Jim CarrettaOct 5, 20211 min readArizona Trail 2021Learning to travel in a new way. Goats are good. Arizona Trail Sep - Oct 2021 Elk country White Horse Hills Setting out. Kelly Tank...
Jim CarrettaSep 7, 20212 min readA Summer Haboob in Borrego SpringsWe visit Borrego Spr. at least once during the summer for some sensible walking, swimming, dawn tracking in the dunes, and we're always...
Jim CarrettaFeb 15, 20211 min readPyramid + Rosa Pt + Mile HighI joined hiking book author Scott Turner (coauthor of Afoot and Afield in San Diego County and author of Hike The Parks Mountaineers...
Jim CarrettaNov 8, 20205 min readElection Week 2020 Hiding In The DesertDuring the 2016 election, I avoided the noise and camped in the desert east of San Diego's mountains. I had no idea who won the election...
Jim CarrettaOct 27, 20201 min readGranite MountainOn October 25, 2020, I joined the team of Don Endicott, Scott Turner, and Sicco Rood to hike Granite Mountain. Weather at the base of the...
Jim CarrettaJun 29, 20191 min readQuest for Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica) eggsI had seen the egg cases of Harlequin Bugs on the internet for a long time and always hoped to find some. Today was my lucky day. A...