Browse tag hiking
Bridge Creek World-readable
2023-11-19
A thanksgiving tradition: Hiking in The Forest of Nisene Marks
Tags: hiking santa-cruz
Leaving Las Vegas World-readable
2023-11-04
I suppose I ought to try gambling while in Las Vegas; then hiking, and an atomic testing museum, and a first flight on a new (cursed) aircraft type
Lake Isabelle World-readable
2023-07-09
Visiting one of my favorite places in the mountains above Boulder
The long way to Alamere Falls World-readable
2023-06-10
Hiking to Wildcat Beach and Alamere Falls at Point Reyes
Big Basin World-readable
2023-05-06
Visiting California's oldest state park after the CZU Lighting Complex fire
The rest of Thanksgiving World-readable
2022-11-26
The rest of Thanksgiving with my family: two state parks (the mission and a forest with a famous epicenter) and a family photo
Hampshire Rocks World-readable
2021-06-24
In which the intrepid narrator goes camping near Lake Tahoe and narrowly avoids getting stuck in a major traffic jam
San Andreas World-readable
2021-01-16
In which the intrepid narrator takes his children to go visit the San Andreas Fault
Tags: hiking
Redwoods World-readable
2020-11-24
In which the intrepid narrator takes his kids through an old-growth redwood forest
Tags: hiking
North View World-readable
2020-01-11
11th January 2020: In which the intrepid narrator hikes the North View Trail in Joshua Tree National Park, takes a driving geology tour, and sees (but does not touch) cuddly cactus
Tags: hiking joshua-tree
Calcite mine World-readable
2019-02-19
19th February 2019: In which the intrepid narrator hikes to a calcite mine used in WWII gun sights, visits the Salton Sea, and experiences two different slot canyons
Tags: hiking anza-borrego
Rock Tanks World-readable
2019-02-18
18 February 2019: In which the intrepid narrator hikes through the desert foothills to natural rock tanks carved from solid impermeable stone
Tags: hiking anza-borrego
Hellhole Palms World-readable
2019-01-20
20th January 2019: In which the intrepid narrator hikes around the Colorado Desert (and observes that the desert is actually in California)
Haleakala World-readable
2018-11-17
17 November 2018: In which the intrepid narrator drives to Haleakala National Park at the top of Maui and enjoys the Hawaiian fog and rain
Series: Gold + Maui 2018
Waihe'e Ridge World-readable
2018-11-16
16th November 2018: In which the intrepid narrator contemplates Hawaiian history, sees a great banyan tree, and climbs a ridge above the ocean
Series: Gold + Maui 2018
Limantour World-readable
2018-07-08
In which the intrepid narrator visits three different beaches on Point Reyes, each special in their own way
Tags: hiking point-reyes
Sunset Beach World-readable
2018-07-07
7 July 2018: In which the intrepid narrator hikes between the water and cliff
Tags: hiking point-reyes
Muir Woods World-readable
2018-05-28
In which the intrepid narrator visits a nearby national monument and a historic lighthouse perched above the ocean
Epicenter World-readable
2018-05-26
In which the intrepid narrator visits the epicenter of the Loma Prieta Earthquake in the Forest of Nisene Marks near Santa Cruz
Another baby, another trip to Nymph Lake World-readable
2015-08-09 12:52:11
In which the intrepid narrator again takes his family to Nymph Lake
Introduction to Backpacking World-readable
2014-08-24 19:08:08
In which the intrepid narrator takes his kindergartner on a short backpacking trip
Month of May World-readable
2013-06-01 21:03:54
In which the intrepid narrator evaluates Front Range snow conditions, visits San Diego, and eradicates an invasive weed.
Spring snow World-readable
2013-04-30 21:21:54
In which the intrepid narrator skis to Lake Isabelle in spring conditions, and finds a new class of gear to lust after
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