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,…
Classic Conzelman
Conzelman Road… the place where tourists and photographers flock. The classic view of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco makes it an essential stop on any trip to San Francisco in my opinion. The grand views of beautiful San Francisco simply don’t get old. Construction on the upper part of the road to Hawk…
Muir Beach Overlook
I’ve driven past the Muir Beach Overlook many times and finally decided to pull off and check it out. It has a spectacular view of the Marin Headlands coastline all the way to San Francisco including Muir Beach, Pirates Cove, Rodeo Beach, and the SF Peninsula. There is a nice walkway with railings that goes…
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…
More Sunsets from Borel Hill!
As long as I’m on the topic of sunsets, here are a few more from the summit of 2,572 ft Borel Hill from a month ago with the marine layer between 1,600 ft-1,800 ft. . More photos after the jump!
More sunset shots!
Sunset photos taken yesterday from Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. I love marine layers! More after the jump!
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