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What Would Ed Do?: In The Canyon
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Sunday, January 13, 2013. A friend emailed last week to ask if I wanted to join her on a lengthy hike in Topanga State Park, and it was a no brainer—I hadn’t seen her in eons, I hadn’t been to Topanga SP in eons, and I still hadn’t visited her new home in the canyon. But I’ll get there, I will. Sometimes hiking is about perspiration, and sometimes it’s about inspiration. On this particular sunny, cool January morning, it was both. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Inspired by the climberman / superhero...
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What Would Ed Do?: January 2011
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Mt Zion Loop aka "Escape From Kelp Mountain". Having knocked off some 14- and 16-milers in the past, coupled with the relatively low-elevation profile of the trek (Chantry Flat rests at 2200'; Mt. Wilson at 5710', with lots o' miles between the two), we knew we'd come out with sore quads.but even then, we had NO IDEA WHAT LAY AHEAD. If you're not one of the masochistic few who've put in the grunt work on this special route, let me describe the first half of the trek:. Shower, r...
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What Would Ed Do?: August 2011
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Thursday, August 25, 2011. Sequoia National Park aka "BEAR! I can assure you that the bears in Sequoia National Park are NOT hidden). The plan was to stuff the car with tents and marshmallows and head up to Sequoia National Park for my birthday weekend, but talk of LA's infamous (*cough*. lame. Carmaggedon" weekend instilled the fear of gridlock into my would-be companions, so we pushed it a week and finally arrived at the Dorst Campground just as the sun set. Oh, shit.". My mind was racing. In prepa...
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What Would Ed Do?: September 2010
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Monday, September 6, 2010. Mt Whitney aka "Hallelujah! No more numbers, no more statistics. During last week's Mt. Whitney adventure, I realized that for me, hiking is not about calculations or measurements or stopwatches, mileage accumulated, altitude gained - it's about truly living in the moment. And what a moment! And then we hit the road. The familiar sawtooth ridge was unmistakable. I can't believe we're really here. Hungry mama bears loitering around the campground we'd be staying at that evening&...
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What Would Ed Do?: The Cadman Spur
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Today I took the path less traveled…which also happened to be the path of more. Resistance (but the good kind). The trail sloped down through the greenery out of sight, and the San Gabriels rose on the horizon, silhouetted in the morning haze. I could see my originally intended path weave along the hillside below, now looking pretty boring next to my spectacular muddy green perch. Not too shabby, Griffith Park. Not too shabby. I smiled a big, sweaty smile, and found myself on ...
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What Would Ed Do?: March 2011
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Monday, March 14, 2011. Conan's Corridor aka "Heart Attack Rock". I gots the desert fevah. A little over a month ago, I drove out to Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree National Park for a short weekend with The Hike Guy. Kolby Kirk, and a few of his friends (including photographer Matthew Laine Nall. Arriving back at our campsite, the wind was a-rippin', so we huddled around the picnic table, refueled, and hopped across the road to set off for Conan's Corridor. Scrambling up and around giant bould...
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What Would Ed Do?: July 2010
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Friday, July 9, 2010. Backpacking Preparations aka "Procrastination". This photo is unrelated to this post; I just know that people like to look at photos when they read blogs. I took this in Olympic National Park almost four years ago. Enjoy.). I just returned home from an angst-ridden viewing of what may only be described as an epic, timeless love tale for the ages - Eclipse. Aka the third Twilight. Oh yes, packing. . As I am still mulling the lessons learned from the Yosemite backpacking trip two wee...
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What Would Ed Do?: April 2011
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Sunday, April 17, 2011. Dairy Queen Wall aka "Um, so the approach is the crux, right? I do not know this guy, but he did a lovely job. And only my second time climbing outdoors in my entire life (the first time happened, I don't know, thirteen or five billion years ago). About half a minute into the scramble, I stopped and said to Laura, "Um, is THIS the climbing? Knowing full well that this was exactly why the "approach shoe" was created. What Would Ed Do? Ed guided something like 20 million ascents of ...
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What Would Ed Do?: Annapurna aka "Every Chick's Got One"
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Annapurna aka "Every Chick's Got One". This beauty came in the mail the other day:. In internet parlance: ZOMG! This isn't just any old badass T-shirt - this is a replica of the badass T-shirts sold to raise funds for the first successful American expedition to the summit of Annapurna. Annapurna I, if you're being technical), the 10th highest mountain in the world, back in 1978. I had to have it. But since finishing Annapurna. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Inspired by the...
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What Would Ed Do?: Dairy Queen Wall aka "Um, so the approach is the crux, right?"
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Sunday, April 17, 2011. Dairy Queen Wall aka "Um, so the approach is the crux, right? I do not know this guy, but he did a lovely job. And only my second time climbing outdoors in my entire life (the first time happened, I don't know, thirteen or five billion years ago). About half a minute into the scramble, I stopped and said to Laura, "Um, is THIS the climbing? Knowing full well that this was exactly why the "approach shoe" was created. What Would Ed Do? Ed guided something like 20 million ascents of ...
