Ten years ago today, my then-girlfriend, now-wife Kelly and I went to Palomar Mountain State Park for a five mile hike. That hike proved to be the first five miles of what would eventually come a successful attempt to hike 1,000 miles in a calendar year. Today, I start a new decade after hiking my … Continue reading "10,000 Miles"
This week I tossed out the idea of an Afoot and Afield San Diego County challenge. When I say "tossed out," I mean I created a detailed spreadsheet with 100 routes that would give hikers a taste of everything great that San Diego County has to offer. In this blog, I'm going to lay out … Continue reading "The Afoot and Afield Challenge"
2020 is over (thank god), and it's time to look back on another year of hiking. This was my ninth year of hiking since I began keeping track, writing about my adventures, etc. It's had its ups and downs, but with all of that, I still got to enjoy 678.5 miles on the trail. Here … Continue reading "2020 in Review"