Today was one of those days when I needed a hike - after an incrediblly busy week at the college and then coming home to wrestle with my recalcitrant server. I still have a ton of work to do before classes this week, but at least I got out long enough to hike up Deep [...]
I’ll be real interested to hear my son’s story when he returns from the Sierra on Thursday night. He is supposed to go skiing today at Homewood, but the weather forecast is not too encouraging.
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Today’s hike followed a different route that bypassed some of the more popular trails that I often follow at Almaden Quicksilver. I began by ascending the Deep Gulch Trail, a steep but direct route to English Camp. I often descend this route but rarely climb it.
Flowers on the Deep Gulch Trail. February 14, 2004.
Above English [...]
For some reason, my college has turned this into a four-day weekend - but I’m not going to complain!
I found time to do the “long loop” at Almaden Quicksilver Park this morning, after dropping my son off at school. There is a Pacific weather front coming in, so it was mostly gray and windy. I’ve [...]
I took three - of the cabins near where we stayed, with Diamond Peak in the background and clouds on the ridge - but none of them are really worth posting.
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Talusdancers trip”
The Talusdancers have announced plans for this summer’s annual Sierra trip - a nine-day trip from South Lake to Onion Valley. I can’t wait!
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Actually, I did take three pictures at the condo, but that’s it.
I take lots of photos when I hike and backpack but for some reason I can’t seem to get excited about taking pictures at downhill ski areas. I’m not sure if it is because my visual sense is a bit uncomfortable with the [...]
I returned from my ski weekend at 10:30 this evening.
I left for Tahoe from Cupertino at around 4:30 on Friday afternoon - later than any sane person wants to hit the road for the mountains, knowing that everyone else will also be on the road by then. Surprisingly, the traffic wasn’t that bad on [...]
Another photo from the 2002 Skagway to Anchorage bike trip. This is just over White Pass inside Canada.
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A long Almaden Quicksilver hike
I had four trail hours today so I did a larger loop than usual. I started at Mockingbird Hill and headed towards the Prospect #3 junction. However, instead of turning here I continued ahead past the Webb Canyon junction and then turned left at a trail labeled “Cinnabar” on the park map. This took me [...]