Mt Umunhum
The beautiful views and the trek through the old English Camp mining village made this a lesson in local history.…
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Cut time and still some snow to be seen
The weather was sunny and cool. Completed the hike in 3-3.5 hours. Still found snow on the ground from the…
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Mount Tam 18 miles loop
Beautiful hike in Marin. We started at Stinson Beach and then took the dipsea trail up to Pantole. Green foliage…
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Don’t Tick Me Off
No bugs…if you don’t count ticks as bugs. If you do…then pre-soak everything in Permethrin…. I’ve done the Mt Sizer…
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Mt. Tam hike
Nice, pleasant hike, most of the way. Some confusion at the top, but made it back down without a problem.
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Strenuous but rewarding!
February 23rd 2019 – our first big hike! Originially, we had planned to go on this hike much earlier, but…
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Mt Tamalpais, sea level to peak
Beautiful hike from the start – we touched the Pacific Ocean then proceeded to the summit. Weather was perfect, hiking…
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Fun Fact Friday… Mountain Edition
Welcome to the mountain edition of Fun Fact Friday where today’s fact will be about… You guessed it Mount Diablo.…
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Tamalpais Not Tamales
Mt. Tamalpais from Stinson Beach is one of the most visually stunning hikes around. I like to do this long…
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Mt. Saint Helena summit in snow
Snow halfway up and all the way to summit. Very windy on the top.
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Diablo
Did the Mitchell Canyon loop going clockwise. I think I went up the steeper side, since my gps said I…
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Last California hike – For now!
When I did this hike last year, I found no snow at all, this year was much different! There was…
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