Category: USA
Snowshoeing to Meridian Lake (Long Lake) in Crested Butte
Winter R&R in Crested Butte: snowshoeing to Meridian Lake (Long Lake). Read more →
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Rainy Adventures: Sleeping in the Back of Our Defender 110
Rainy Bay Area weather pushed us to try sleeping in the back of our Defender 110 — a practical experiment in car camping that could change how we travel for good. Read more →
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Outfitting the LEGO® Land Rover Classic Defender
I finally finished customizing my LEGO Land Rover Classic Defender with all the bells and whistles to make it expedition ready. Read more →
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A Winter Adventure in Death Valley National Park
We spent two days at the end of the year in Death Valley National Park, hitting all the highlights, but it felt like we only scratched the surface of what the park had to offer. Read more →
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79. Sugarloaf Mountain, Skyline Wilderness Park
Hidden in plain sight on the edge of downtown Napa, Skyline Wilderness Park was a new discovery for us — and the setting for our latest Nifty Ninety peak, Sugarloaf Mountain. Read more →
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78. Mount Burdell, Mount Burdell Preserve
Mount Burdell is listed as being in Olompali State Historic Park — but there’s a easier way in that most hikers don’t know about, right next door at Mount Burdell Open Preserve. Read more →
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Unwrapping Creativity: Building the LEGO® Land Rover Classic Defender
Building the LEGO Land Rover Classic Defender was the next best thing to owning one — a surprisingly satisfying build for Defender obsessives young and old. Read more →
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77. Hood Mountain, Hood Mountain Regional Park
We drove the short distance to Hood Mountain Regional Park and found parking in the Pythian Road Lot. Our original plan was to hike the loop but Upper Johnson Ridge Trail was closed so we set out to do another out & back hike. Read more →
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76. Bald Mountain, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Hiking to Bald Mountain in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park delivered an unexpected surprise — a pond so deafeningly full of frogs we could hear them long before we could see them. Read more →
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Camping in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
A last-minute Christmas push, two nights camping in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, and two more Nifty Ninety peaks checked off — just before the year slipped away. Read more →
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