Outdoors

Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time outdoors. Some of my favorite activities are birdwatching, camping, hiking, and backpacking.

Birdwatching

A trail through mossy boulders and a cave with a caution sign in Pinnacles National Park

Hiking through Pinnacles National Park.

A yellow tent at night by the ocean with a fire ring at Shark Harbor on the Trans-Catalina Trail

Backpacking the Trans-Catalina Trail, staying the night at Shark Harbor.

An orange tent on green hills near Riverside with Rajah, a white dog

A backyard backpacking trip in the hills near my Riverside residence with my dog, Rajah.

A mossy rainforest with ferns in Olympic National Park

A beautiful morning hike through Olympic National Park.

A tent among desert boulders at sunrise with the snowy Sierra Nevada behind, in the Alabama Hills

A peaceful sunrise at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, in the Alabama Hills.

Tents lit up at night beneath large rocks in Joshua Tree National Park

Camping with friends in Joshua Tree National Park.

Standing on the rocky summit of Cucamonga Peak above the clouds with Rajah, a white dog

Cucamonga Peak with Rajah.

Selfie overlooking forested valleys and snowy peaks in the alpine region of Olympic National Park

Views of the alpine region of Olympic National Park.

Rajah on a dock at Convict Lake with snowy mountains in winter

Convict Lake near Mammoth Lakes in the winter.