Mojave Desert Road trip… Our escape from the Christmas holiday was a road trip to the Mojave National Preserve by way of Death Valley. Day one and two…drive from Portland to Lone Pine. On our drive we stopped in at…
Rainbow Canyon… 12/25/20 Approach…Parked off Hwy 190 then went cross-country to the head of the canyon (Santa Rosa Wash). At the head of the canyon there’s a 20’ drop that is easily down-climbed (DCL). Rap 1…90’ We anchored off big…
Old Dad Mountain… Old Dad Mountain is inside the Mojave National Preserve on the west side or the Preserve. After checking out other summits we settled on Old Dad Mtn because the wind wasn’t as bad as other areas of…
Kings Elk Loop… First time clockwise. Coming down off Elk wasn’t as bad as we thought. Wet and cold start soon transitioned into icy and cold, then a winter wonderland up top. Saw lots of people, including the Viking on…
Angora Grand Tour… I haven’t been up to Angora for a while so it was good to get back. Not much has changed other than all the logging on the surrounding hills. We tagged Angora Pinnacle, circumnavigated Little Angora, tagged…