2013 Adventure Recap

2013 was an awesome year of adventures! From the coast to the High Sierra, there was a lot of everything. Browsing through my posts from this year really makes me appreciate living in California where it’s possible to enjoy a diverse set of adventures and occupy my desire to explore wild and rugged places year around.  This year was a little different in that I dealt with a major injury setback (Achilles and Soleus) in the Spring that required months of rehab and therapy. This precluded some of the more grand projects I had in mind, including FKT type aspirations. As the injury improved in the fall I was able to get out on some longer and faster outings which proved very memorable. Despite some frustrations with the injury I spent more time exploring the Sierra than in any prior year, which is very encouraging. This leaves me optimistic in thinking about what I can do if I’m healthy. I’ve already got many ideas for next year so the excitement level is high. Below is a complete list of this year’s adventures with a link to the blog post where I described that adventure in greater detail with many photos. Note: several adventures in the Ventana Wilderness along the Big Sur Coast occurred in late December 2013, but will be blogged in early 2014. I also envision putting together a list or online guide to my favorite Big Sur hikes and adventures.

1. Glacier Point XC (December 31, 2012) 
2. Dewey Point Snowshoe (January 1, 2013)
3. Mount Silliman Snowshoe (January 19, 2013)
4. Winter Alta & Moose Lake Snowshoe (January 20, 2013)
5. Buena Vista Peak, Horse Ridge & Ostrander Snowshoe (February 10, 2013)
6. Prairie Creek Redwoods (February 16-18, 2013)
7. Jedediah Smith Redwoods (February 17, 2013)
8. Point Reyes 27 mile loop (March 23, 2013)
9. Pinnacles National Park (April 6, 2013)
10. Doud Peak & Rocky Ridge (April 13, 2013)
11. Post Summit & East Molera Ridge (April 14, 2013)
12. Cone Peak via Stone Ridge Direct (April 20, 2013)
13. Yosemite North Rim Tour (April 27, 2013)
14. Clouds Rest via Yosemite Valley (April 28, 2013)
15. Doud Peak & Rocky Ridge (May 11, 2013)
16. Pico Blanco via Little Sur (May 12, 2013)
17. Tenaya Rim Loop (May 19, 2013)
18. Cherry Creek Canyon (May 25, 2013)
19. Smith Peak (May 26, 2013)
20. High Sierra Camps Loop (June 1, 2013)
21. Tuolumne Explorations (June 2, 2013)
22. Rodgers Peak (June 15, 2013)
23. Sky Haven & Cloudripper (June 16, 2013)
24. Volcanic Ridge and Minarets Loop (June 22, 2013)
25. Mount Starr and Little Lakes Valley (June 23, 2013)
26. Reinstein & Godard Fastpacking (June 29-30, 2013)
27. Mount Florence (July 5, 2013)
28. Onion Valley to South Lake (July 6, 2013)
29. Mount Hoffman (July 7, 2013)
30. Tapto Lakes (July 19-21, 2013)
31. Desolation Seven Summits (July 28, 2013)
32. Pinnacles National Park (August 4, 2013)
33. Red Slate Mountain (August 10, 2013)
34. Sawtooth Loop: Matterhorn Peak, Finger Peaks, Kettle Peak (August 11, 2013)
35. Mount Stanford & Kings-Kern Loop (August 24, 2013)
36. Mount Shasta via Clear Creek (August 31, 2013)
37. Trinity Alps Traverse: Mount Hilton, Wedding Cake, Thompson Peak (September 1, 2013)
38. Caribou Lakes (September 2, 2013)
39. Lion Loop: Lion Rock & Triple Divide Peak (September 8, 2013)
40. Kaweah Queen, Lawson Peak & Kaweah Gap (September 15, 2013)
41. Whitney to Langley via Miter Basin (September 28, 2013)
42. Tulainyo Lake: Cleaver Peak and Mount Carillon (September 29, 2013)
43. Robinson Peak (October 5, 2013)
44. Little Lakes Valley (October 5, 2013)
45. Mount Winchell & Mount Robinson (October 6, 2013)
46. Andrew Molera (October 13, 2013)
47. Foerster Peak (October 19, 2013)
48. Tuolumne to Devils Postpile via Minarets and Donohue Peak (October 22, 2013)
49. Monarch Divide Semi-Loop: Kennedy Mountain, Munger Peak, Goat Mountain (October 27, 2013)
50. Cone Peak Marathon (November 3, 2013)
51. Clouds Rest & Yosemite’s South Rim (November 9, 2013)
52. Point Reyes South District Loop (November 24, 2013)
53. Junipero Serra Peak (December 8, 2013)
54. Cone Peak via Stone Ridge and North Coast Trail (December 15, 2013)
55. Boronda/De Angulo Loop (December 21, 2013)
56. Partington Cove to McWay Falls (December 22, 2013) 
57. Sierra Hill at Brazil Ranch (December 22, 2013)
58. Ventana Double Cone (December 24, 2013) 
59. Limekiln to Big Sur via the Coast Ridge (December 28, 2013) 
60. Prewitt Ridge (December 29, 2013)