Big Sur with Megan....

(First day. Walk in Partington Cove/Tan Bark Trail.)

(Remains of crazy large redwoods and the Basin Fire.)

(OOOOOH la la.)

(Sunset with Borracha blend half-bottle and the beach.)

(Driving south at sunset to Nacimiento Road....we camped on the ridge that night.)

(Next day at secluded beach...hanging out before heading to Tree Bones.)

(Tree Bones yurt.)

(Day 3. McWay Falls. 60 ft. and straight onto the beach. Pretty mint.)

(3rd night we stayed up at the north end of Big Sur at Andrew Molera. Here is before sunset.)

Catalina Classic...

Immediately after the JMT, I spent the night at Tim's house in Santa Barbara and ended up leavin the next morning for Ventura/L.A. area. I got in 2 bodysurfs and ended up spending the night at a friends house/futon as close to the ocean as it gets....on the rocks in Leo Carillo. Next morning, off to the Catalina Classic finish line. A 32 mile paddleboard race from Catalina to Manhattan Beach. Danny (my older brother) decided about 3 months prior that he was going to do this. It's one of the most prestigious paddleboard races in the world. He qualified to get into the race, got a boat lined up, and went. HE GOT 13th!! Out of a field of 83!! Here area few pictures. It was an emotional race and finish for all of us.

(Out on the right, 5 seconds from the finish.)

(Coming in after the finish and a little rest.)

(There he is!)

(Such a great moment...even Ernie was there!)

(Having a cry....it was amazing.)

(Telling us about it all.)

(The brothers.)

(The Kooks.)

 

(Love.)

(Bark and Local. 13th!)

JMT 2011...the real post.

Tim and I did the John Muir Trail in the Sierras again this year. We took 6 days and did 131 miles. Respectively, we did 16, 24, 27, 26, 24, and 14 miles by day. Both Tim and I went ultralight. My baseline pack weight was 11.5 lbs. with a camera. With 6 days of food (which ended up being too much) and Tim's tent (which I carried because he carried a BearVault), I weighed 24.7 or so pounds. Tim weighed in around 31 lbs. We finished both of us with blown up knees. We didn't train properly (or at all in my case) and as a result, the walking hurt a little bit more than we would have liked, but we still cranked miles and had a total blast. Unreal.

(Backpacks: Tim.... ~32lbs, Scott.... ~25lbs.)

(At the start. Devil's Postpile. I am multicolored and overly flambuoyant, but we decided on a little role reversal. Tim looked like a walking rock with all the colors that he wore.)

 

(Trees all ruined by large quantities of CO2 released from the earth.)

(Upturned roots and gorgeous light.)

 

(Campsite. Day 1.)

(Lake Virginia. Early morning walk.)

(One of my favorite tree on the trail. The coloration in the bark is amazing.)

(Yep.)

(Trailside yellows. For Megan.)

(Still from video of me walking. Cinelli cap........ROG.)

(Spaceship clouds.)

(Evolution Valley floor.)

(Dinner. In my face!)

(Sunset across the Valley.)

(Flowers below Muir Pass.)

(These frogs were EVERYWHERE below Muir Pass in the descending lakes.)

(Going into LeConte Canyon. Raaaaaaaargh!!)

(Up towards Mather Pass.)

(By Bench Lake. Mid-day lay and foot soak. Unreal.)

(Overlook on Day 1.)

(Evolution Valley sunset.)

(Glen Pass on our last day. About 7:30 a.m.)

(On the downside of Muir Pass.)

(Silver Lake, below Silver Pass.)

(Way down the backside of Muir Pass. Large granite valley.)