Remember how I said I was on vacation this week? Well, I did have an itch to see if any fire damage was evident at Henry Coe State Park. Bottom line: yeah, if you walk a long, long way. Melissa…
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Latest Hikes column: Hidden Villa
by tmangan • September 22, 2007 • 1 Comment
Forgot to post this the other day. Hidden Villa near Los Altos Hills was the latest victim: You may forget you came here to hike. On the way to the trails at Hidden Villa, you’re apt to pass pigs, cows,…
More Lick fire pics
by tmangan • September 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Shannon Gomes, who has a cabin that nearly got caught up in the Lick fire at Henry Coe, posted some fire-damage pictures at flickr.com from near her property. She posted an interesting comment here the other day. For those who…
Making a mess of Mission Peak
by tmangan • September 22, 2007 • 3 Comments
I spent about 20 minutes yesterday chatting with a East Bay Parks volunteer cop at Mission Peak, one of a few who carry police radios, report crimes to the real cops and try to keep fools from ruining the hillsides…
“Into the Wild” reviews
by tmangan • September 21, 2007 • 0 Comments
Sean Penn’s film based on Jon Krakauers’ famous book opens in Los Angeles and New York today, with wider release in two weeks. Advance notices are mostly positive. Among those who liked it: Owen Glieberman, Entertainment Weekly: Wandering the desert…
One-day Half Dome hike seminar
by tmangan • September 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rick Deutsch of Hike Half Dome fame is conducting a course from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 20, on preparing for that one-day hike everybody must either a) do before they die; or b) not do for fear of…
So, what was the weather like yesterday?
by tmangan • September 20, 2007 • 1 Comment
Well, you wouldn’t have wanted to spend much time up in the hills where it was really blowing. Which is to say, that’s exactly where I was for about six hours. I’ve had it in my head for some time…
Henry Coe open (sort of)
by tmangan • September 19, 2007 • 1 Comment
The unburnt areas have been open since Saturday, it turns out. This forum page at MTBR.com has a bunch of details from mountain bikers who’ve scouted the place (scroll down to post 246). Lots of familiar places are off limits…
Rick’s 4WheelBob video
by tmangan • September 19, 2007 • 6 Comments
Rick at BestHikes posted this video on YouTube: