A short hike on the PCT Grassy Hollow Trail to look for an Mt. Baden Powell Bench Mark gives me a little more than I bargained for.

Today's mission: 1st, replace the torn American Flag on the Summit, 2nd, recover both survey marks at the summit. Mission Accomplished!

SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks 2021 Peak #9! A great day recovering survey marks on Mt. Wilson and learning about Nobel Scientist Albert Michelson.

Peak Bagging and my first journey across the Devil's Backbone! I loved every bit of this trail and couldn't have asked for better weather.

Taking advantage of perfect weather conditions to revisit Cuyamaca Peak and recover four survey marks that I'd missed on previous trips

All that remains of the three USGS survey markers on set on Big Black Mountain are the brass stems left in the bedrock. Vandalism sucks 😡

What a day! Bastard Ridge to Jones Peak is NO JOKE! 2,380 ft of gain in 1.90 miles! It was a beautiful day in the San Gabriel Mountains!

A great day of bumming around looking for survey marks and tromping through the snow! One easy peak bagged and lots of white fluffy stuff!

Finishing my day with what I thought would be a quick trip to Little Stonewall, EXCEPT I opted to take the north ridge, a total bushwhack!

A nice afternoon hike to the iconic Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee in Griffith Park, plus I recovered two survey marks in the process! Win-Win!

A repeat visit to The Thimble and San Ysidro Peaks from the SD 100 Peak Challenge plus two new Reference Marks found on San Ysidro Peak!

Two trips to the San Gabriel Mountains in one week and the 6th Peak on my SoCal 6POP Challenge. Another beautiful day hiking in the snow.

This was peak number 5 on my SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge and conditions were perfect! Blue Skies and NO Wind!

The final leg of my day's adventures! Another trip up Stonewall Peak and successful recovery of the Cuyamaca Azimuth Reference Mark No. 1

On my way to Fletcher Island High Point, I encountered my first Meander Line and recovered 5 very cool corner markers along the way!

My first snow hike! Our crew bagged 3 peaks and had a lot of fun learning that snowshoeing is an awesome physical challenge! A great day!

This afternoon was spent hiking all the trails in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, it was a beautiful day...check it out!

A quick trip up Woodson Mountain to recover the Reference Mark I missed on January 1st! Mission Accomplished!

Truly a Marathon! 26.87 miles, two peaks, and the third in my SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. Sun, snow, hail, and rain, we had it all!

Strawberry Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains on another perfect Southern California Day! 2 Peaks done, 7 to go on my SoCal 6POP List!