I'm off to the States today for my now traditional annual vacation in the USA. As in previous years I'll spend a few days catching up with friends in San Francisco then do some trekking in the backcountry.
 In 2016 I hiked on Mount Shasta in northern California, then in 2017 around Crater Lake in southern Oregon, last year it was back to NorCal to explore Mount Eddy. This time round I'm heading eastwards to Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border.
 So there won't be entries while I'm away, but I'll start posting again early August.