The Phleger Estate, a little known part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is right in my backyard. Fortunately, the trails here are among my favorite! The lush redwood forest is always a treat, especially when the seasonal West Union Creek has flow and the redwood sorrel is robust, banana slugs are slithering along,…
Category: Trail Running
Quad Dipsea
The 7+ mile trip from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach along the Dipsea Trail is legendary. Since 1905, a single crossing race of the Dipsea has been held almost every year making it the oldest cross country running event in the nation. The course is spectacular with sweeping views of the rugged Marin Coastline, San Francisco,…
PCTR Stinson Beach 25k
I had a fantastic time at PCTR’s Stinson Beach Trail Run event last Saturday! I ran the 25k, but there were also 12k and 50k options. With perfect weather (sunny and temps rising to the 70s), great trail conditions, excellent race organization, and lots of friends, all the ingredients were there for a fun time….
GHTM Splits
Here is a comparison of splits between 2008 and 2010 at the Golden Hills Trail Marathon. For a complete race report, see prior posting here. Distance (miles) Aid Station Time 2008 Time 2010 Difference 4.3 Steam Trains 33:31 32:07 1:04 7.6 Sibley Park 58:12 54:53 3:19 11.0 Skyline Gate 1:22:20 1:16:52 5:28 15.5 Fern/Canyon Meadows…
Golden Hills Trail Marathon 2010
This is my fourth year in a row running the Golden Hills Trail Marathon, which is run in conjunction with the Dick Collins Firetrails 50 mile race. I have enjoyed the event every time and this year was no exception. In 2007, this was a breakthrough race where I was able to establish a new…
Alta Peak
On Saturday, I hiked up 11,204 ft Alta Peak in Sequoia National Park with Joel to help acclimate for the Rae Lakes Loop adventure run the following day. Alta Peak has a spectacular view of the Great Western Divide which was a bit hazy on this day due to the nearby Sheep Fire which has been…
Rae Lakes Loop FKT
According to the park service, the Rae Lakes Loop is one of the most popular backpacks in Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, if not the entire Sierra. The loop is ~42 miles long and climbs from 5,035 ft at the trailhead to 11,978 ft at Glen Pass. The portion between Vidette Meadows and Woods…
Video from Sierra Weekend
Here a couple video/photo compilations from last weekend’s adventures in the High Sierra: Crown Point Lollipop: Peeler Lake and Rock Island Pass Mount Agassiz, Columbine Peak and Dusy Basin
Mount Agassiz, Columbine Peak and Dusy Basin
I have been to the Palisades twice before but never via South Lake so I figured this would be a great opportunity to see Bishop Pass and Dusy Basin. I started at around 6:30 am and headed up the nice trail, coming across spectacular reflections in the tarns near Long Lake. I continued up through…
Crown Point Lollipop
Crown Point (11,346 ft) is located in Northern Yosemite and has a commanding 360 degree view of the surrounding region, including Sawtooth Ridge and Matterhorn Peak. Access is via Twin Lakes and the Hoover Wilderness outside of Bridgeport so Sonora Pass is the preferred driving route. The area is characterized by numerous lovely alpine lakes set…
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