My Hiking Bonafides

Following are some photos from a few of my many, maaany hikes. It seems like I’ve spent half of my life with a pack on my back. To read a few of the stories that go along with them, head over to my True Stories post.

Note: Click the pic to enlarge.

First, a good breakfast

First, a good breakfast

The vehicle of choice

The vehicle of choice

Shall we?

Shall we?

An early photo

An early photo

My Beautiful Daughter

My Beautiful Daughter

The lake

The lake

Another lake

Another lake

Quicksand escape

Quicksand escape

A fossil

Lost in the grass (my daughter at 5)

Lost in the grass (my daughter at 5)

Ruddy my heart

Ruddy My Heart

Red and white oak leaves

A long way to go

A long way to go

A wade in the stream (10 yrs old)

A wade in the stream (10 yrs old)

Making a friend

Making a friend

Waterfall!

Waterfall!

Hmm

Hmm

Taking a break

Taking a break

Seen in an abandoned trailer

Seen in an abandoned trailer

Do you see it?

Do you see it?

Another friend

Another friend

Mustard Stuck!

Mustard Stuck!

Mustard gets a bath

Mustard gets a bath

Wild Horses!

Ladybugs!

Ladybugs!

Adobe Trail

Adobe Trail

This way

This way

Canyon wall drink

Canyon wall drink

Cold Sierran drink

Cold Sierran drink

What? An emu!

What? An emu!

Taking it in

Taking it in

A sand dollar from long ago

Musty and the kid (15 yrs old)

Musty and the kid (15 yrs old)

At Big Sur

At Big Sur

Climbing Point Sal

At the top

Mountaintop in Cuyama valley

A few weeks later

Johnson Trail

Johnson Trail

West Cuesta Ridge

Ahhh

Ahhh

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A bumbler

We find a swing

We find a swing

A Talus Cave

A Talus Cave

River crossing

River crossing

Not - one - step - closer!

Not – one – step – closer!

Uh Oh!

Uh Oh!

Watched!

Watched!

Vultures circling us

Now What?

Now What?

Good to see you!

Lovely day

Lovely hike

Morro Bay estuary (from Cerro Cabrillo)

San Luis, day…

And night

A visit to the past

A visit to the past

A private spot

A private spot

A private lake

A private lake

A soft silence

Another time

Another time

Up the side

Up the side

More friends

More friends

Taking the plunge

Taking the plunge

Another pool

Another pool

A lovely spring

A lovely spring

A “darling bridge”

Fuchsia Flowered Gooseberry

A sea of flowers

Alone with my thoughts

Alone with my thoughts

Into the light

Side trip across Death Valley

Side trip across Death Valley

Snow!

Snow!

Beauty

Exploration

Exploration

The Raging Sea!

The Raging Sea!

Mother Of Pearl

Hello there!

Hello there!

A cave at The Grasslands

A cave at The Grasslands

Fossiling in The Grasslands

Fossiling in The Grasslands

Fossils 1

Fossils 1

Fossils 2

Fossils 2

Fossils 3

Fossils 3

Fossils 4

Fossils 4

Fossils 5

Fossils 5

Fossils 6

Fossils 6

At Sharktooth Hill

At Sharktooth Hill

Relaxing in Tallgrass

Relaxing in Tallgrass

My tent/hammock

My tent/hammock

With Chaparral

With Chaparral

The next generation

The next generation

Now grown up

Sunset

End of the day

End of the day

Good night

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