Tag: backpacking

by James Murren 20 September 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains

Climb to Glen Pass and then back over Kearsarge Pass, Sierra Nevada

I woke early and was eating granola in my tent before 5:15. A little after 6:00, I was on myContinue Reading

by James Murren 18 September 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains

Listening to the Universe

From the time I was on-trail until the time I set up camp, I never went more than 20 minutesContinue Reading

by James Murren 17 September 2019 3
California Mountains

Backpacking to Charlotte Lake, Kings Canyon National Park, Sierra Nevada

I descended off Kearsarge Pass, hearing about a rabid bat biting two trail crew members at Kearsarge Lakes in theContinue Reading

by James Murren 16 September 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains

Onion Valley to Kearsarge Pass

I woke before sunup, as did several others in camp. At the bathrooms, people were cinching down pack straps andContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 September 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains

Onion Valley Campground

Back down from Robinson Lake, I had nothing to do but finish a book I was reading and cook supper.Continue Reading

by James Murren 11 September 2019 3
California Mountains

Onion Valley’s Robinson Lake, Eastern Sierra

I drove from San Diego to Onion Valley, knowing that when I got to the campground, the hours in theContinue Reading

by James Murren 10 August 2015 Number of comments0
MTB

De-Clutter and Make Order in the Chaos

Two years later, phase two of getting my gear organized is complete. A couple of case-beer boxes went to theContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 October 2008 Number of comments0
Mountains

When I Watch a Fire

“When I watch a fire, sometimes I think wood was meant to be burned.”                                                                 -Javier   ItContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 October 2008 Number of comments0
Mountains

Discovering New Places

Many of today’s outdoor, adventure magazines debate the idea that there are few or no places left on earth toContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
Honduras Mountains

Celaque–climbing Honduras’ highest peak

journal entry 4 September 1999  Gracias, Lempira, Honduras   The sun is rising over the mountains to the east, alreadyContinue Reading