A recap of Adventure Runs in 2009 in chronological order: Thompson Peak: (June 17th) Located in the rugged Trinity Alps region of the Klamath Mountains, this climb entailed passing through the rugged glacier-carved Canyon Creek drainage with granite cliffs, waterfalls, and lovely alpine lakes. Mount Sill: (July 9th) Stellar views from the summit (known as…
Month: December 2009
Panoramas!
Since the Facebook albums linked to in my previous post are essentially useless for viewing panoramas (because they come out so tiny you can’t see anything), here are some panoramas from last week. Click on the image to see a larger version. My favorite photos from each location are forthcoming in future posts and I…
Lots of Photos!
Over the past couple days I visited Salt Point State Park, the Sonoma Coast, Mount Tamalpais State Park, and several parks along Skyline Blvd. I watched two amazing sunsets, one on Mount Tamalpais and the other on Borel Hill in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. This flurry of activity was spurred by sunny skies and…
Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
Sierra Azul is the largest preserve in the Midpenninsula Regional Open Space District covering over 17,000 acres of rugged and steep terrain (map). The region is on the east side of the Santa Cruz Mountains so the vegetation consists primarily of chaparral, bay trees, and oak woodland. The preserve is largely undeveloped and the trails…
Mountain Photography Highlights Slideshow
I have too much free time these days so I made a mountain photography highlights slideshow of some of my favorite mountain photos over the past five years. Unfortunately, I could not include some photos that are located on my old computer in Sammamish (I need high quality for the video), but I will add…
Snow on Skyline
The crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains seems to get snow at least once a year, but it’s still a rare enough occurrence that I get excited about it. On Monday, I drove up to Skyline Blvd. and found picturesque winter scenes after 2-3 inches of snow fell at the higher elevations that morning. Here…
Rose Peak Snow
I joined Gary Gellin for a 19 mile roundtrip hike up 3,817 ft Rose Peak in the Ohlone Wilderness. A rare snowstorm swept through the hills and mountains above 1,500 ft in the Bay Area and the objective was to see lots of snow and views. Our wishes came true with 6-8 inches of fluffy,…
Houston Area Trail Running Map
During my visit to Texas, I did some research on trail running locations. Here is a map of my findings: I look forward to seeing more of the Lone Star Trail and the trails in Big Thicket National Preserve next time I visit! Note: The green shaded area is the Lone Star Trail within the…
Fall Color at Huddart
My favorite local trails in Huddart Park and Phleger Estate are not known for their colorful fall vegetation. The forest is dominated by redwoods, Douglas fir, California laurel, coastal live oak, and tanbark oak, none of which produce striking fall colors. However, near streams there are a few big leaf maples that turn bright yellow….
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