedeviceGarminInReachtostayintouchwithfamily.) ThispastSaturdaywasoursummercommencementandittookplaceinthemidmorning,cuttingthedayinhalfandmakingitimpossibletoplanforabigmountaintrek.Butthedayturnedoutamazinglywell.At5:30am,Ijoinedagroupofsistasforalocal...[阅读全文]
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(2021-08-06 21:32:16)

It'sbeensixyearssincemylastblogupdate.Muchhashappenedovertheyears,withmywritingbeingputmomentarilyonholdwhileIdevelopandgrowinmypassionandlovefortheoutdoors.It'salsoatimeforreflectionandreadingofamorediversegenre. Happytobebackandmuchtocatchup.
PicturedaboveisTuolumneRiveroffGlenAulintrailatYosemite,takenon7/29/21onabackpackingtripthere. [阅读全文]
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(2016-03-15 07:25:57)
It'sinterestingyouaskedforamoredetailedstoryofthelong-timecrush.Imightdisappointyouasthestoryitselfwasquiteplotless.Sohereishowitwent. Backin1990whenIwasasophomoreincollege,mygirlfriendsandImetafewyoungmenwhilehikingtoapeachblossomdestination.Thoseyoungmenjustgraduatedfromcollegeandstartedworkinginacitynearby.ItwasSpringandSichuanisalwaysbeautifulinSpringwithallsortsofbloomingflowerscompeti...[阅读全文]
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(2015-05-06 11:02:24)

Istartedtohikemoreregularlyaftermybikeaccident,whichsomewhatmademeapprehensiveofgettingonbiketotreacheroustrailsagain.Humanpsyheisaninterestingthing.Somethingyoudidnotbelievewouldbotheryousomehowturnsouttobeachallengewhenyouactuallyexperiencedit.Butthatwouldbeadifferenttopicforadifferenttime.
Ihavebeenonmanyhikingtrailsinmyhomestateorsomenearbystates.ButthetrailsthatI'mmostfondofarejustminutes...[阅读全文]
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(2015-04-22 10:26:03)

Alonehikeratdaybreak,
Richlyrewardedwithaview.
Oceanisveiled,
Valleysarefilled,
Withtheeverephemeralfog.
BathedinHiscalmingpresence,
withsunshineonmyback,
Imarchon,
Alongtheseeminglyunkown
yetdevinelysurepath.
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Aminta,motheroffour,decidedtoadoptaChinesebabywiththesupportofherhusbandChris.TheChinesebabyopendedthedoorofherhearttolearnmoreaboutChina,itspeople,languageandculture.Whenherhusbandretiredfromhismilitarycareer,thecoupleleftthetwooldercollegeboysintheStatesandtookthethreeyoungeronestoChinaandstartedateachingcareerinTai'an,ShandongProvince.HerfascinationwiththeChinesecharactersandthestoriesbehindthe...[阅读全文]
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