Snow Summit Big Bear Lake California Standing 8,174 ft above sea level, with 240 acres of skiable area. Once all the snow melts, usually in May Snow Summit opens their bike park. With chair lift access to 5 “in park” downhill runs. Varying from easy to pro level trails. Also Accessible from the top is […]
Lassen Peak Lassen Peak is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range. My first time to this volcano but not the first volcan I’ve climbed, check out my blog about Pico De Orizaba. Located Approximately 100 miles south of Mount Shasta in the Lassen Volcanic National Park. The mountains last eruption was May […]
Lake Almanor Is a 1,308,000 acre feet reservoir located in Plumas County, California. Approximately 2 hrs north of Lake Tahoe and 2 hrs north west of Reno. The 2 closest towns to Lake Almanor are Chester to the west and Susanville to the east. Lassen Volcanic National Park Visible to the north west of the […]
Marin Alcatraz Marin debuted their new dirt jumper, the Marin Alcatraz earlier this year. They work hand and hand with Matt Jones to develop quite possibly the most versatile 26” dirt jumper on the market. For this bike being the company’s first of its kind, I would deem it to be a huge success. Marin […]
Mount Soledad Sanding 824 ft above sea level, in the gorgeous San Diego community of La Jolla. Only 2 miles from La Jolla shores Mount Soledad on a clear day provides 360 degree views of the San Diego coast line to the west, Mission trails to the east, Point Loma and the Coronado Islands to […]
Red Tide in San Diego This has been the longest lasting red tide I can remember. Maybe the longest in San Diego history?? I just googled it. Apparently the last red tide this large was in 1995. One thing I feel that is unique to this bloom is the lovely aroma. If you have driven […]
Red Tide in San Diego Really not much of a spectacle by day. But if you catch the waves just after sunset, you have a largely different ocean to view. Red tide after sun down After the sunsets the bioluminescent plankton glow when agitated. For more night time surfing photos. As well as a video […]
Surfing bioluminescent waves. Oceanside, California. Red tide in San Diego Dull red by day and blue neon by night. Bioluminescence also known as Chemiluminescence is the result of a chemical reaction happening inside of plankton. This is a very similar reaction to a fire fly and other glow in the dark creatures. Some of these […]
North County Bike Park The name sounds nice, it looks good written. Unfortunately it doesn’t exist though. So many communities and cities have done a great job providing sports facilities, skate parks and recreational trails for people to enjoy. For most of these places bikes aren’t allowed or terrain isn’t suitable for modern mountain biking. […]
Organic Food San Diego As we enter into week 16 of the SARS2 COVID-19 outbreak, potential silver linings are starting to emerge. With new cases slowing in comparison to rates of increase. The “Flattening of the curve” could be happening. What is important now is to continue practicing preventive measures to keep things trending down. […]