Calipidder

I managed to squeeze in a long dayhike, finally! Since the Sierra backpacking season ended I haven’t gotten out on a lot of long hikes and I’m definitely missing it. On Sunday I headed down to Pinnacles National Monument with David, Antony, Sammydee, Laurent, Jeff and Pang for a nice long 13 mile loop through [...]

On Saturday I participated in the first annual Wildlife Refuge Amazing Race at Don Edwards S.F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Since it was the first year, it was a small event with ten teams of 2-5 people each. I look forward to them working out the kinks and offering the event to a larger number [...]

One of the biggest headaches when planning a longer hike is figuring out the car/parking/shuttle arrangements. Generally, these kind of hikes start and end hundreds of miles apart and it can be a nightmare arranging transportation. The High Sierra Trail is no exception. With the beginning and ending trailheads on opposite sides of a mountain [...]

We had some turkey and pie to work off on the day after Thanksgiving, so after a morning of hot breakfasting around the cabin’s wood stove, we headed towards Ibex Peak, the highest peak in the small Ibex range in southern Death Valley. It’s not a biggie, but it did have some great views of [...]

This past weekend I got to tag along on a four day outing to the Eastern Sierra. This trip differed from my usual hiking adventures - it was with the Geocachers of the Bay Area 4×4 group and organized by bthomas, a cacher, hiker, and 4×4er.
The trip started off Thursday morning with Motorbug and [...]