The feral howl that shattered my deep slumber was very loud, and also very close. Definitely a coyote, and it was clearly a challenge call. No doubt everyone in camp – and every dog present – had heard it, unless they were remarkably deep sleepers. The howls didn’t last long though, and I soon rolled […]

Upon rolling into the Mountain Rendezvous 2014 event at Camp Tahquitz, we were greeted and checked in by Stuart. He reiterated some of the event information and gave us our welcome papers. which included a ticket for an event t-shirt and a raffle ticket. I looked forward to another cool American Adventurist Rendezvous t-shirt, and […]

Early on the second morning of our trip, we slowly stirred in our tent. I heard an occasional vehicle roll past out on the main trail, probably residents from the small cluster of homes just down the trail from us. The morning weather was cool but not cold, and it smelled of the wonderful, fresh […]

When the clock radio alarm went off at 0600, it was still dark and I really wanted to go back to sleep. But I knew it was pointless to resist, and that I needed to get moving. There was a long day ahead, and hopefully my trip planning was going to work out properly. And […]