Obsidian Collecting at Glass Butte
Glass Butte is a rockhounding site managed by BLM that sits about halfway between Bend and Burns on Highway 20. Several varieties of obsidian can
Glass Butte is a rockhounding site managed by BLM that sits about halfway between Bend and Burns on Highway 20. Several varieties of obsidian can
Last year at this time I had already practically worn out my skis, but La Nina has yet to show her face this winter in
Modern Hiker recently published a great post about training and preparing to climb Mt. Whitney. Casey wrote about some training hikes in Southern California, and
The Sierra summer backpacking season is coming to a close which means I am home again and can focus on the thousands of photos taken,
California desperately needs rain, but it’s so easy to appreciate the fact that we’re enjoying a wonderful spell of perfect weather in the middle of
We spent the first couple days of our trip exploring the southernmost side of Anza Borrego (along S2), basecamped at Agua Caliente Hot Spring. It
One of the most popular hikes in Anza Borrego is Borrego Palm Canyon. But just a short drive south of this canyon is Hellhole Canyon.
On the northern side of Anza Borrego there are the remains of an old calcite mine. In operation around WWII, they mined optical calcite for