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Welcome!
Now spanning over 1500 miles on more than 250 hikes, you'll find a lot of
information here, especially for hikes in the Bay Area and the Sierras.
Enjoy!
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30 May - 31 May 2009
Angel Island backpacking
A beautiful 2-day backpacking trip to a camp site with great views of San Francisco.
16 May - 17 May 2009
Lake Chabot Trip
A short 2-day camping trip to a nice local lake just over the ridge from civilization.
10 April - 19 April 2009
Utah Spring Trip
A 10-day trip to Utah in the spring to visit Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef
National Parks, with 5 day hikes, and a stay in Dead Horse Point State Park.
29 March 2009
Donner Memorial Nature Trail
A very short snowshoe hike along a creek.
20 February - 22 February 2009
Yosemite Winter Trip
A weekend trip to snow-filled Yosemite Valley, with a short hike to Mirror Lake.
19 January 2009
Schilling Lake
A short hike to a, well, more like a local pond. Nothing much to see here.
17 January 2009
Twitter
For those of you who use Twitter, I just created a Twitter account to provide updates on the site,
trip planning, gear, etc. Click the Twitter link and feel free to follow me.
24 October - 26 October 2008
Sorensen's Trip
A weekend trip based at Sorensen's Resort in Hope Valley, with two great short
hikes to alpine lakes.
11 October - 12 October 2008
Black Mountain Backpack Camp
A short 1-night backpacking trip minutes from downtown Palo Alto.
19 July 2008
Facebook Fan Page
I've decided to create a Facebook Fan Page for this site. Click above to visit
the page and become a fan.
This page provides a forum for discussing the site, including current trail
conditions, favorite hikes, site suggestions, etc.
27 June 2008 - 6 July 2008
Colorado Trip
A 9-night trip to Colorado, including 5 nights camping in Rocky Mountain National Park,
6 hikes in Rocky Mountain, 2 hikes in North Cheyenne Cañon Park, and a drive to the top of
14,110 foot Pikes Peak.
11 June 2008 - 15 June 2008
Mineral King Trip
A 4-night car-camping trip in the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Park,
including three hikes.
2 May 2008 - 4 May 2008
Del Valle Regional Park Trip
A 2-night car-camping trip in Del Valle Regional Park near Livermore, including two short
hikes.
29 February 2008
Cabrillo National Monument
A visit to Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, including some tidepooling.
28 February 2008
San Diego Zoo
Some pictures from a visit to the San Diego Zoo.
5 September 2007
Places To Visit
My list of places to visit and hikes to do. Basically, my
lifelong to-do list. Feel free to let me know if you think
something is missing.
5 December 2006
2007 Wall Calendar
Just in time for Christmas, I've created a 2007 wall calendar,
Images of the Sierra Nevada. Available for purchase from
CafePress.com for $23.99. It's an over-sized calendar with 17x11 inch prints of some of my favorite images. I scanned the
original slides at 2700 dpi for maximum quality. Let me know what you think! If anyone is interested, I will list the
location of all
images in the calendar. One other note: you can usually find a discount for $5 off a $20 purchase if you visit
cpcoupons.com.
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Some of my favorite hikes and trips: |
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| Mount Dana |
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Rae Lakes Loop |
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Mount Lewis |
| In August of 1998, we went on my first true test -- a 13,000 feet
peak in Tuolumne Meadows. Altitude, hail, and lightning could
not keep us from our goal. |
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A 6-day backpacking trip into the heart of the Sierra with new
amazing views every day. |
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Mount Lewis in Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite. Not as high as Mount
Dana, but just as pretty -- if not more so. |
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Mount Tallac
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Emigrant Wilderness
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Mount Whitney |
| This was the first great hike. So far, it's also the prettiest,
with the most magnificent views of Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake,
and surrounding peaks from the top. |
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A 3-day backpacking trip in the Emigrant Wilderness. I've never
seen so many beautiful lakes so close together. |
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This trip report includes some of the best hikes in Tuolumne Meadows
in Yosemite and an attempt on the highest peak in the United States
outside of Alaska. |
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Seattle/Olympic/Rainier
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
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Zion/Bryce Canyon/Grand Canyon
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| A 9-day trip to Seattle, including visits to the Hoh Rain Forest
in Olympic National Park, and hikes in Mount Rainier National
Park. |
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This trip report includes a beautiful hike up Brokeoff Mountain,
and my first hike up a volcano.
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Within a span of just a week we visited Zion, Bryce Canyon, and
Grand Canyon national parks. Zion was my favorite, as we did a
wonderful 3-day backpacking trip which left us feeling very isolated. |
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