OK so these accounts are from the Jurassic Era in Internet time, but I didn’t get a hike in this weekend so the least I could do is post to some other folk’s blog posts.

David reports on his Henry Coe overnighter at Random Curiosity:

As the sun set, the wind picked up and the temperature dipped. We packed away the chairs and prepped Kangaru for the night. With the rear seats folded down, the back of the car was big enough for the two of us to sleep comfortably — legs outstretched, elbows unimpeded. I slid the moon roof panel open so we could watch the stars until we drifted off.

Considering I was actually able to fall asleep for more than four hours straight (a record for a first night of any camping/backpacking trip), I’d say camping in the Outback was a good idea. I awoke (just before seven) with a stiff back, but I chalk that up to being prone for a solid eight hours.

Kangaru is his Subaru. (That’d be a cool band name: Subaru named Kangaroo).David has several cool pix of his hike to Pacheco Falls, which is of course dry.

For those who might’ve missed Calipidder’s post last week, here goes.

For those not familiar with Henry Coe SP, I should tell you that from the main entrance the park trails generally run in an East to West direction. The problem is that the ridges in the park run from North to South. So to get anywhere, it’s likely a rollercoaster of a hike up and over ridges. I don’t believe the trail builders ever heard the term ’switchback’ since most paths go steeply straight up and down.

I had noticed this phenomenon, come to think of it.

Here’s somebody’s EveryTrail gps-enabled account.

All in all a wonderful weekend with a couple of toe rubbing blisters and two tick bites but nothing terrible. Just wished I would have packed some more cool weather clothes, I’d been used to three very hot years in Coe in ’06, ’07 and ’08 so I was not fully prepared for the wind and cold during the evenings.

Gotta love the climate variety at Coe.