Feather, Royce, Merriam TR

Check out the trip report from Saturday’s climb of Feather Peak, Royce Peak, and Merriam Peak in the John Muir Wilderness of the High Sierra. It was a spectacular day with excellent weather and beautiful scenery. A photo of me next to one of the Royce Lakes with the North Buttress of Merriam Peak in…

Weekend Climb

On Saturday I climbed a series of peaks in the high Sierra in the John Muir Wilderness – Merriam Peak, Royce Peak, and Feather Peak. The climb took 11 hours and 21 minutes. The weather was fantastic, the location incredibly scenic, and the climbs went well. Overall, a great trip in the Sierra mountains. Stay…

Los Altos Hills West

Today we ventured out to an area of Los Altos Hills I have not explored yet on the west side of Interstate 280. The run was 61 minutes and I felt pretty good. The weather was beautiful once again. It is generally more hilly in West Los Altos Hills with some pretty steep climbs. It…

Los Altos Hills

Another great run in the Los Altos Hills today with Hari. We even found a small side trail going through some of the largest and priciest mansions I have ever seen. Some of these homes had personal gold holes, tennis courts, full size swimming pools, mini wineries, horse farms, and many of the driveways were…

Adventure Running Webpage

I created a webpage detailing some of my mountain running pursuits. You’ll find details on some of my notable times, favorite training spots, future mountain runs, gear, and training philosophy. Check it out! The link can also be found on the sidebar to the right. Today I ran at Los Altos Hills trying out Robleda…

Baylands Preserve Run

This morning I ran with Hari at Baylands Preserve along the marshes of the San Francisco Bay. The preserve is the largest tract of undisturbed marshland in the San Francisco Bay. We ran for 66 minutes on the dirt pathways and I got to work on my tan a little! It was definitely a change…

Man vs. Wild

I have basically been in rest mode most of the day watching the Man vs. Wild marathon on Discovery Channel. The host Bear Grylls is amazing and he shows off some sweet survival skills on each episode. I love some of the stuff he eats like beetles, maggots, and scorpions! Pretty sweet job he has!…

Chevys

Today I had a very good lunch at Chevys FreshMex Restaurant. I haven’t had a good fajita in a while and they make them pretty good at Chevys – the chicken was so tasty! The big lunch powered me on a 72 minute run in Los Altos Hills this afternoon which went well.

Los Altos Hills Run

Yesterday I ran for 75 minutes with Hari at Los altos Hills. It was a great run! The Los Altos Hills City has an ordinance requiring cinder paths alongside the roads and open spaces for the many horse owners in the community. The result is a network of trails providing road-free running for miles. It’s…

Darwin/Mendel and Matthes Trip Reports

Here are the trip reports form this past weekend: North Face of Mount Darwin and East Face of Mount Mendel, Kings Canyon National Park Matthes Crest, Yosemite National Park Summit shot on Mount Darwin    Matthes Crest