by Allan | Aug 8, 2015 | 2015 Mountaintop PV Adventure
On paper it was all downhill today, for about 11 miles. I made my day’s goal, which was to reach the junction with the John Muir Trail, which is also part ofthe Pacific Crest Trail. The JMT starts in Yosemite Valley, climbs to Tuolumne Meadows and then heads...
by Allan | Aug 8, 2015 | 2015 Mountaintop PV Adventure
I had planned to play this summer, as well as work, and I had brought my backpacking gear. As we have been waiting for the PV hardware to arrive, Jeremiah suggested that this would be a good time to take a week off. I asked him for a suggestion of a good backpacking...
by Allan | Jul 29, 2015 | 2015 Mountaintop PV Adventure
Readers of my bicycle tour blog last year may remember my entries about Jamie Ramsay, the 34-year-old Brit who was running from Vancouver BC to Buenos Aires, Argentina. His unsupported mileage was typically a marathon or so a day, pushing a jogging stroller with the...
by Allan | Jul 29, 2015 | 2015 Mountaintop PV Adventure
We’re now at the stage where we have ordered most of the solar equipment that’s to be installed, and are waiting for it to arrive. So the time is right for me to take some play time, as August is likely to be a time of focus on the installation of the PV...
by Allan | Jul 26, 2015 | 2015 Mountaintop PV Adventure
On Thursday Jeremiah ended work in mid-afternoon in order to hike to the top of Mount Blanco, a nearby peak of 12,280′ or so. I asked to go with him, and it gave us a chance to get to know each other better. He and Autumn, his wife, have a two-year-old and her...
