[[[ Removing him was a bit of a terror for the both of us, since once discovered I found the thing rather repulsive. The water and soap in the shower made it ...
... Yeah, that's the intelligent, non-emotional reaction. But when I find I actually have one of those suckers on me, it really freaks me out and I want to...
Very nice TR Bob. When you come back down here(San Diego) let me know, cause I'ld love to hit a few of the peaks with you. I'm living in Clairemont right...
That fire a couple years ago in the San Ysidro area sure has made for less bushwacking on the way to San Ysidro - the hike was much nicer than I expected it to...
A classmate of mine does research on Lyme disease and its transmission. It is very difficult to catch Lyme disease west of the Rockies, and cases are...
Bob, If you're in AB around New Years, you might want to meet up with the SoCal Hikers ... they're having a group camp at Palm Canyon. FRF ... desert...
Wed Oct. 13 Sunrise found me a mile or 2 up the trail on my way to Michael Minaret. A beautiful fall day awakening around me as I hiked. A couple hours later...
Good trip report ;-) So did ya break your finger? Nathan climblight <syudla@...> wrote: Wed Oct. 13 Sunrise found me a mile or 2 up the trail on my way...
Dang, I was all jealous and stuff right up to the part where you rolled the boulder on your finger. I've been wanting to go back and do a dayhike to Michael...
... Yeah, but not seriously, its just about recovered. Bob, too bad you couldn't make this trip. Between the two of us mebbe we could have puzzled out where we...
This is slightly off topic, but what the heck. The SoCal Hiker's Yahoo group has created a 2005 Calendar composed of pics submitted and selected by the group...
9 peaks in 3 days - but hey, they're HPS peaks, so how hard can they be? Pretty tough in some cases. On Friday Matthew and I drove up through the wonderful...
Hey Bob, forgot to ask you this weekend.. On the way to Split/Black, when you walked along the road, I'm assuming you meant the road just at the top of SR155...
Yeah, we're talking about the same road. It starts off ok, but once the road is back on the north and northeast side of the mountain it is continuous snow -...
Thanks Bob. Looks like I won't be taking the bike after all. The ski area on the other side is Shirley Meadows- I think they have just a few lifts and are open...
I swear that you and my hiking partner plan sierra excursions purposefully. I was in Goddard Canyon last year, and this year may be in the Kaweahs during SC...
There wasn't enough snow to recommend snowshoes last weekend. We would have ended up carrying them the whole time, both on and off the road. ... have ... way ...
... Bob, thanks for the preview of the upcoming Challenge hikes! That's the training motivation I needed!! I've decided that my goal this year is to complete...
... hey there Sam, (laughs)... alright, alright, but I'll only admit sandbag status on the rappelling portion.. As for keeping up with you guys, I'm still ...
You would've laughed if you saw my sorry state the next morning.. I could barely walk straight I was so sore and stiff! ;-) You know what? I feel the same...
"He's a mountain goat in disguise" Nathan<-------calls the ASPCA. ... Bob Burd guy. ... Good to know I'm not the only one... He's a mountain goat in ...
Bob, It's curious that you included Isosceles Peak. Which route are you envisioning? If you plan to rope up, I can highly recommend the SW Buttress/West Face...