Drive #24: Pilot Rock Road Date Driven: 9/18/14 Length: 11.2 miles My Drive Time: 1 hour 24 minutes Start: West end, N34º 18.310′ W117º 18.586′ End: East end, N34º 17.137′ W117º 13.141′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): Pilot Rock Road can be found as Trail #30 in […]

Drive #23: Cleghorn Ridge (2N47) Date Driven: 9/18/14 Length: 14.5 miles My Drive Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Start: West end, N34º 17.976′ W117º 27.387′ End: East end, N34º 18.098′ W117º 20.223′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): The Cleghorn Ridge trail, also known as Cleghorn Road or 2N47, […]

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 […]