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Pt. Mugu State Park
“When Uncas follows in my footsteps, there will no longer be any of the blood of the sagamores, for my boy is the last of the Mohicans.” After some debate, Lakshan decided to celebrate the end of his bachelorhood with a surf trip to Pt. Mugu, just north of Malibu. This is a story told [...]
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Holcomb Pinnacles & El Cajon Mtn.
This is a dual post after back-to-back weekends on the rock. Last week, I ventured out to the Holcomb Valley Pinnacles with climbing friends Johnny and Wei. Holcomb is a popular sport-climbing area near Big Bear Lake. I should note that these are Wei’s photos, since I left my camera at home on both trips. [...]
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Joshua Tree
A fun 2-night climbing trip to Joshua Tree. Jasmine is finishing her third and final year of fellowship training at UCSD, and she put together a fellow’s retreat with classmates Cara and Heidi. Incoming fellow Anna and husband Rob joined us, as did Heidi’s brother. We camped at Indian Cove, not far from the site [...]
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Das Boot, Zion National Park
Das Boot! We’d been through the Subway before, but the Das Boot entry is longer, colder, and more technical. Exciting stuff, especially when you add a rotting elk carcass to the mix. We were worried about the cold, so I wore my 3 mm wetsuit and Cy rented a dry suit. The first 1/4 mile [...]
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Zion National Park
Ever since Steve and I hiked The Subway in 2006, I’ve been wanting to go back with a larger group. This would be the year, or would it? We secured an online permit, but the ranger informed us that the water level was very high, forcing most parties to turn around at the 2nd obstacle. [...]
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Kelso Dunes
Scott and I headed out to the Kelso Sand Dunes in the Mohave Desert for some photography. My uncle brought me here when I was a kid and I have fond memories of the place. I visited again during college, and this would be my third trip. The dune field turned out to be much [...]
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Alabama Hills
This is a photography trip that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I typically spend a few days snowboarding in Mammoth each winter, and it always kills me to drive past the scenic Alabama Hills without stopping for a visit. This time, we took two cars and after a weekend of boarding, [...]
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Zion National Park
Our second trip to Utah’s Zion National Park. Last time, Steve and I hiked the subway from the top down, and I didn’t get an opportunity to photograph the popular cascades area. On this trip, Scott and I got to the trailhead at 7 am and we made it to the cascades before the hordes [...]
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San Juans, Colorado
Colorado is home to the largest aspen forests in the world, so it’s no surprise that photographers flock here during the fall. I began my trip by visiting the iconic Maroon Bells, shooting the sunrise with no fewer than 50 other photographers. Then I made my way south towards Crested Butte via Kebler Pass, and [...]