When the going gets tough, get to the forest, pull out a chair next to a river and crack a cold one.
The Eastern Sierra is a great place to get away for a weekend, and that’s exactly what we did.
With the Sierra Nevada range blanketed in deep snow, I went to where travelers go during the winter months: the desert.
Even if it’s only for a day, time in the desert is never wasted.
One night trips are just as good as a 5 day adventure when you need to get away. My wife, dog and I took to the mountains for some fall hiking and color hunting.
With rain in the forecast, we went to the Sierras for some hero dirt mountain biking in Downieville along with some 4x4 camping.
Getting back into the groove can be hard. But with good people, good beers and some good adventure, it gets easy to fall right back into it.
I see the tip of the Black Rock Desert iceberg on a weekend trip with a few friends as we roamed the playa and enjoyed hot springs.
We made a quick escape for the Fourth of July weekend, trying to avoid crowds and traffic. Our night in the Sierra was full of beautiful vistas… and mosquitos…