Approximately 30,000 people attempt to climb Mt. Whitney every year, the highest point in the contiguous United States, but only an estimated 10,000 successfully reach the summit. I have become one of those people.
Read moreHiking The Tallest Peak in Southern California
The 17-mile hike along the South Fork Trail is often a tough physical challenge for hikers looking for adventure. For me, San Gorgonio Mountain is a healing place. It’s an area where I can venture out to and seek answers to questions I pose in the wilderness.
Read moreLife Is Always About Change
It’s best to have as many tools and knowledge that you can use as situations arise, but life is always about change. It’s what you do when you face those changes that makes a difference.
Read moreChoosing To Do The Most Challenging Things
I have a problem, and it involves me making everything ten times more difficult than it needs to be. Whenever I search for my next hiking trail to tackle, I tend to look for the longest, highest-elevation paths. The Caliente Mountain Ridge Trail is no different.
Read moreSolo On The Mountain
From the high elevation, standing solo on the mountain, you are forced to change your perspective on life and everything in it. What seems big and impossible to deal with on the ground feels possible when you are standing among the clouds.
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