Category: West

Golden Gate National Recreation Area – Lands End Coastal Trail 2/10/24

Saturday, February 10, 2024 Hike: Golden Gate National Recreation Area – Lands End Coastal Trail Weather: Clear, sunny, nice, low 60s Hikers: Ian, Court, Greg, Cat Length: 1.76 miles It’s springtime again! Yahoo! The Texas weather is the best it will be all year… Continue Reading “Golden Gate National Recreation Area – Lands End Coastal Trail 2/10/24”

Eagle Lake Trail – Lake Tahoe, CA 11/10/23

Friday, November 10, 2023 Eagle Lake Trail – Lake Tahoe, CA Clear, sunny, mid 50s Ian, Court, Greg, Cat, Isaac, MB, Laci, Larry, Angela, Phil, Logan (big group!) 2.1 miles After Court and I attempted to access the PCT trail head at Echo Lake… Continue Reading “Eagle Lake Trail – Lake Tahoe, CA 11/10/23”

PCT at Donner Summit – Truckee, CA 11/9/23

Thursday, November 9, 2023 PCT at Donner Summit (mile 1158) – Truckee, CA (near Lake Tahoe) Ian, Court, Greg, Cat, Isaac, MB Sunny, cold, snow on the ground! Only a quick jaunt We flew up to Lake Tahoe for my buddy Greg’s 40th birthday… Continue Reading “PCT at Donner Summit – Truckee, CA 11/9/23”

North Bean Hollow Beach Trail, CA 5/21/21

Friday, May 21, 2021 North Bean Hollow Beach Trail, California Windy, clear, a little chilly, but nice Ian, Court, Greg, and the dogs: Marty and Porter A couple of miles or so We flew out to the Bay Area to see Greg and Cat… Continue Reading “North Bean Hollow Beach Trail, CA 5/21/21”

Balconies Cave and Cliffs Trail – Pinnacles NP 8/28/20

Friday, August 28, 2020 Balconies Cave and Cliffs Trail – Pinnacles National Park, California HOT, sunny, mid 90s Ian, Court, Greg, Cat 3.1 miles Warning: the pics on this post kind of suck. It was a bit smoky and I think there was also… Continue Reading “Balconies Cave and Cliffs Trail – Pinnacles NP 8/28/20”

Jack’s Peak Trail – Monterey, CA 8/26/20

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Jack’s Peak Trail – Monterey, CA Foggy, cool, mid 60s Ian, Greg 5.9 miles After braving an airplane during a pandemic (good work all around Southwest Airlines), we got out to California to visit our good friends Greg and Cat… Continue Reading “Jack’s Peak Trail – Monterey, CA 8/26/20”

Tuolumne meadows – pct 11/1/19

November 1, 2019 Tuolumne Meadows – Pacific Crest Trail Yosemite National Park 1.5 miles Not sure why I didn’t include this in my original Yosemite postings from last fall, but hey, better late than never. Court and I were in Yosemite for Greg and… Continue Reading “Tuolumne meadows – pct 11/1/19”

Tuolumne Grove – Yosemite NP 11/2/19

Saturday, November 2, 2019 Tuolumne Grove – Yosemite NP Ian and Court 3 miles For a quick hike before Greg and Cat’s wedding, we headed down to Tuolumne Grove to see some sequoias. Court and I first experienced the majesty that these trees convey… Continue Reading “Tuolumne Grove – Yosemite NP 11/2/19”

Mist Trail – Vernal and Nevada Falls – Yosemite NP 10/31/19

Thursday, October 31, 2019 Mist Trail – Vernal and Nevada Falls – Yosemite NP Ian, Court, Kelly, Ryan 10 miles This hike is the beginning of what would have been our hike to Half Dome, but as I mentioned in the last post, we… Continue Reading “Mist Trail – Vernal and Nevada Falls – Yosemite NP 10/31/19”

Mt Hoffmann – Yosemite NP 10/30/19

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Mt. Hoffmann – Yosemite NP – trail to May Lake and unofficial trail to summit Ian, Court, Greg, Todd, Kelly, and Ryan 6.3 miles Well, today was supposed to be the day we were going to climb Half Dome with… Continue Reading “Mt Hoffmann – Yosemite NP 10/30/19”