Where Is Scott: travel & running blog

My recollections of summiting Mt. Whitney on August 6th, 2011 with Paul Capistrant, Catrina Capistrant and Matt Ghiglieri, in bullet point format (I’m still pretty beat, just want to get it all written down while it’s fresh). Packed up Thurs night. Woke up 5am Friday and drove to Lone Pine. ~ 5 hrs Participated in 11am lottery. Pulled #10 of 14. Scored only 2 available permits (overnighters) (needed 4). They said to return at 2pm for the day hike lottery …

After stopping by Vons to pack a lunch my brother Paul and I headed to the Atomic Museum in Las Vegas, NV to catch the monthly tour bus out to the Nevada Nuclear Test Site. We signed in, were given visitor badges and loaded up a large, white, unmarked charter bus and headed up through Vegas on the 95 toward the city of Mercury. Our tour guide was a little 81 year old man who’d been working in the NV …

The Two Towers Encinitas Trail Run 1098 Zona Gale Road Encinitas, CA Distance: 5 miles Type: Loop The Two Towers run is named because the run is around two water towers in Encinitas, one on the northern and southern points of the run. What’s nice about this run is that the trail is mostly groomed making for a smoother run. Overall rating: 7 Positives: Great views, nice hills Negatives: Short run   The Two Towers Encinitas Trail Run Find more …

Lake Hodges Trail Run – Northwest Rim Del Dios Park Lake Hodges Escondido, CA Distance: ~5 miles Type: Out-n-back Review details here Overall I give this trail a 5. Positives: Technical. Negatives: Inland so can be hot, lots of mountain bikes, lots of ankle twist possibilities. Lake Hodges northwest rim Find more Runs in Escondido, CA