Category: Writing
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Day-Hiking Mount Whitney
Day-hiking the tallest peak in the lower-48: Mount Whitney and field-testing some Terramar Gear along the way.
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LA’s Backyard
Established over a hundred years ago and covering over 700,000 acres, the Angeles National Forest is a massive undeveloped area on the northern edge of LA’s sprawl. The forest contains the San Gabriel Mountains, several campgrounds and hiking areas. The numerous peaks and valleys, chaparral vegetation, quiet dessert-like climate and lack of development make you feel…
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A visit to Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park, located a few hours north east of Los Angeles, is a part of the country I’ve always wanted to visit. It’s a massive national park that encompasses many natural wonders, including the lowest elevation point in North America (282 feet below sea level). It’s a place with the hottest recorded temperature (134…
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Panorama Trail
And here I sit in the sun on a wide, smooth, sloping rock. Before me flows the river. Clear and cold, home to fish and smooth stones, inviting sweaty hikers to dip their dusty feet and welcoming me for a quick dip to cool down and clean off. Straight ahead is the forest.…
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Elliott Smith Top 4
The cover of ‘Figure 8’ Many consider Los Angeles, California the Entertainment Capital of the World. It is where people go to chase their dreams, to make it big. Some stay, some go, some just pass through. Few leave their mark, many more don’t. On Sunset Boulevard I recently visited a place where one musician…
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Griffith Park by night
Living the in the vast sprawl of Los Angeles, sometimes it’s nice to get away from the crowds and the freeways. The other night a friend and I took a long hike all around Griffith Park to view the lunar eclipse. I’ve hiked in Griffith Park before, usually under a hot sun on a clear day, but…
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How to run
A friend of mine just told me that she’s running her first half-marathon later this year, which got me thinking about any advice I could give her. I ran my first (and second) half-marathon this past year and I learned a few lessons along the way through research, asking friends and through my own personal…
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Gear Review – Terramar Helix Mountain Tee
As part of the Terramar Tribe program, over the next few months I’ll be testing and reviewing some outdoor Terramar gear. Terramar is a sports apparel company that specializes in base layers. Here’s my latest review: Terramar Helix Tee | $20 For my first review I busted out this insanely bright neon green technical tee shirt and went for…
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Breaking Bad Cookbook
I was a big fan of the AMC show Breaking Bad which concluded this year. For those who don’t know, it was a show about the misadventures of an average middle aged guy as he descends into the seedy business of producing and distributing crystal meth. The focus on the show was the characters, the…
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Washington DC
Recently I spent a few days in Washington DC with my mom. We visited a few friends, toured some monuments and museums, and ate some fantastic food. It started in the early afternoon when I arrived downtown by car after spending the weekend in Annapolis for a wedding. I met my mom at the lobby…
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By air or asphalt
I’ve been a passenger on a lot of long flights over the past few years. Usually they are cramped and tiring and they can be expensive and sometimes there is a loud crying baby behind me. But when you think about it, it’s really quite amazing to be able to blast off to another part…
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Signing Off..
Tonight when SportsCenter ends at 1am eastern, my time working at ESPN will come to a close. Leaving the company wasn’t an easy decision, but after almost 6 and a half years of working at the company headquarters in Bristol, CT, I’m ready for the next chapter. It has been a really remarkable, rewarding and…
Trevor Brightman 