All Svihura, All the Time
With some sort of super sporting competition taking place just down the road from my place, I decided to take advantage of the quiet roads and good weather to hike Long Ridge. I did the usual jaunt on Hickory Oaks Trail to the Wallace Stegner bench, and then down Long Ridge Trail to Peters Creek …
This was the third week in a row where I’ve driven to the start of a Western Wheelers LDT ride. This week it was in Livermore, where we rode up Del Valle, Patterson Pass and Altamont Pass. We skipped a short loop into Livermore for the official lunch stop, as we had already grabbed lunch …
Two Hills for the price of one. A lovely hike, starting with a good walk to Mindego Hill, with its sweeping views of the hills and ocean, and then back up to Borel Hill, which had its own fine views of the Bay.
It was nice again on Skyline and I wanted to check out Peters Creek Falls. This is a bit off the more popular trails, and the out and back section to the falls from Portola Heights Road was not maintained and a bit overgrown in spots. The falls were quite nice and there was plenty …
I got up late as my alarm didn’t wake me up for some reason. However, I still had enough time to eat, use the bathroom, pack my gear, and make it to Morgan Hill to meet my friends with some time to spare. The day was very nice, with pleasant weather, although with a bit …
I went to Canada to visit my brother and his family for the Christmas break. They live near Edmonton and the forecast was snow and cold. And the forecast delivered exactly that. I had an enjoyable time, albeit with most of it spent indoors, where it was warm and cozy. I enjoyed some tasty turkey …
After my unfortunate encounter with poison oak last month, I haven’t been out on the trails while I recovered. I decided to head out this morning to Foothills Park via the Alexis Drive entrance, the appeal being that I didn’t have to pay to enter the park. The day started out with low clouds that …
It’s been a while since the last post featuring all the cute photos of Arun
I took a walk yesterday and the fall colors were out in full force, so I had to take some pictures
Some photos and videos of the fall colors here in the Bay Area
