If you like the sound of running water near the trail, the trail to be on is probably somewhere on the south side of Mount Tamalpais these days. I hiked a couple of the popular trails at Mount Tam yesterday…
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Almaden Quicksilver history trail story published
by tom • January 31, 2008 • 1 Comment
Grab a copy of today’s Mercury News (look, you can always use the paper to pack your eBay auction items) if you’re interested in my article about Zack Taich, Mike Malone and the historic hiking map they created for Almaden…
Elephant seal sightings
by tom • January 30, 2008 • 3 Comments
Melissa and I drove down to San Simeon yesterday to check out pupping season at the elephant seal colony down there. Here’s a teaser: Two youngsters practice for adult combat. More pix at my Flickr page. Have to dash, Rick…
Hike videos of the Berry Creek Falls at Big Basin
by tom • January 29, 2008 • 0 Comments
I’ve been meaning to link to these and now that it’s waterfall season, these videos are worth a look: Part 1. Part 2. Part. 3 Anna, the producer of these videos, has a bunch more at her YouTube profile page…
Groundhog Day Invitational II update
by tom • January 29, 2008 • 3 Comments
It’s still happening on Super Sunday. Gambolin’ Man wants to come along but he may have to bike it, as his ankle’s been nagging him lately. So Far Dan Mitchell and Tom Clifton also want to come. Which means: three…
“Zero Days” author appearances
by tom • January 29, 2008 • 1 Comment
Barbara Egbert, who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail a few years back with her 10-year-old daughter, has a few store appearances coming up: Barbara will be signing her new book at 2 p.m. March 2 at the Pleasanton Library; at…
Snowshoeing intro
by tom • January 29, 2008 • 2 Comments
Nothing to it, according to readexpress.com There’s lots to love about it, starting with the swift learning curve. “You can go from novice to expert in a day and get maximum enjoyment without a lot of fumbling around,” promises Delph.…
Mission Peak in the afternoon
by tom • January 28, 2008 • 4 Comments
The light at Mission Peak was amazing this afternoon. In honor of my previous post linking to my first-ever Mission Peak summit, I decided to head up there again this afternoon. Oddly enough, after days and days of storms and…
First time I climbed Mission Peak
by tom • January 28, 2008 • 1 Comment
For those who haven’t been reading along since the summer of 2004, here’s a look back at the day I figured out I could be a hiker. About three-quarters of the way up, I’m starting to tire out. I walk…