Category Archives: hiking

This hike was a wonderful finale to my strenuous exercise days (fyi – no spotting since – I go to the lab to have blood drawn today). We started on level terrain and checked out local attractions by Wall Street … Continue reading →

One of the greatest benefits of being related to the Murdy clan is getting to tag along with experienced hikers everywhere we go. In fact, my in-laws are such hiking gurus, that they lead the local monthly Sierra Club hikes … Continue reading →

I have a friend who is recently trained in Search and Rescue, and this is the list of supplies he needs for 24 hours out. It is a comprehensive hiking equipment list developed by NASAR. So, for those of you … Continue reading →

I swear, the only reason I made it to the top was because it was so much more post-worthy than saying “I Hiked 12 miles to the Tram.” We were in such good spirits at the start of the day. … Continue reading →

And it only took us 16 hours. Mount San Jacinto opened a big can of whup-ass on us, but we MADE IT!

Five days to the Cactus to Clouds hike on Saturday, the day after I turn 39. I had no idea that it was an UNSANCTIONED hike on an UNMAINTAINED trail. Chad and I scoped the trailhead behind the Palm Springs … Continue reading →

The following is my friend, Caryn’s, account of the grueling Cactus to Clouds hike from the base to the summit of Mount San Jacinto; the hike Chad and I will tackle next weekend for my birthday. Hello from a comfortably … Continue reading →