Wow! As anticipated, Big Basin Redwoods was an amazing place for a trail run – ancient redwoods, spectacular waterfalls, challenging singletrack – another great event by Pacific Coast Trail Runs (PCTR)! Running the 25k distance, I knew the course would be hilly, technical, and rugged (i.e. tough) so I figured 2 hours was a nice…
Month: April 2008
Big Basin Redwoods Tomorrow
Tomorrow I head out to Big Basin State Park to run amongst old growth Redwoods and see the famous Berry Falls. I’ll be running the 25k at this event put on Pacific Coast Trail Runs (PCTR). It’s a challenging course with rough trails and lots of elevation gain (3,090 ft). It’s warm and sunny here…
Last Class!
Today I had my class in law school… ever! I also turned in the two long papers and assignments for other classes, thereby completing all requirements. The last three years have gone by so fast. It seems so recent that I opened the acceptance letter from Stanford and ran around the house in joy. Now,…
Skyline Ridge Half Marathon
I ran a fun half marathon race at Skyline Ridge this morning with Enviro-Sports coming in first place with a time of 1:37:05. Skyline Ridge and Russian Ridge are two of my favorite local parks and was the location of my last trail race, a fantastic 50k with Pacific Coast Trail Runs on March 1st….
Bonus Williamson Photos!
Here are couple shots that didn’t make my trip report from the Williamson climb. Be sure to check out the trip report. I met these two climbers near the top who had climbed from Shepard’s Pass. They were extremely generous to lend me a gauze pad a duct tap for a scraped knee. View down…
Mount Williamson Trip Report
The trip report for the fantastic climb of Mount Williamson via the North Fork of Bairs Creek is now posted. Enjoy!! Williamson is just north of the famous Mount Whitney, but is considered by many climbers to be a more impressive and superior massif. The peak is the second highest summit in California and the…
Mount Williamson
Mount Williamson rocked!!! Stay tuned for trip report and photos!
High Sierra
Tomorrow morning I head out to the high Sierra to climb Mount Williamson on Sunday. Williamson is the second highest point in California at 14,375 ft and is considered one of the most impressive mountains in the range. The route will be via the North Fork of Bairs Creek, which has a really scenic cirque…
Almost Finished!
Graduation from law school is May 4th and all assignments are due April 23rd, but I am almost done, including completion of two long papers (a total of 80 pages). The only major thing left is a contract mark-up which I can hopefully put away by the end of this weekend. I look forward to…
Hamms Gulch Hack Job
First of all, congratulations to the Stanford Women’s Basketball Team who upset UConn to reach the title game in the NCAA tournament! Go Cardinal!!! I ran today at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve and the ascent up Razorback Ridge trail was great as usual. However, the descent down Hamms Gulch had an unpleasant surprise. Apparently…
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