The Brazen Racing Summit Rock run was another great Brazen event at Sanborn County park in the hills above Saratoga. I ran at this gorgeous venue in June at the Trail Quake event and couldn’t resist running these lushly forested trails one more time this year. The course is different than the Trail Quake event as…
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Brazen Rocky Ridge Championships Report
Last weekend I ran the Brazen Racing Summit Rock Half Marathon at Sanborn County Park outside of Saratoga, but before I get to that report, here is a report from another Brazen event I did a couple months agao, the Brazen Racing Rocky Ridge Half Marathon Championships at beautiful Las Trampas Regional Wilderness outside of…
Point Reyes Scenes
A few of my favorite photos from a recent run at Point Reyes National Seashore. It has been a couple years since I did this particular route and it was just as good as I remembered it. Highlights include Mount Wittenberg, Woodward Valley, Sculptured Beach, Kelham Beach, Arch Rock, Wildcat Beach and Alamere Falls; essentially…
Quad Dipsea 2011
The Quad Dipsea is held annually the Saturday after Thanksgiving and completes the legendary Dipsea Trail four times. The Quad entails over 9,276 ft of ascending including literally thousands of steps as the runners traverse the slopes of Mount Tamalpais from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach and back. While the trail is arduous, breathtaking views…
Mount McDuffie & Ladder Lake
With an impending change in the weather pattern to more winter-like conditions, I decided to take full advantage of the remaining nice days with an adventure run deep into Kings Canyon NP along the Black Divide. The objective was Mount McDuffie via Ladder Lake, a route that entails around 35 miles roundtrip and nearly 11,000…
Mount Conness via Young Lakes
October 23rd was another spectacular fall day in the Sierras with an extremely scenic and pleasant climb of Mount Conness via Young Lakes. This outing came a day after the Brazen Racing Rocky Ridge Half Marathon Championships and fit the bill for a more low-key day in the mountains physically. The route we took is one of…
Vogelsang
After climbing Mount Dana in the morning, we drove to Tuolumne Meadows and set out for Vogelsang Peak. It was a gorgeous afternoon with beautiful cloud formations and comfortable temperatures for running. The trail up to Tuolumne Pass is great for running with few impediments and a gradual ascent. From Tuolumne Pass we encountered some…
Eagle Scout Peak via Kaweah Gap
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…
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…
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