This year we decided to combine a group campout at Jackson Meadows with our annual mountain climb. We normally, for the past 12 years or so, have climbed Fall Creek Mountain, but this year we climbed Mt. Lola (more…)
This year we did our annual birthday hike in mid-September 2020. A very strange and challenging year with Covid, California fires, racial unrest in the country and the presidential election. (more…)
For our annual birthday hike we once again went to Fall Creek Mountain. 7500′ on the map. Six of us this year. (more…)
This year’s “birthday hike” also referred to as the Fall Creek Mountain hike was on 9/15/2018, a windy fallish Saturday. Weather was clear but cool so no swimming this time. (more…)
On September 17, 2017 we did our annual birthday hike to Fall Creek Mountain. Along with Kate and me were Janelle, (more…)
This year on Sept 11th we did our annual Fall Creek Mountain climb. Stephen Bannister, Kate and I started this tradition in 2010 and have had various friends join us over the years. Actually, I went up to the peak for the first time on June 4, 1999 with my dog Stanley and between then and 2010 have climbed there several times. Kate and I climbed there with Ben and Biggs in 2006 and 2007. This year I decided to make a video of the climb with very few photos. This year three of us are in our 70s and three in their 60s. It was so easy this year. Amazing.
Following this 2016 video and photos is the group shots by year since I first went there.
Photos from 1999 (below). I went from the top of Fall Creek Mtn, then to the top of the ridge between Culbertson Lake and Penner Lake and shot photos to the opposite side
2006(below) Kate, me, Ben and Biggs
2010(below) (first “birthday hike”)
The founders of this tradition
2011(below)
2012(below)
2013(below) – just me, Stephen and Janelle in snow!
2014(below)
2015(below)
2016 (below)
2017 (below)
2018 (below)
