Where the spirit leads the feet will follow.
Down distant paths for unmapped miles.
Heads forget but hearts remember:
The art of living knows no bounds.

"The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to ask." - Jeff Johnson, 180 Degrees South

"The best way out is always through" - Robert Frost

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way". - Marcus Aurelius

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Steamboat Hike

Hiking up Steamboat from our camp on the nearby playa in the Black Rock Desert. 
 




 


 



 



Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Warner Mountains Day Hike

Warren Peak in the South Warner Mountains in Northeast California has been on our list as a backpack for quit a while. We were in the area but didn't want to backpack it, so we hiked it...getting as close as we could as a day hike. The round trip mileage to Patterson Lake (in the bowl below Warren) is 13.5 miles, and longer if one continues up past Patterson Lake to climb the ridge to the Warren high point.
 
We hiked out four miles to get a look at the peak and surrounding area, figuring we will come back some day prepared to backpack to Patterson and climb up to the peak. A beautiful area with 360 degrees views and a pretty easy trail.
 
From the Pepperdine Campground trailhead: We did 8 miles total out-and-back.
 










Looking into Northwest Nevada
 




Warren Peak center horizon



Heading back down






Friday, July 18, 2025

Fishing, Hiking, Exporing

Spending a week fishing, hiking, camping, and exploring around Northeastern California.
 




 













Sunday, July 6, 2025

For me only...unless you love Eric Clapton

 For me only...unless you love Eric Clapton

Turn up the volume. 

Saturday, July 5, 2025