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Don’t Forget – Anza-Borrego Event at A16 Tonight

February 24, 2010

I’m still neck-deep in New Zealand photos, and it will be a little while before I can give a full update, but I just wanted to remind everyone about the free Anza-Borrego event at the West LA Adventure 16 tonight at 7PM.
The night will start with a wine and cheese happy half-hour, then show three [...]

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Backbone Trek 2010

February 2, 2010

The Backbone Trail runs 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains, from the Pacific Palisades to the Pacific Ocean north of Malibu. When it’s completed, it will be a fantastic backpacking route, but as it stands right now there’s only one campground on the trail, and a few sections of unfinished trail that [...]

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Mount Whitney Classes

January 13, 2010

I already posted this on Twitter and Facebook, but if you’re interested in learning more about tackling the tallest mountain in the lower 48, you’ll want to head to the Santa Monica REI tonight at 7PM for a free presentation on the basics, including gear, food, routes, and how to best snag one of those [...]

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Yosemite Explorer

August 11, 2009

… so one of the other things I did after I got home from that Islip hike was to book a camp site in Yosemite in a few weeks, as part of a planned Yosemite-Bodie-Mono Lake-Devil’s Postpile-Manzanar trip. I haven’t been to Yosemite in years, and I’m really looking forward to just kicking back [...]

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How to Avoid a Bear Attack

July 15, 2009

It’s so rare to see an outdoor instructional video that’s both informational and entertaining. It’s even MORE rare to see one with great production value. But Randy Boyum’s piece on bear safety for Howcast has ‘em all!
Despite the cartoonish nature and genuine laughs, the tips on bear safety here are good to know [...]

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Summer Hiking In L.A.

May 29, 2009

So it’s just about summer in Southern California. The sun is bright, the temperature is high — is there a better time to slather on sunscreen and climb mountains, sweating through your clothes for hours on end?
I’ll admit, when it gets really hot in the City of Angels, I’m more likely to [...]

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