Mt. Tamalpais
A wonderful blue-sky day for my final hike of the 2022 NorCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. I started at Lake Lagunitas, which made the hike…
Category: 2022 NorCal
The Rollercoaster
This was a difficult and less enjoyable hike- I had to get some time and space from it before even logging it. Unlike most summits…
Beach to Mountain Hike
My partner and I enjoyed this hike on the most beautiful day. The drive there was stunning, the hike was challenging and the tacos at…
Mount Tammy
Beautiful Hike! Spectacular views…really really nice trail the whole way through! Completely rewarding, really loved every minute of it! The waterfalls, the redwoods, the cool…
Most confusing peak to pronounce!
Bagged Peak #5… MOUNT UMUNHUM The was a very enjoyable hike! The trail signs were easy to maneuver, most of the trails were wide, plenty…
Stopped to smell The Roses 🌹 🌹
Bagged Peak #4… ROSE PEAK! This was a nice hike, however the trail signs could be improved. The signs didn’t say what trail you’re on? …
Mount umunhum
Weather was fairly nice. A nice breeze here and there. We hiked during mid 70 degree weather. By the time we got to the top,…
So much dust!
This one really is a challenge given the hike back out of the valley following the summit and descent of Sizer. Most of the trails…
Mount Umunhum
Clear blue bird day, barely any clouds, 74 degrees F for day high, and gusts of wind throughout the day. A few large rocks on…
Rose Peak
I can’t believe I’ve been hiking in the Bay Area for a few decades and have never done this before. The views from the top…
Going in reverse still counts!
Gorgeous, well maintained, shady trail. Umunhum is a nice easy hike. We arrived at 8:22 on a Saturday and all parking at both the upper…
Foggy Mount Diablo Summit
Cranked out Mount Diablo (solo) this morning. I got a early start and didn’t see a single soul for the first 4.5 miles. When I…
Leapt to Tam
Too warm for Mt Saint Helena or Mt Diablo so made a leap in difficulty for cooler temps. Many other hikers also picked Tam for…
Not so Tame Tam
Three of us from last week’s Mount Diablo Hike, climbed Mt. Tam as another training hike. We were all surprised by how much harder and…
Views of climbs to come…
Beautiful day on the mountain. Not too hot or too cold. Enjoyed the ease of the fire road as I had completed a difficult 100…
Sea to Summit
Tough hike. Stinson is quite crowded on the weekends but there was parking at the beach parking lot. The weather was actually perfect, cloudy day…
Helena
It was an unseasonably cool and overcast day, so perfect for this hike which can be brutal in the heat of summer. After summiting, we…
The final peak of my NorCal 6POP -St. Helena!
A few rain drops at the start of the hike but faded out quickly. The sky was covered by cloud most of time but for…
No Diablo Today
A group of four of us, three training for the High Sierra Trail and myself, used this as a training hike. It was a perfectly…
Mount Sizer
That is possibly the most challenging hike I’ve ever done in the Bay Area, when you consider length (a 15.5 mi loop), total ascent (~4,300…
Mt Tam
This was so far the best one. It was cool with a cloud cover most of the day. Beautiful waterfalls. Lush green foliage. No bugs.…
Mt. Umunhum Wildflowers
We got a mid afternoon start and found the hike to be pretty easy. Lots of up and lots of switchbacks. The switchbacks were so…
Mountain Lion on Mt Umunhum!!
We got a late start but still had plenty of time to get to the top, lounge for a little while and then make it…
Long Peak
This was an amazing hike!!!! Me and my mom did a over night hike. We camped at maggies camp at mile 10, and then in…
Rose peak
Very nice out and back trail to Rose Peak. It was nice weather, sunny but not too hot and a wonderful fresh breeze. This would…
Mount Tam Traverse: Kentfield to Stinson Beach
Picked up my fifth of the NorCal Six Pack during two fantastic days of hiking in Mt Tam with Kim. Day one from Kentfield to…
Mt. Tamalpais and a comeback of a mouse
It was an amazing Sunday hike. I went the opposite direction as my hiking app directed me, and I am glad I did. This way…
Rose Colored Hike
We picked a perfect day for this hike. The weather was perfect with a nice breeze to cool us down. The park doesn’t open the…
16.7 miles to Mt. Umunhum!
Today was a great day to hike Mt. Umunhum. The brave group hiked 16.7 miles and gained 2874 in elevation. And at the top…
Mt Sizer from Coe Park HQ
This peak perhaps is the most challenging one among the NorCal Six-Peaks Challenge as it goes up and down several times in the loop, with…
Mt. Sizer, survived the shortcut
I’m a slow hiker and I tend to prefer my day hikes be limited to around 10 miles, so this was a challenge for me.…
Mount Diablo / Eagle Peak
Perfect weather for a hike to the top of Mount Diablo, plus a visit to Eagle Peak on the way back down.
Wine…..more wine please :-)
16May22 Our final hike for the NorCal 6-POP Challenge!!! We arrived in Napa Valley the day before and stayed at a friend’s home who wanted…
Mt. Diablo…3Peaks-in-3Days-Road Trip Part 2 (Diablo, Tam & Helena)
A wonderful road trip with my husband & friends; one coming from Dallas,TX, one from Temecula, CA & us from San Diego. Hiked on May…
Finishing the Pack: Mt St Helena
Sixth one down! I booked a twofer trip with the missus in Calistoga. Hiking (solo) in the morning, and wine tasting in the afternoon, with…
Gorgeous day on Mt Tam!
Much warmer than expected, but beautiful day to climb beach to peak and back! I highly recommend hitting up the cafe by the beach parking…
Eye of Diablo
13May22. Our first hike on our second trip to Northern California to finish the 6-POP. The drive to the trailhead was as scenic as Mt…
Mt. Tamalpais…3Peaks-in-3Days-Road Trip Part 2 (Diablo, Tam & Helena)
Hiked on May 14, 2022 with husband and friends from Dallas, TX and Temecula, CA & one who lives east of the Golden Gate Bridge.…
Trail Bike :-)
14May22 Our 2nd hike for this trip (5th peak for the NorCal 6-POP). A friend from Concord met us at the trailhead and joined our…
NorCal 6POP Completed…Mt. Saint Helena…3Peaks-in-3Days Trip (Diablo, Tam & Helena)
Very happy to complete the NorCal 6POP in just 2 separate road trips- having to drive for about 9 hours from San Diego County. Both…
Mt Diablo
The day before I were looking at the Mt Diablo from the East Peak of Mt Tamalpais, and it was fun to look at the…
mt tam east peak
Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. My favorite so far and stunning views. Could do again and take tons of different trails. Lots of mountain bikers. Little shade.
Rose Peak From Sunol- The longest hike I’ve done to date!
This was much more difficult for me than the Mount Diablo hike- it wasn’t the distance that made it more difficult though, it was the…
Long wondrous loop on Mt Tam
This loop started at the Mountain Home Inn, down to the Muir Woods, up to the Pantoll, the Mountain Theater, etc before reached the East…
Our Napa valley climb
Gradual climb from the first step. Under trees the first mile then exposed fire road the rest of the way up. Start early for the…
Up to that iconic box on Umunhum
Wonderful day for this hike. Wildflowers everywhere. Sunny with cool air and breeze. A few great companions.
Peak All To Ourselves
Getting a late start on my 6 Pack Peak Challenge this year as this is my first one for 2022. This trail was definitely much…
Rose Peak
5440 feet elevation gain in 20 miles. Flowers were blooming so trail was looking beautiful. Mosquito/bugs throughout the trail but manageable. Be careful of snakes…
Resting Place of the Hummingbirds
Lower part of the trail was fire roads, but steady upward. At the connecter, gets even steeper and it’s a good workout, but with periodic…
18.2 Miles to Rose Peak
Today a brave group of 10 hikers took on the Sunol to Rose Peak 18.2 mile hike and completed it in 6:18 and gained 4016…
Diablo Challenge
Incredible day, clear skies and light breeze. Got fairly hot in the early afternoon, felt like summer!
Mt Sizer!
The trail conditions were good, it was basically a road, nice creek crossings, intense shortcut, very nice views.
Delightful Diablo
Perfect weather today, including a nice cool breeze and clear skies. In the parking lot there were turkeys strutting around and lots of flowers on…
Hum up um
First time up to mt. Umunhum! Trail was much more gradual than expected. Perfect weather conditions and crystal clear skies. Saw one deer 🙂 not…
MT. Diablo
Was a perfect day to hike! Lots of flowers throughout the hike. We even saw critters but they were in the parking lot, turkey’s strutting…
Mount Seizure
This hike was steep……. But we did it!!! I had a good time but at the top it was very windy and cold so bring…
Rose Peak at Sunol Wilderness Preserve
A relatively long hike (~19 miles) with views of various interesting topographic formations, grasslands, woodlands, etc. It was a cold and very windy at the…
Mount Sizer
The short cut is brutal and ending a 16+ mile hike with a 1700 ft climb in the last 2 miles was very challenging. But…
Mt Umunhum the longer route
A very nice day to hike, and the total trip was ~ 17 miles in total with ~3000 feet EG. A good start on the…
Helena – The First in Many
This is my first one for Six Pack of Peaks Challenge so will always be a special one, about 2 hour drive time so had…
Helena – The First in more to come
We went with a group of folks, it was a perfect day with temperature ranging from 55 to 70 so just few layer of clothes…
Mt St Helena
I went with Facebook hiking group and finished this last hike in 6 pack challenge. Amazing feeling 😊
Three for first and five to go!
Trail clear. Wild flowers of all sorts and poison oak thriving. Cool in the shade. Warm in the sun. Breezy and cold at the top…
Amazing Day in the East Bay
What a great day on Mt. Diablo – cool, breezy, sunny and beautiful. The trail was busy but not overcrowded. Hiking with my son was…
The Last Helena
This was a fantastic hike with gorgeous view. Sometime we were in the clouds and some times in the clear. Hike was fairly easy. 10…
Blooming Wildflowers on Mt Um and Bald Mountain!
Really nice walk on a sunny afternoon, the trails weren’t crowded at all and there were so many flowers! Partly shaded.
Mt St Helena
Start early most of the trail has no shade. Great views from the top. The majority of the trail is fire road and easy to…
Mt Diablo – 1/6.
Beautiful day for a hike up Mt. Diablo. Bae and I made it round trip (avg. 7 miles) in under 3 hours. We hiked around…
Mt Um above Silicon Valley
Easy ascent on a Sunday seeing a couple dozen people and a few mtn bikers. The trail is clear and well groomed.
Stinson Beach to Mount Tamalpais via Matt Davis Trail
This is still one of my favorite hikes. The hike begins on Stinson Beach, changes to switchbacks in the woods, rolling hills and small roads/fire…
Rose Peak from Sunol
I started this trail with a group of 9 people. This trail is longer than diablo and sizer but easier than both of them. Sizer…
Mount Sizer Loop, Henry Coe SP
Tough Hike. Lots of wild flower. Good weather for this hike. Would avoid this hike in summer. This is one of those dumb hikes we…
Mount Saint Helena Trail
The hike began with the 1st mile in wooded area. This part of the trail was made of multiple switchbacks with one steep climb. There…
Mt Sizer
16.8 miles in total 4271ft elevation gain Started at Henry coe hq. Never saw that many variety of wildflowers. It was gorgeous.
Mount Diablo 😈
Ended up getting turned around a couple times, hit every peak pretty much for a total of 16.5 miles! It was a long one! Great…
The Fourth is Sizer
This hike felt good- definitely a tough one! We ended up taking “the shortcut” and it was really pleasant being on a trail and not…
Top of the Bay Area, Ma! Top of the Bay!
It was such a great day on My Diablo today! Sunny, with cool breezes passing through to keep us cool! Headed up the trail about…
We don’t talk about Diablo, no no no!
One of the hardest hikes so far. We took two trails that were recommended by the ranger at the staging area, and they were straight…
Top 5 MUST DO @ Mt Sizer
These are the top MUST Do in Mt Sizer: 1. Get to the top and find the orange poppies! They have thousands and this is…
Mt. Tam
It was a cool and windy day but sunny. The hike was one of most scenic hikes in the Bay Area that I have done. …
Morning Jaunt to Mount Saint Helena Summit
We started our hike around 8am – the Bay Area Ridge Trail Head start was just north of the main Robert Luis Stevenson parking lot.…
Coming up roses…
Beautiful day with a slight breeze. No other hikers on the trail!! This is by far the most challenging, but we got it done!
Sixth Peak by the Sea
Great hike all around. Huge views of the bay, SF can be seen but its tucked away beind another hill at times. Lots of poisen…
Gorgeous day for an East Bay Challenge
Perfect weather…probably about another 4 weeks before the heat sets in. While there were some challenging spots all-in-all it was pretty slow-and-steady all the way…
Mount Diablo from Michell Creek
I hiked with a group of 10 people. It was a decent hike. 360 degree views from the top was amazing.
Spring at Mt. Diablo
I did this peak in 2021, and it totally kicked my butt (heat exhaustion!). This year was a totally different experience! I wanted to hike…
The Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge #3: Rose Peak
Rocky Ridge Visitor Center @ Del Valle Regional Park had some festival going on so parking was almost a mile away from the Trail-head Though…
Last minute change of plans
The plan was Mount Sizer Loop, however while driving to Morgan Hill, I wasn’t feeling mentally and physically ready for the challenge so decided last…
Mt St Helena Stroll
Took advice and got there early – glad we did since at 8:30am there were already a number of cars in the small lot. Overall…
FiveSix – Mt. Umumhum
Wonderful hike on a beautiful day. Best views, lots of shade and well-paved trial. Lovely hike with kid..
Sizer shortcut!!
Wow! This was a great hike! I started early which is good because it was 9 hours of elapsed time. Highly recommend doing this in…
Suitable for any level hiker, warmer than expected
Enjoyed this one! The views along the way are spectacular and from the top absolutely breathtaking. Felt like a “moderate” rather than “hard” hike (as…
Beautiful Napa Valley
Intermediate trail. The first mile was single track with rocky terrain but the remaining hike was well maintained, wider trail along the ridge. Gives you…
Every Rose has its Thorn
ROSE PEAK This one was tough, a slow uphill that wears on your gradually until you end up tired for no reason. About 20 miles…
Conquering Mount Diablo on Easter via Summit Trail
I had a late start due to Easter morning activities so I decided to attack Mount Diablo on the Summit Trail starting at Curry Point.…
Hikers in the Mist
Started the hike with clearing skies, that quickly decided to defy weather reports. Temps in the low 60s and a fine mist made for perfect…
FourSix – RosePeak
Hike on a rainy day; Drizzling and foggy on the way to the peak; cleared up on the way back. Great location and views. Hiked…
Mt Saint Helena Rock
This time we added Table Rock to our Adventure, 4 miles of technical terrain & then to Robert Stevenson Trail up to Mt Saint Helena…
Mount Umunhum
It was a rainy day and I had a good time. The trail was mostly shaded and views of bay area from the top was…
Mt St Helena
Beautiful hike on a rainy day and shared the trail with the runners participating in a 35k/50k endurance run. Although the day started out rainy…
A Rainy Day to Rose Peak from Sunol with Bay Area Hikers
I decided to join the FB group Bay Area Hikers last minute. There were 16 amazing people and hikers who made the hike in the…
Neither Rain Nor Wind Could Stop The Fantastic 6
An amazing time had by all on our group practice hike 10 of 15. Rain, fog, wind, oh my! We started on a wet hike…
Size it up
The weather ranged from rain to sunshine 🌞 on this Saturday of the Easter weekend, and it had us rising up “The Shortcut” on this…
Mt st Helena with a wrong turn
Raining day so foggy unable to see view but beautiful and shared trail with group training for a 20 mile fundraiser and 30k endurance run.…
Beautiful Rose Peak
Hiked in the rain for the first time. It was so much fun. Covered in clouds going up and clear blue skies coming down. This…
Mt Sizer summit on loop trail
The short cut climb really is very tough, take your time. Summit was not great but views were blocked by clouds. Return loop was beautiful.…
A Good Friday on Mount Sizer Loop
I had the Friday off for work so decided to conquer Mount Sizer. I had done the loop a few times before in previous years…
All Alone on Mount Umunhum
I decided to get off work early to summit Mt. Umunhum. In the past I have gone and the trails have been crowded with mountain…
Mt. Sizer
Saved the toughest for the last. Picked a great day to hike the loop. Nice cool weather in the morning and as it warmed up…
