Choose a Friday evening in any season. Work’s loose ends are tied but a busy weekend lies ahead: a family birthday; a gym class; volunteering; dinner with friends. But there’s still time for an adventure. The car is packed: two people, a tent, sleeping bags and dinner already made. Take the Eight East. In twenty …
Seeking stillness in the Sierra
July 2020: plans to return to the Alps this summer crashed and burned, so we pivoted locally and went backpacking in Southern California's backyard: the Eastern Sierra. Eric and I aren't classic trail warriors. We prefer to follow our curiosity up pathless valleys and over unnamed saddles, walking quietly, treading lightly. Optimism is our strongest …
