I’ve never been a big fan of New Year’s Eve. The pressure, real or imagined, to do something big takes the fun out of it. But New Year’s Day — now that’s something I can get behind. Sure, there’s ...
It was still dark when I rose from my sleeping bag at 5 a.m. to prepare for a morning climb up Whale Peak in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. I knew the 11-mile hike to the 5,300-foot peak would be ...