New: mycaliforniaAll contentburnbotkrblurtactifitzzangamesvideoinstablurtburnpostr2cornellartcurationblurtafricaphotographyblurtindiablurtgermanlifeblogblurtblockblurthispanoHotTrendingNewDAppsderekrichardson 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 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 • 4 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 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 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 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…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Exploring Upper East ForkAs you might already know I frequent the East Fork San Gabriel river . I usually hike up the canyon from the bottom at Heaton Flats , but on this trip I decided to start at the top at…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - San Gorgonio's North FaceLast year I headed up into the San Gorgonio wilderness to climb Mt. San Gorgonio(11,503'). I've climbed it several times. In fact it's the peak I've climbed more times than any other with this being…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Crafts PeakI headed up into the San Bernardino mountains for an overnight backpacking trip to... Crafts peak! I had planned to camp on the actual top of the peak, but I didn't quite make it. A late start…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Mammoth RockMammoth Rock is a large outcrop made of limestone and marble that overlooks the town of Mammoth. It was a relatively short hike, but it was lots of fun! The terrain was mostly snow covered and…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - The Tahquitz LoopWe started from Humber park and headed up the Devils Slide trail over Saddle Junction and into Tahquitz valley. We hiked through Tahquitz meadow and over to Little Tahquitz meadow where we…derekrichardson in mycalifornia • 4 years agoMy California - Waterfalls and Rubies in San Antonio CanyonI wanted to get out and do some rockhounding so I headed up into San Antonio canyon to search for some Corundum ! Corundum has both Ruby and Sapphire varieties. And you can find both in San…
