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 [...]
California desperately needs rain, but it’s so easy to appreciate the fact that we’re enjoying a wonderful spell of perfect weather in the middle of Janurary. All week it has been cloudless skies with temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s. Of course I did not know this back in November when I reserved [...]
There is a reason that Highway 1 heads inland at Fort Bragg to join 101. The coast north of this point was simply too rough and rugged for a highway to be built, and this stretch is known as the Lost Coast. Difficulty in trail access, unpredictable weather, and roads that make people nauseous just [...]
It has been four years since the Northern California Hikers formed and met for the first time. Dave and I had been backpacking in California for a few years but hadn’t connected with any other people who enjoyed it like we did, and I was looking for other people who shared our interest. A post [...]
There is a stretch of coast in Northern California where Highway 1 cuts inland because the terrain was too rugged to build a road along the water. This area, called the Lost Coast, is difficult to get to and some of the most scenic and wild terrain in California. This weekend I headed up there [...]
A few weeks ago David and I joined on a group geocaching ‘Deathmarch’. The plan was to tackle Palo Corona Peak in Garrapata State Park, about 10 miles south of Monterey. The hike was not easy but the amazing views and great company made it seem so. Photos are here: Garrapata State Park.
This Saturday marked our annual visit to Half Moon Bay for pumpkins and beer. Well, we go for the pumpkins, but beer usually ends up distracing us somewhere along the way. With places like Cameron’s Inn and the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company around, it’s no wonder why… At Bob’s Pumpkin Farm we picked up [...]
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