Jeff Hester

Jeff Hester started the topic Snow in the Sierra Mountains! in the forum Campfire 20 hours, 46 minutes ago

This short clip shows before and after of the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It's encouraging.

As November 2018 came to a close, the Sierra Nevada saw its first significant snowfall of the season. https://t.co/UTyIyCs7hQ #NASA #MODIS #snow #California pic.twitter.com/pXKjbPzuyV

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) December 6, 2018
Jeff Hester liked hike log, The Airbnb was great except that full length windo… 1 day, 16 hours ago

We traveled to Tucson from Phoenix and got a late morning start on this trail. The trailhead was crowded, but we managed to find a parking spot. Everyone spreads out on the trail so it was not at all …
Jeff Hester liked hike log, San Jacinto! 1 day, 16 hours ago

This is my favorite hike thus far of the 6 pack! The conditions were great – not too chilly, but cool enough that I didn't feel overheated at all. The trail was easy to follow, and there were no sketc…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Sitton Peak: Hike & Trail Maintenance! 2 days, 17 hours ago

This was Cecilia Lorthoir's last peak of the challenge. We performed some trail maintenance to make it easier to get to the peak via a less steep route.
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Santiago Peak 2 days, 18 hours ago

Windy…as evidenced by my hair.
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Sensational South Sister 4 days, 10 hours ago

Gorgeous blue sky day but a bit of smoke and wind rolled in on the descent. Starting temp 35 but warmed up quickly into low 80s. Hiked with two new friends whom also had never hiked South Sister befor…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, I Didn't Cry! 4 days, 12 hours ago

We started just after sunrise and it was a perfect day, sunny and about 55 degrees when we began and warmed up along the way. I was grateful to a friend who told me I would need gloves for the cable s…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, SPOP Legacy Hike and Trail Maintenance 5 days, 20 hours ago

This year was a journey for me. I ruptured my Achilles’ tendon on March 29, 2018, and didn’t think I could ever finish the SPOP. But I persevered with a goal to fully recover and hike my mountains aga…
Jeff Hester wrote on Nichole's Wall 1 week ago

@nrga223
Hi Nichole! You were the 100th person to sign-up for the 2019 SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge! Woo-hoo!
Jeff Hester logged a new hike for 1 week ago
Jeff Hester wrote on Carisa H's Wall 1 week ago

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Hi Carisa! You mentioned you might be interested in hiking some of the Colorado peaks this summer. Here's a link to our tentative plans: https://socialhiker.net/community/topic/colorado-six-pack-road-trip-in-july-2019/

Colorado Six-Pack Road Trip in July 2019 - Social HikerTagged: Colorado, road trip, Six-Pack of Peaks 0 replies, 1 voice Last updated by Jeff Hester 1 minute ago Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts December 7, 2018 at 2:40 pm #31401 Jeff HesterKeymaster @Jeff My wife and are planning a road trip to bag the Colorado Six-Pack of Peaks. We're looking at camping …
Jeff Hester started the topic Colorado Six-Pack Road Trip in July 2019 in the forum Campfire 1 week ago

My wife and are planning a road trip to bag the Colorado Six-Pack of Peaks. We're looking at camping most of the time, and doing the peaks in order. We will likely follow a day on/day off schedule, though we may end up doing a couple peaks back-to-back if it makes sense.

We're tentatively planning to start with Bergen Peak on July 10th and…[Read more]
Jeff Hester replied to the topic NorCal Mt Rose Dec 8th in the forum Campfire 1 week ago

Have fun on this hike tomorrow! Looking forward to the trip report.
Jeff Hester posted an update 1 week ago

We had a moment of downtime while we upgraded the site. We are now up-to-date and ready to rock-and-roll! 🙂
Jeff Hester liked hike log, The toughest — but views are worth it 1 week, 1 day ago

This is a great winter hike, when the sun is low and temperature is cool. I saw only a handful of people on the trail, all in the lower part between the trailhead and backpacker's camp. The climbs a…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Dec first climb 1 week, 5 days ago

Busy trail, even at 6am. Very urban, if you like sirens and honking horns. It was a challenging climb, but short. Enjoyed it very much.
Jeff Hester liked hike log, No bees, but plenty of yucky Yucca. 1 week, 5 days ago

This was our 10th peak. We had put this offf, because I’m allergic to bees and we’ve read a lot of posts about people who got stung. The good news is it was a cool morning and we didn’t see any bees. …
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Do Boy Scouts Learn Trail Etiquette? 1 week, 5 days ago

The weather was perfect. Cloudy and cool. The trail was rocky, but the view were beautiful.
Jeff Hester liked hike log, 5 Peaks Mount Diablo State Park 2 weeks ago

Completed the 16 miles and 4253′ of elevation gain to hit the Five Peaks of the Mount Diablo:

Twin Peak (1733′)
Eagle Peak (2369′)
Mt. Diablo Summit (3849′)
North Peak (3557′)
Mt. Olympia (2…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Turkey Buster Hike 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The hike was a amazing but definitely kicked my butt. I am trying to get into better shape and I can see this mountain from my house and always wanted to climb it. The day we went the weather was amaz…
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