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Search & Rescue Team trains on Snow

Jay Fermin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:20:06 +0000

Los Angeles: Some of the mountain survival tips for hikers and skiers in winter weather are quite common sense. Tips range from as simple as letting somebody know where you will be starting your hike from and what time youâ€™re leaving and what time you expect to return; or better [...]

The Trip to Snow-filled Yuhaviat

Jay Fermin — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:01:23 +0000

If someone told you they had just spent a fun-filled weekend at a popular southern California resort called Yuhaviat, you probably wouldn’t know what they were talking about. Yuhaviat is a Serrano Indian word that means “Pine Place,” and it is the name Big Bear had for more than a thousand years. Big Bear is no [...]

Climbing Mount Baldy: A Great Escape

Uncle Ralf — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:53:21 +0000

A great escape from the noise and crowds of Los Angeles, minutes from downtown. This loop hike takes you from the desert into pine forest. The summit is the high point of the San Gabriel Mountains. Mount San Antonio, or Mount Baldy as it is often called, is a refreshing oasis in the midst of the [...]

First 3 Filipinas to Climb Everest featured on PAL InFlight Magazine

Jay Fermin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:24:00 +0000

If you are going to the Philippines soon or coming back from vacation, unbuckle that seatbelt, relax and grab a copy of the August Philippine Airlines Inflight Magazine “Mabuhay” and check out the in-depth article by Kristine Fonacier and enjoy the breathtaking photos of the World Record traverse climb of the First 3 Pinays on [...]

Cereza Anyone? In Search of the Best California Wine

Jay Fermin — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:38:00 +0000

Temecula Valley: When Buddy and Cherri Linn bought the Van Roekel Winery in the Temecula Valley in 1994, they went and looked south to the Guadalupe Valley east of Ensenada where wine growing dates back to the Dominican Friars as far back as 1834 and where almost 74 different varietals of grapes are grown. They [...]

Huntington 2007 Summer Festival

Jay Fermin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:11:00 +0000

Los Angeles Still Life at Huntington Gardens (Photo: Ver Penaranda) San Marino, Ca: A perfect evening of intimate chamber music on a cool summer evening awaits you at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. Two Time Grammy-Winner Southwest Chamber Music ensemble will have concerts on the Garden Terrace on the weekend of August 10-11, 2007 with [...]

The Tao of Travel Photography: A Fusion of the Mind and Heart

Vics Magsaysay — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:31:00 +0000

By Vics Magsaysay “…The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang. They achieve harmony by combining these forces” –Lao Tzu “Imagination is more important than knowledge,”Â says one of the greatest minds of all time, Albert Einstein. Three decades ago, before I embarked on a trip, I automatically imagined myself opening the gate of the house and feeling [...]