Especially considering that this was a 3-day weekend, I was amazed at how quickly the time flew at camp. Sunday morning came far too quickly. Once again, we arose at the crack of dawn and gradually assembled in the dining hall. I grabbed a cup of freshly brewed coffee and enjoyed a quiet stroll around [...]
The sun has a challenge to reach through the forest canopy to wake up Sturtevant Camp. But our crew was up early in anticipation of a beautiful day of hiking and relaxing in camp. After a hearty breakfast of bagels, eggs, fruit – and the requisite coffee – the campers were free to pursue the [...]
17 miles. That’s all the distance between LA and Sturtevant Camp. Yet I had to map it myself to believe it. For no matter how many times I’ve been there, it’s still hard to grasp that there is such a remote and special place right in LA’s backyard. I spent this past weekend on a [...]
I wanted to write about this place when I started this blog – I had done 2 hikes here earlier in the year. But with a few exceptions, most of the blogging here has been about day-forward events. Today, however, I visited Big Santa Anita Canyon again, and so can give it its proper due. [...]
