Sequoia National Park's 11,204-foot Alta Peak turned out to be a great place to teach introductory mountaineering.

The 2008 Outdoor Education Program instructors' retreat took us to the winding canyon of Arroyo Seco, near California's Big Sur State Park.

A cold, rainy weekend snowshoeing the Trinity Alps of Northern California.

A quick weekend ski trip early in the winter of 2007-2008 at Kirkwood, near Lake Tahoe.

My friend Paul and I escaped over a November weekend to explore Point Reyes National Seashore on the coast of Northern California.

An attempt to climb Mount Sill is converted into a hike up nearby Mount Agassiz.

The second half of my summer in Alaska was spent mostly in the back country, on a three-week trip through the Wrangell Mountain wilderness.

During my summer in Alaska, I spent a day ice climbing on a glacier.

I spent an incredible summer in the middle of America's largest national park exploring mountains, glaciers, and valleys.

A weekend backpacking trip in the Emigrant Wilderness of northern California.

A fun weekend of rock climbing near Lake Tahoe.

A winter summit of a 10,381 peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.