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San Gabriel Mountains Summer Water Report Lower Arroyo Seco through Mount Baden Powell
The Summer conditions of the Water sources starting from Johnson Rock at JPL and NASA was not the intension of my hike through the San...
Randy Berton
Sep 152 min read


Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to the San Gabriels I go
6:07 PM PDT Tuesday August 26th 2025 Starbucks South Pasadena CA I am heading up into the San Gabriel Mountains from Pasadena to Mount...
Randy Berton
Aug 261 min read


Sierra 500
4:29 PM PDT Thursday August 14th 2025 Carls Junior Lone Pine Ca I was on trail at 12:30 AM Goal: to reach the summit of Mount Whitney...
Randy Berton
Aug 141 min read


Kearsarge Pass to Mount Whitney
Here we go back to the last portion of the Sierra 500 Kearsarge Pass to Mount Whitney 11:10 AM PDT Sunday August 10th 2025 Independence...
Randy Berton
Aug 101 min read


Bishop CA, I am not taking a Zero the Zero is taking me 🫠
Sierra Gooseberry 1:45 PM PDT Friday August 8th 2025 The Hiker is eating Mounds Dark Chocolate and Coconut at Starbucks in Bishop. The...
Randy Berton
Aug 83 min read


SIERRA 500
Bishop California Starbucks. 9:26 AM PDT Wednesday August 6th 2025. Shout Out to South Pasadena Starbucks ❤️ Mark, Moe, Alex, Ashley,...
Randy Berton
Aug 63 min read


85 Miles to Independence
9:37 AM PDT Monday July 28th 2025. I am going SOBO on the John Muir and Pacific Crest Trail to resupply at Lake Edison Vermillion Resort...
Randy Berton
Jul 282 min read


Continuing on the Pacific Crest Trail SOBO Toulumne Meadows to VVR
7:37 AM PDT Mammoth Lakes Starbucks Wednesday July 23rd 2025: A Starbucks Dark Roast waiting for the Yosemite Transportation at the...
Randy Berton
Jul 232 min read


The Land of Rock Candy
12:14 PM PDT Monday July 21st 2025. Two Zeros ✍️ Starbucks Mammoth California. Emigrant Wilderness The Nero back at Sonora Pass in...
Randy Berton
Jul 212 min read


Sierra Update: Echo Summit to Sonora Pass
I left Echo Summit SOBO PCT Mile 1563.09 into the well known west of the Eldorado National Forest where stories of Gold Diggers, Riders...
Randy Berton
Jul 142 min read


Randy Berton
Jul 80 min read


Continuing The Discovery of the High Sierra on the Pacific Crest Trail: Tahoe Rim Trail to Mount Whitney
9:28 AM PDT Monday July 7th 2025 Starbucks @ Raleys South Lake Tahoe; It has been been a tremendous point of irritation just trying to...
Randy Berton
Jul 72 min read


The Transition from the Tahoe Rim Trail to the Pacific Crest Trail
2:23 PM PDT Saturday July 5th 2025 Location: Starbucks at Ray's Market in South Lake Tahoe. The 4th of July at the Tent site of Pacific...
Randy Berton
Jul 51 min read


How Dry I Am - a short note on a long water carry 💧
From Spooner Lake on the Tahoe Rim Trail Mile 64.5 to Kingsbury Mile 80.8 including a 1.5 walk in and out from Spooner Lake for water a...
Randy Berton
Jul 42 min read
Tahoe City to Kingsbury Resupply in the Sky
Tahoe Rim Trail Hiker "Spoon" is looking over the pictures of our recent visit in Tahoe City. While in town we met up with a Hiker...
Randy Berton
Jun 293 min read


Tahoe Rim Trail Desolation Wilderness to Tahoe City
The resting place: June 21st 2025. Saturday night Spoon and I drove around dirt and wind in Jawbone recreational area along Antelope...
Randy Berton
Jun 262 min read


Wednesday June 18th 2025 Starbucks South Pasadena CA.
I would like to think I have this site under control...It does...it completly has me under its control 😳 As long there is good Wi-Fi and...
Randy Berton
Jun 181 min read


Getting ready for the Trail
Almost there June 18th 2025 clicking away at Starbucks in South Pasadena CA sorting out some last minute sources, syncing my Garmin...
Randy Berton
Jun 91 min read
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