Yesterday David and I headed to Calero for a geocaching dayhike (err, Death March). It was a perfect day for a bay area hike – not hot, not cold, and the sun came out pretty quickly. Wildflowers are starting to bloom and the star lilies are plentiful. We saw a small cluster of poppies, so [...]
Finally! It’s been way too long since I’ve been able to get out on a simple local dayhike, but today was the day. After last week’s nasty storms it felt great to get out under the clear blue sky and bright sun. Today’s destination was Almaden Quicksilver County Park, a unique park with as much [...]
We did a short dayhike on Saturday morning at San Bruno Mountian. I’d never been up here before – it is an interesting piece of nature surrounded by urban area. As the airplanes took off overhead from the nearby San Francisco International Airport, we enjoyed a spring walk through the wildflowers and views of the [...]
May 082006
On Saturday David and I dayhiked and geocached at Uvas Canyon County Park. This is a small park tucked away in the hills to the southwest of San Jose. It is a beautiful canyon filled with cascades and waterfalls. I thought of visiting last fall, but decided it would be smart to wait until the [...]
Mar 042006
David and I were really looking forward to spending this weekend snowcamping up at Lassen National Park. But the forecast wasn’t cooporating, and we’ve had enough of driving through bad weather this winter. It isn’t so much the camping out in the snow that is annoying (actually, that’s the fun part), it’s the driving through [...]
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