I’m an old fashioned kind of guy.  I don’t have a fancy phone.  I like good black and white films.  And I prefer the printed page over the digital one.  I love the musty smell of the old books, those annals of yellowed paper wrapped in Moroccan leather.  Magazines have a special place in my [...]

Last Sunday, I welcomed four new members to The Hike Guy’s Hiking Club. My friend George Lucas Ric arrived with his lively two-year old daughter, Eliza. She was ready to take on the trails with her pink backpack. Also new to the club are Leighton and Lori from Upland, California, who learned about me and [...]

The week of January 18th can be summed up in one word: WET. It rained almost nonstop from Monday to Friday, turning freeways into rivers and the Los Angeles River, which normally is more of a graffiti artist’s dry canvas than a river, into a raging waterway bloated with debris, dogs, and dramatic anglers.  But [...]

There’s a good chance that if you’re a Southern California driver and old enough to gamble (or maybe not), you’ve driven to Las Vegas. Every Saturday, thousands of drivers jump in their cars and towards Sin City on Interstate 15. As they say, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” but eventually they all drive [...]

Imagine this scenario: Hiker Bob decides to go on a last minute afternoon hike in the nearby woods. He has been on this trail many times before so he feels comfortable not telling anyone where he’s going nor bringing a day pack. Bob feels great getting on the trail again and everything is going well. [...]