The Circle of Solitude (sort of)— Late-July/Early-August 2019
The Circle of Solitude is a large 70ish mile loop in Kings Canyon National Park. It touches the northern tip of Sequoia for a bit, but…
Max Berger
Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley, via Sunrise Lakes and Clouds Rest — October 2018
This is a relatively short, 3 day hike that I did with a special group of guys. There were 4 of us, and we planned to hike from Tuolumne…
The High Sierra Trail and The Kaweah Basin — July 2018
Off the High Sierra Trail and into the Kaweah — one of the most remote basins in the Sierra.
Havasupai Falls: March 2018
Blue-green water in the desert: the hike into Havasupai and its famous falls.
December 20th, 2016: Ending another chapter
Writing from: The same Starbucks in Joshua Tree that I wrote from last time.
December 15th, 2016: Oh Joshua Tree…
Writing from: A Starbucks in Joshua Tree. Not very interesting, but nice to have an internet day as I’m feeling a bit under the weather.
December 12th, 2016: Back to California
Writing from: Jumbo Rock Campground. December is peak season for J Tree…unbelievably different from our last few days as they’ve been…
December 10th, 2016: Catching up my journal.
Writing from: The Mojave National Preserve. Now this is really the middle of no-where. I think this may be the most remote I’ve ever felt…
Arches and Canyonlands National Park + Monument Valley
Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree
The southwestern desert requires an attention to detail. What it lacks in grandeur that you see in the Colorado Plateau area or mountains…
Capitol Reef National Park
November 30th, 2016: A few people who touched our travels.
Started writing from: Cathedral Valley Campground. Middle of god-damn no where. We haven’t seen a single person all day, which includes the…