Calipidder

I can’t believe I forgot to post an entry on this, but a very kind comment I received yesterday spurred me to action.
Last weekend I visited two local parks that are right now known for their wildflower displays: Harvey Bear Ranch (east of Morgan Hill) and Santa Theresa County Park in south San Jose. The [...]

Sunol Regional Park is one of those great parks that make you feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere while only being a short drive from the middle of Silicon Valley. We took a short hike through the park today and I’ve posted a few photos here: Sunol Regional Wilderness

Anyone from the Bay Area is familiar with that cone-shaped peak just outside of Morgan Hill. You know - that one just west of 101. As a hiker, this peak has been calling to me for years, just asking for me to stand on top of it. Unfortunately, this peak (El Toro) [...]

A few weeks ago I took on a Bay Area beast, Mt Sizer in Henry Coe State Park. Like all hikes in Henry Coe, it’s a long slog up and down dirt roads, but at this time of year there are a lot of reasons to do it. The weather was perfect for [...]

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 [...]