City loop taking 48 minutes.
Short ride taking 24 minutes.
Hike Henderson loop.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 37 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 35 minutes. Lots of people in town.
Hike Garstin lollipop. Beautiful morning with lots of wildflowers and not much mustard.
Tollgate and Araby wash taking 42 minutes. 61 cars at Oswit Canyon!
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes.
Hike North Lykken. Pulled a lot of mustard.
City loop taking 46 minutes.
Short loop taking 31 minutes.
Hike lower Middle Lykken. Pull some mustard.
Hike South Lykken. Lots of people. Almost didn't hike but turned out to be nice.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 42 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Araby Pt.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 40 minutes.
Las Palmas loop taking 41 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 46 minutes.
Hike Oswit Canyon to second stream crossing. Lovely bright clear day but all the invasive grass is upsetting. Pulled some mustard.
Airport/downtown loop taking 39 minutes.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 35 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn. Nice morning and not much mustard along trail. Weather turning overcast and windy in afternoon.
Andreas Hills loop taking 45 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 42 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes.
Short Middle Lykken hike taking 1 hour. Cool and breezy.
Hike South Lykken. Nice day.
City loop taking 42 minutes.
City loop taking 44 minutes. Tour de Palm Springs in-progress.
Anza-Borrego day trip. Depart house 7:30a, 8658 odo. AM/PM for $1.99 coffee. Truckhaven at 9:05a. Clear and bright and no trash. Pulled a few mustard but there aren't many so far this season. Ella Wash site at 9:45a. Also clean with no trash. Drive short way up Coachwhip wash. About 15 campers at Pegleg. Henderson Road wildflowers pretty good but didn't stop. Coyote Canyon to first crossing and there is flowing water. 5 cars parked at Desert Garden. Christmas Circle at 11:15a for sardine lunch. Breezy but otherwise a very nice day. Stop at Fonts Wash on way out but too windy so just drive home. Home at 1:20p, 180 miles today.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 38 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque.
Downtown loop taking 39 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Hike Oswit to boulder.
Airport/Las Palmas loop taking 44 minutes.
First evening sighting using 8x30 binoculars. Then again Sunday 5a easy through 16x70 binoculars. Still no tail visible.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 32 minutes.
Hike North Lykken. Another beautiful morning. More hikers on trail that i like but everyone was friendly. And no trash at all!
First sighting of comet. 5a using 8x30 binoculars.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 28 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 36 minutes.
Checking out washes after the rains. Araby is closed and mud covered but no water today. Good flow under Bogert Trail bridge. Tahquitz Creak flowing all the way to El Cielo and beyond. Also there were 50 (!) cars parked at Oswit Canyon trailhead. Seems everyone out hiking after the rains.
Andreas Hills loop taking 44 minutes. Said hi to Barbie.
Hike Middle Lykken to Tahquitz Overlook taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 30 minutes. Cold rain half way.
Hike Oswit short loop.
Downtown loop taking 39 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 40 minutes.
Hike Henderson loop. No cars at TH today.
Shannon trail parking too busy. Damn hikers. Went to South Lykken but also too busy so just walked road to tollgate and back. Nice walk and a pretty morning.
© Florian Boyd