BlogHide Reblurtsderekrichardson in mycalifornia • last yearMy California - The Day Creek Project Part 1At the far eastern end of the San Gabriel mountains, below Cucamonga and Etiwanda peaks, is an area of wilderness that is fairly inaccessible. Mainly because the road that leads through it, the old…derekrichardson in philosophy • 3 years agoObjects, Concepts, Time, Language, and MathematicsSource Today I wanted to make a post that is going to be quite a bit different from my usual posts, but this has been on my mind and so I really wanted to write it out. It's probably gonna get…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 3 years agoMy California - Exploring the Santa Ana River Part 3Here it is... the long overdue part 3! If you haven't already be sure to check out part 1 and Part 2 . On those trips I started at the lower end of the river just above the Seven Oaks Dam…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 3 years agoMy California - Exploring the Santa Ana River Part Two - The High Trail and the Lower RiverAfter my last trip to the Santa Ana River I decided to come back to explore some more and campout overnight and try to do some trout fishing. So I headed back up to the backside of the…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Exploring the Santa Ana River Pt. 1 - The Old FlumeOne of my good buddies was moving out of California and wanted to go out and hike in the mountains with me one more time before he left. At the time he was living in Mentone, CA so I met him…derekrichardson in nature • 4 years agoAmazing Nature in My California - My Blooming GardenThis week I'm taking a break from sharing my mountain adventures to share with you one of my other passions... my gardens! I am lucky to live on a rather large (four acre) property, and much of it…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Prospecting the East ForkWelcome once again to my gold prospecting adventures! For those that don't already know, I have gold fever. Which you can read more about here . And my favorite place to prospect is the East…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Blue RidgeBlue Ridge is one of my favorite places to go for a quick hike. The drive up through Wrightwood is not very long from where I live and the huge views never cease to impress. Blue Ridge is a…derekrichardson in blurtravel • 4 years agoArizona Part 2 - The Highline TrailAfter our hike to Hells Gate my mom, her friend Ann, and I headed up on to the top of the Mogollon Rim . We checked out the campgrounds and found a spot to setup camp for the night. In the…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Bear MountainSo as I said in my Snow Summit post last week, I've been trying to get in my last few days of snowboarding before winter comes to an end. And barring some freak late season storm I think this…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Snow SummitAlthough spring has started here in California there is still a good amount of snow left up in the mountains. But it won't be there for long and I'm trying to get in a few last days of snowboarding…derekrichardson in blurtravel • 4 years agoArizona Part 1 - Hells GateI drove out to Arizona and met my mom and her friend Ann for two backpacking trips in the Mogollon Rim area near Payson, AZ . The first was a three day trip to an area known as Hells Gate…derekrichardson in nature • 4 years agoColorado Part 3 - Mt. HuronAfter our gold prospecting adventure at Cache Creek Mike and I headed south along the Sawatch Range and then up the Clear Creek drainage. We passed the lake and drove through all the cool…derekrichardson in blurtravel • 4 years agoMy California - MammothFor the last 15 years or so my mom and I have been making a yearly winter trip to Mammoth Mountain . And this year was no exception. Snow can be unpredictable here in California and some years…derekrichardson in nature • 4 years agoColorado Part 2 - Prospecting Cache CreekAfter checking out the ghost town at Independence pass , Mike and I crossed the Continental Divide and dropped down into the Arkansas river valley. In the small town of Granite, CO we…reblurtedblurtravel in introduceyourself • 4 years agoIntroducing Travel Curation Community in Blurt.Introducing Travel Curation Community in Blurt. Where are the travel lovers who wish to travel throughout the world? It's time to share your travel experience in Blurt for a chance of getting…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - White MountainAfter our trip to Mt. Tom and Basin Mtn. my mom, her friend Ann, and I, headed up into the White mountains to climb to the top of White Mountain peak ! The third highest peak in…derekrichardson in nature • 4 years agoColorado Part One - Independence PassI drove out to Colorado and met up with my buddy Mike at his house in Parachute . We loaded up our prospecting gear and camping supplies and headed out for a gold prospecting adventure! We…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Mt. Tom & Basin Mtn.For years whenever I've been traveling on route 395 and I get to Bishop the massiveness of Mt. Tom would always catch my eye. And I would dream about someday climbing to the summit. Then last year I…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Rockhounding Cascade CanyonMy buddy @brian.rrr told me he wanted to get out and do some rockhounding so I recommended we go checkout Cascade Canyon near the town of Mt. Baldy . I've done some rockhounding in the area…