Amazing views on Mount Saint Helena
We started early to beat the heat. The trial starts off with lush green trees and plants along a narrow…
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Getting lost on Rose Peak hike
Yesterday’s hike up to Rose Peak was beautiful! So many wildflowers blooming! My friend guided us, as she had done…
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Mount Ummm what?
This was the most unique, and shortest, of the four I have done. The random Cold War Era building at…
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Mount Saint Helena Zen
Compared to our first two hikes, Diablo & Sizer, this was an easy, meditative walk. Thanks to those who warned…
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Mount Saint Helena
Probably the easiest of the 6 peaks to climb in this year’s 6 pack (it is this one or Mt.…
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Diablo and Back Again
A beautiful day for a hike. Incredibly vibrant colors still. A couple of small patches of bugs, but not too…
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Rainy Mt St Helena
Moderate rain on the way down. No views due to weather. Still, glad we did it! Lots of burned out…
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Hiking in a Rain cloud
Nice green, super green hills. Rained about half the time. Took meridian to Prospectors Gap to Bald Trail to Summit.…
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Henry Cove State Park – Mount Sizer “buttkicker” loop
We hiked this loop in the counter-clockwise direction. It took us 7 1/2 hours to complete this down-up-down-…. 14.6 mile…
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Sizer XL
Sizer Loop. Counter-clockwise. Cool, cloudy day. Steady drizzle at beginning cleared by 9:30am. Two icy stream crossings were mid-calf high.…
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Salud to Cesar Chavez
Cool, partly cloudy skies made for good hiking conditions. Always good to get an early start. We avoided some afternoon…
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