Sardine Mountain via the Mayflower… A good loop for this time of year. Steep, steep, steep…right out of the car. The first 1.5 mile gains 2850’ of elevation. Beautiful fall day. Cool, crisp and sunny. Clear views of most of…

Granite Peak… Granite Peak is the high point of the Granite Mountains, within the Mojave National Preserve. This hike is all about the steep relentless boulder scramble. Like most peaks in the park, there is no trail to the top…it’s…

New York Mountain… New York One and New York Two are the two tallest peaks in the New York Mountains, in the Mojave Wilderness. I took the Keystone Canyon approach, which turned out to be a combination of a dry…