Agua Caliente Creek: The Reunion

Heart palpitations took me to urgent care on Thursday morning. I had a thumping in my neck and chest that was occurring for 3 days before I Web MD’d my fate and immediately booked it to my nearest Kaiser Permanente. After two hours, I was laying titties out on a gurney, getting an EKG whileContinue reading “Agua Caliente Creek: The Reunion”

Rancho Mission Canyon & Fergie

So in my quest to complete more difficult hikes and achieve a more twerkable butt, I have been upping my fitness ante. For the past 17 weeks I have been working out 3-4 times a week consistently and I haven’t done that since I’ve graduated high school and I’m stoked. At first I just wantedContinue reading “Rancho Mission Canyon & Fergie”

The Trip Where My Foot Exploded

If you still remember me, it is I, Burpina. It has been three years since I have written in this blog and I have been thinking about it for a long time. There had been a backpacking trip that had brought upon this leave of absence which then evolved into a period of being veryContinue reading “The Trip Where My Foot Exploded”

Penny Pines and the Burning Thighs

My first experience with snow in San Diego was being 8 years old and going to Mount Laguna. I ran onto a snow covered field were I was promptly hit and landed on a person who had been hauling ass down a hill on an inner tube. It was funny, don’t get me wrong, butContinue reading “Penny Pines and the Burning Thighs”

Hiking Basics: Footwear

Hiking and backpacking are sometimes said to be cheap hobbies. Anyone who actually does either will tell you that can be very untrue. The most important tool you have when you’re on the trail is your feet and for them to take you anywhere comfortably,  you need to have the right footwear. Shoes and bootsContinue reading “Hiking Basics: Footwear”