Travels

NOTE: I posted many videos embedded in these posts using Vimeo, which made good on a threat to randomly take down videos after I discontinued their premium service. 


For Those Who Live In or Visit San Diego:


High on Iron Mountain (Poway)
Rite of Spring: Anza Borrego Desert (San Diego Back Country)
San Diego County's Elfin Forest (Escondido)
Nothing But Blue Sky  (Poway)
Black Mountain (Rancho Pensaquitos)
Lake Poway to Mount Woodson (aka Potato Chip Rock Hike)
San Onofre State Beach (Kinda) (Northern San Diego/Southern Orange County)
Harbor Drive from the Gaslamp to USS Midway (Downtown)
Be Good to Your Mother [Miguel Mountain] (Chula Vista)
Making the Most of Comic-Con (Downtown)
7 Bridges Urban Hike (Hillcrest/Bankers Hill/University Heights/North Park)
Local Guide to Sunset Cliffs (Ocean Beach/Point Loma)
Volcan Mountain Wilderness (Julian)

Or Other Parts of The Golden State:


The Streets of San Francisco (Northern California)
The Divine City of Davis (Northern California)
Slice of Sonoma County (Northern California)
'Birding' in Bodega Bay (Northern California)
Walking in LA (Southern California)
LA, Take 2 (Southern California)
Living Art in Laguna Beach (Southern California)
More San Fran Hiking (Northern California)
Sippin' & Cyclin' Thru the Santa Ynez Valley (Central California)
Hiking in Santa Barbara (Central California)
Summer in South Tahoe (Northern California)
Wine Barrel Tasting in Sonoma County (video) (post) (Northern California)
Stockton (Yes, I Said Stockton) (Northern California)
Getting a Read on the Nation's Largest Book Festival (Southern California)
Hiking the Mountains Surrounding Big Bear Lake (Southern California)
A Morning in Muir Woods (Northern California)
Backpacking on Catalina Island (Southern California)

And For Those Who Wander Elsewhere:


Hiking to The Cascades (Virginia)
Run Around Central Park (New York)
Winding Through the Windy City (Illinois)
Returning to Boston (Massachusetts)
A Chip Off the Ol' Block Island (Rhode Island)
Boston, Redux (Massachusetts)
A Hokie Homecoming (Virginia)
La Isla Encanto  (Puerto Rico)
My Favorite Rain Forest (Puerto Rico)
"ATVing" in Central Oregon (Oregon)
Fall in New England (video) (Connecticut and Vermont)
My Childhood Home  (Connecticut)
Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon (Arizona)
Hiking in the Presidentials (New Hampshire)
Surreal Surroundings of the Southwest (Arizona and Utah)
Maine Oh Maine (Maine, of course)
Mahalo, Maui (Hawaii)
From One House to Another (New Mexico)



For Those Interested in Races


My Race Reports





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