Last Sunday I enjoyed a great adventure run to Eagle Scout Peak via Kaweah Gap.The 45+ mile trip took 9:38 minutes from Crescent Meadows, starting at 4:20 a.m. and finishing just before 2 p.m. Eagle Scout Peak is located just south of Kaweah Gap along the Great Western Divide in a remote region of Sequoia…
Month: September 2011
Cowell-Purisima Coastal Trail
Twenty five years in the making, Peninsula Open Space Trust and the State Coastal Conservancy opened up a brand new trail along the rugged San Mateo Coastline known as the Cowell-Purisima Trail. The path travels approximately three miles south from Cowell Ranch Beach culminating in a spectacular viewpoint at the southern end from a promontory. The multi-use…
TRT-Flume 27 Mile Loop
With the entire High Sierra to the south enveloped in numerous thunderstorms all weekend (even some snow at the highest peaks), I thought it would be a great opportunity to visit the trails of Lake Tahoe. Specifically, a 27+ mile loop on the east shore of Lake Tahoe including a long stretch along the Tahoe…
Milestone & Midway – Great Western Divide
I have been intrigued by the string of remote peaks along Great Western Divide from Milestone Mountain to Thunder Mountain since I saw them from the summit of Mount Williamson in April 2008. This interest grew with the Stanford Loop, Mount Stewart/Kaweah Gap, Winter Alta, and The Whaleback. It was great to finally explore this…
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