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- Cowles Mountain
- Iron Mountain
- Woodson Mountain, Eastern Approach
- Canyon View Loop Trail, Whitewater Preserve
- Bump-N-Grind Trail, Palm Desert (aka Bump-AND-Grind)
- La Orilla Trail, San Elijo Ecological Reserve
- Partington Cove Trail, Big Sur
- Long Valley to Folly Peak to Mt. San Jacinto (2011)
- Backcountry Skiing San Jacinto
- Current Snow Conditions on Mt. San Jacinto, January 2012
- Cabazon Dinosaurs
- Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve
- Zzyzx, Mojave National Preserve
- The Mojave Desert Tortoise Application and CA Desert Application
- Ring Loop Trail, Mojave National Preserve
- Hole-in-the-Wall Petroglyphs
- The Integratron
- Wheel of Kama and the Wheel of War
- The Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves
- 2012 Quadrantid Meteor Shower, January 4, 2012
- The Blue Sun Cave
- Desert Oddities near the Blue Sun Cave, Anza Borrego Desert
- Skiing/Snowshoeing/Hiking the Mariposa Grove in Wintertime
- Penny Pines to Foster's Point
- The Gin Flat Loop
- Cross Country Skiing Yosemite Valley
- Happy Isles Trail Junction to Cloud’s Rest, Yosemite National Park, Part II
- Happy Isles Trail Junction to Cloud’s Rest
- Mist Trail to Nevada Fall
- The Mist Trail to Vernal Falls (Summer)
- 2011 Geminid Meteor Shower, December 13-15th
- The Mist Trail to Vernal Falls (Staying Dry)
- The Mist Trail to Vernal Falls (Winter)
- Total Lunar Eclipse, December 10, 2011
- Sentinel Dome Pictures, Yosemite National Park
- Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park
- Wawona Tunnel Emergency Access, Yosemite National Park
- Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park
- Stonewall Peak Photos, Circa 2000
- Stonewall Peak, Rancho Cuyamaca State Park
- The White Deer of Mission Hills/Inspiration Point
- Goodan Ranch/Sycamore Canyon Preserve – Cardiac Hill to Ridge Trail Loop
- Crest Canyon to Torrey Pines State Beach Trail Run
- Crest Canyon
- The Del Mar Airport
- Lusardi Loop Trail, Black Mountain Community Ranch Park
- Tarantula Season!
- Great Video of San Diego's Red Tide 2011
- San Diego Red Tide, 2011
- Do not adjust your dial...
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Gowalla, Foursquare, and Trailhead on the Eastern Rim of San Diego County
- The Yeti of Ranchita
- The Pre-historic Metal Creatures of Borrego Springs (or, if you prefer, DINOSAURS).
- Salvation Mountain
- Mogfest – October 22-24, 2010
- How to reach the wreck of the Dominator: Ranchos Palos Verdes, California
- Even on San Gorgonio, nothing is the same.
- San Gorgonio – July 31, 2010, Vivian Creek to Summit – 15.6 Miles Roundtrip, or Greater?
- This year, the Beardpocalypse will be halved.
- Project Grizzly a/k/a Beardpocalypse 2010
- Mt. Lawson, July 3, 2010 - there is no ladder!!!
- The Best of the 2010 Whitney Excursion - the FOOD!
- Mt. Whitney, Portal to Summit, June 21, 2010, Part Three
- Mt. Whitney, Portal to Summit, June 21, 2010, Part Two
- Mt. Whitney, Portal to Summit, June 21, 2010, Part One
- San Jacinto Tram to Summit, May 31, 2010
- Xterra Mission Gorge 5/15K Trail Run, May 30, 2010
- Red Tide II, San Diego, May 27, 2010 and on…
- The unexpected lurks everywhere in the desert, from factories in Trona, to snow in Death Valley.
- The general wastelands are not lightly traveled…stories and tips from the Southern Californian deserts from 2010.
- Xterra Malibu Creek Challenge Trail Run – May 8, 2010
- Red Tide! Red Tide!
- How Changing a Tire Becomes an “Epic Adventure” – or, it’s all about perspective.
- Monaco! What’s Yours Is Creativity – and, fine – mine.
- The “DC” – Step lightly, dangerous at any speed since days of yore.
- Xterra Black Mountain Trail Run, March 14, 2010 5/15k
- The World’s Fastest 5k– the Carlsbad 5000, April 11, 2010
- Viva Las Henderson?!?! - Lake Las Vegas Xterra Trail Run, April 24, 2010
- Smoke 'em!
- A blog shortage? Are you serious? Well, maybe not yet. But soon?
- Mt. Baldy, California – February 28, 2010 – Fresh pow pow glide!
- Sunrise, January 1, 2010 – Garnet Peak, California
- Interregnum – Where to go from here? The map is blank, Part II.
- Interregnum – Where to go from here? The map is blank, Part I.
- Interregnum – the past is the past, the future the future, and the now now.
- Interregnum – The problems behind the great content absence of the early twenty-first century.
- Interregnum – Welcome Back. My name is the Last Adventurer, and I write this blog.
- The First (and last) Pizza Port Mountaineering Expedition – Day One
- The LA's List of Gear for Whitney, October 19-20, 2007
- Plans, group commitments, and other things all change easily because of weather.
- I’ve always liked the motto, “Be Prepared”.
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part VI - Assorted Things
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part V -Minor to Major Potential Trail Perils (Giardia)
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part V -Minor to Major Potential Trail Perils (Heatstroke/Hypothermia/Dehydration)
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part V -Minor to Major Potential Trail Perils (Altitude Sickness)
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part IV – What to eat on the trail.
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part III - Food Storage: What to do about bears on the trail.
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part III - Food Storage: What to do about bears and your car.
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part II – What to Expect on the Trail from Whitney Portal to the Summit of Mt. Whitney (Day Two)
- LA’s Guide to Summiting Whitney, Part II – What to Expect on the Trail from Whitney Portal to the Summit of Mt. Whitney (Pre-Day One, and Day One)
- The Last Adventurer's Guide to Summiting Mt. Whitney - Introduction and Permits
- Drinking only provides more harebrained ideas.
- A good conversation is a hard thing to find…
- There are only so many ridiculous excuses one can make before an appearance is necessary.
- A place where everyone knows your name…
- Winter Climbing Mt. Whitney, 2005 Style, Part 4
- Winter Climbing Mt. Whitney, 2005 Style, Part 3
- Winter Climbing Mt. Whitney, 2005 Style, Part 2
- Winter Climbing Mt. Whitney, 2005 Style, Part 1
- Reflections on the Ongoing Angora Fire
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 9, Other Grand Canyon Tips, Continued
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 8, Other Grand Canyon Tips, Continued
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 7, Other Grand Canyon Tips
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 6
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 5
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 4 (The Grandview Trail to Horseshoe Mesa, Continued)
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 3
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 2
- The Last Adventurer’s Short Guide and Tips to the Grand Canyon, Part 1
- California Horned Lizard
- Fools Follow, Part 11
- Fools Follow, Part 10
- Fools Follow, Part 9
- Fools Follow, Part 8
- A Photo from the Lyrid Meteor Shower of 2007
- The Lyrid Meteor Shower – Beautiful, or Invisible? Part 6
- The Lyrid Meteor Shower – Beautiful, or Invisible? Part 5
- The Lyrid Meteor Shower – Beautiful, or Invisible? Part 4
- The Lyrid Meteor Shower – Beautiful, or Invisible? Part 3
- The Lyrid Meteor Shower – Beautiful, or Invisible? Part 2
- The Lyrid Meteor Shower – Beautiful, or Invisible?
- Fools Follow, Part 7
- Fools Follow, Part 6
- Fools Follow, Part 5
- Fools Follow, Part 4
- Fools Follow, Part 3
- Fools Follow, Part 2
- Fools Follow, Part 1
- The Car Goes: “Vroom Vroom, Beep Beep”, Part 2
- The Car Goes: “Vroom Vroom, Beep Beep”, Part 1
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day 4: Mile 32 is full of tricks, Part 3.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day 4: Mile 32 is full of tricks, Part 2.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day 4: Mile 32 is full of tricks.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place, Part 7.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place, Part 6.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place, Part 5.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place, Part 4.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place, Part 3
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place, Part 2
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Three: I hate this place.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day Two and One Half: Storms don’t disturb human biology.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track - Day Two: Beware the Kea, Part 5
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track - Day Two: Beware the Kea, Part 4
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track - Day Two: Beware the Kea, Part 3
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track - Day Two: Beware the Kea, Part 2
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track - Day Two: Beware the Kea.
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day One - Enter the Shadowlands, Part 2
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track: Day One - Enter the Shadowlands
- The Freewalkers Guide to the Milford Track - The Prequel: “The Walk of a Lifetime”
- A Complete Culinary Catastrophe
- An Unfortunate Sunday.
- Oklahoma is only minutes away.
- Welcome!