A couple weeks ago I helped out at the Pacific Coast Trail Runs (PCTR) Mount Diablo event. It was a great time and I got to run some of the trails on the north side of the mountain in the early morning hours. Despite being early June, the wildflowers were everywhere and water was still…

Month: June 2010
Mount Shasta
Last Sunday I climbed Mount Shasta with Joel Lanz. It was a beautiful day on the mountain with brilliant sunshine, excellent clarity, relatively warm temps, and light winds up top. I enjoyed gorgeous views virtually the entire way up the mountain, which included the rugged Trinity Alps, Lake Shastina, the upper Sacramento Valley, Lassen Peak, Mt. McLauglin,…
Mount Madonna
Mount Madonna County Park is a gorgeous park a few minutes away from Gilroy along Hecker Pass Hwy 152. The park boasts 14+ miles of trails on 3,688 acres, much of it lush redwood forest. I was pleasantly surprised by the excellent trail running around the upper area of the park and surprised it had…