This spring, long held dreams and plans finally came together, and I was able to complete my journey of 780 km/500 miles: the Camino de Santiago in Spain. My goal was do to the traditional camino from St. John Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The first three days my […]
Trip Reports
Gold Lake Getaway: So Close, yet so far Away
Gold Lake is located about 5 miles North of Hwy 49 on Gold Lake Hwy between Bassets Station and Graeagle in the “Lakes Basin Recreation Area“. There are miles and miles of trails, endless crystal clear alpine lakes, dozens of great campgrounds and of course it’s about 5 miles to the Brewing Lair (craft brewery) […]
John Muir Trail – Thru-Hike Report
The hardest athletic and mental challenge I have ever attempted: completing the 220 mile John Muir Trail in 9 1/2 days. I’m still in slight disbelief that I did it!! I had gained a lot of confidence solo hiking, after completing the 170 mile Tahoe Rim Trail in 5 1/2 days a few weeks earlier. […]
The Evolution Loop
This running season I decided to race slightly less and try to explore some of the amazing places we have the ability to run but where there will never be permits to race. They turn into these unforgettable adventures and times of exploration. The Evolution Loop was this and so much more. Using it as […]
Tahoe Rim Trail Unsupported Fastest Known Time Report
As I began writing this report on Friday, July 10, my friend Sean Ranney had just taken off at about 5AM that morning for his own attempt at what was still my Unsupported FKT on the Tahoe Rim Trail at that time. I am finally back at the computer to finish my report 4 days later and […]
Lake Tahoe Ski Cirumnavigation
Author’s note: The following piece was taken from two posts on The Backcountry’s Forum that I wrote back in 2006 and 2007, detailing my and Sam Skrocke’s second and third attempts of the first bivy-less ski circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe via a high route. We finally succeeded on our third attempt in a little under 61 […]
Backpacking the High Sierra
The lackluster start to our ski season and the amazing Indian Summer that we have been experiencing, leaves me reminiscing of the many great days I’ve had on the trails this past year. While I enjoy my solo excursions and really love getting out there with all the DPMR members, it is long backpacking trips […]
