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October 9th, 2008 at 5:42 am » Comments (2)
Here's a tribute to Hockett country that I recently threw together, to the music of U2's song "Elevation". Yes, we take the song quite literally, as it serves our present ...more »Kern Canyon 2008: Sunday
July 24th, 2008 at 7:23 pm » Comments (0)
I returned to Lewis Camp Trailhead by way of Trout Meadows—about 16 miles with 3800 feet of gross elevation gain. Clouds had gathered overnight, so the weather was mild, with ...more »Kern Canyon 2008: Saturday
July 24th, 2008 at 3:31 am » Comments (2)
Just after six in the morning, just as the moon set over the Western Divide, I left the Jordan Trail, taking the Cutoff Trail that heads over the tail of ...more »The Inevitability of Fire
July 1st, 2008 at 7:06 pm » Comments (1)
A couple years ago, my friend Juan and I attempted to follow the route of the old Hockett Trail above Ladybug Camp in Sequoia National Park. We were stopped in ...more »A Hockett Trail Guide: 11. Hockett Hill
May 29th, 2008 at 4:20 pm » Comments (2)
Welcome to LA. No, there's not a big green road sign announcing "Los Angeles City Limit" at Trail Pass, but maybe if there were it would not be entirely inaccurate. ...more »A Hockett Trail Guide: 10. South Fork Kern
May 29th, 2008 at 6:41 am » Comments (0)
At Tunnel or "Chickenfoot" junction we enter the domain of a slightly different subspecies of golden trout native to the South Fork Kern. This junction was once known as the ...more »A Hockett Trail Guide: 9. Golden Trout Creek
May 29th, 2008 at 5:40 am » Comments (0)
From here we head up the second native golden trout stream along the Hockett Trail, Golden Trout Creek. The original Hockett Trail was without bridges. Its strategy for crossing the Kern ...more »A Hockett Trail Guide: 8. Kern Canyon Fault
May 28th, 2008 at 11:04 pm » Comments (1)
Trout Meadows: the old crossroads of the southern Sierra. Here's where three trans-Sierra trails crossed: the Dennison, the Jordan, and our Hockett Trail. This is also where the eastern leg ...more »A Hockett Trail Guide: 7. Little Kern Valley
May 28th, 2008 at 6:04 pm » Comments (0)
Here, near the headwaters of the Little Kern, is where the Golden Trout leg of the Hockett Trail begins, and the native country of my favorite variety of golden trout. Ladies ...more »A Hockett Trail Guide: 6. The Western Divide
May 27th, 2008 at 2:07 am » Comments (0)
After crossing Hunter Creek, the incline increases as the Hockett Trail leaves the Hockett Plateau for the Western Divide. After ascending 850 feet, the trail reaches a ridgecrest that might ...more »