Modern Hiker recently published a great post about training and preparing to climb Mt. Whitney. Casey wrote about some training hikes in Southern California, and that inspired me to think…
Yesterday was the first day of summer around here. We never had much of a winter, and it seems like mother nature is skipping right over spring and dropping us…
The closest place to hike near my house is a county park called Almaden Quicksilver. A mere ten minute drive from my front door, it offers enough to keep me…
I'm still digging out from the hole I managed to dig for myself by going on vacation for two weeks, but I was able to squeeze in an afternoon of…
Once a year Henry Coe State Park opens the gate at Bell's Station on Highway 152 for a weekend, allowing access to the more remote areas of the backcountry. With…
This weekend I finally got in a hike that's been on my to-do list for a long time: Rose Peak in Ohlone Wilderness. On paper, the hike looks rather painful,…
I spent the afternoon at Santa Theresa, a Santa Clara County Park near our house in San Jose. I don't mention it much here but this is one of my…
Last weekend I decided I wanted to hike in some of the snow that was lingering on the Santa Cruz Mountains but I didn't want to drive up to it…
Before I dive into the series of desert hiking posts I had to post a quick note about the waterfalls at Uvas Canyon County Park (west of Morgan Hill tucked…