Calipidder

Redwood Peak is an easy little peak that’s a stone’s throw from the nearest trailhead. Not one to take the easy way, I decided to approach it from a trailhead several miles away in Chabot.
Let me back up a second - I actually started off the day with a goal to hike a segment of [...]

Growing up, I always learned that it was bad to give into peer pressure when it comes to drugs, smoking, etc. They didn’t warn me about hiking. Some friends have gotten it into their heads that they are going to complete the Bay Area Ridge Trail one way or another, and I’ve been mercilessly sucked [...]

I know it’s been quiet around here lately. I’m gearing up for a business trip to Germany and have been a bit overwhelmed with work. My work travels will be followed by a trip to my Michigan home town to hang out at the National Cherry Festival with my family (including my sister, the 2004 [...]

I mentioned a few entries back that I’ve gotten the Bay Area Ridge Trail hiking bug, and of course past hikes don’t count. I have to start from scratch and ‘officially’ add everything to the list. Yesterday I took the opportunity to knock of the stretch at Anthony Chabot Regional Park since David had a [...]

This past weekend was a perfect one to get out on the trail. The parks are still green, the wildflowers are peaking, and the weather was absolutely beautiful. I chose to spend Saturday morning up at Russian Ridge, and then during yesterday’s record highs I headed over to the redwoods of Big Basin to stroll [...]