Where trails wander and stories unfold
Footprints & Frames
Photography brought me to hiking. Or maybe it was the other way around. Either way, I’ve found that the trail is my best studio — unpredictable, raw, full of character. These posts will be a blend of trip reports and visual storytelling: the where, the how, and the why behind the images I take.
Whether you're a fellow hiker, a photo lover, or just someone who enjoys a good view, I hope this space inspires you to lace up your boots — or at least see the world a little differently.
There’s something about hiking that slows the world down — and gives you the space to see more deeply.
I started this hiking journal not just to track miles or mountains, but to capture the small, fleeting moments: early mist through the trees, the way sunlight hits a mossy trail, or a distant peak caught in golden hour.
Spring Break - Day One
Day #1 - The Start That Didn’t Go as Planned
📍Hwy 101 to Hwy 1 (PCH), CA
🥾 401 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 6,000–9,000 feet
Faint, Questionable, and then Gone
Camp Seely & Cedarpines Park Loop
📍Crestline, CA
🥾 2.7 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 839 ft
Paved “Trails” and Caves
Dripping Cave via Aliso Creek and Wood Canyon Trail
📍Aliso Viejo, CA
🥾 4.8 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 203 ft
Favorite moment: Seeing the caves
Crossing Water in the Desert
📍 Palm Springs, CA
🥾 3.5 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 505 ft
Favorite moment: Walking through the water under the palm trees
Roadtrip!
📍 Route 395, CA
🥾 885 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 7,000 ft
Favorite moment: There wasn’t just one
A Closed Campground
📍 Location: Blue Jay, CA
🥾 Distance: 3.8 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 482 ft
Favorite moment: Hearing the chortle of a bald eagle overhead.
Peaceful Moments Beside the Water
📍 Location: Fallbrook, CA
🥾 Distance: 5.5 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 509 ft
Favorite moment: The babbling river alongside of the trail
Thankful for the Trail: A Thanksgiving Morning Hike in Boynton Canyon
📍 Location: Holcomb Valley OHV
🥾 Distance: 26.87 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 3,510 ft
Favorite moment: The changing topography
An Off-Road Excursion
📍 Location: Holcomb Valley OHV
🥾 Distance: 26.87 miles
📈 Elevation Gain: 3,510 ft
Favorite moment: The changing topography