A local Eagle Scout went out to Almaden Quicksilver and put together a 6.5-mile “participatory history hike,” linking old mining sites at the park. He printed a brochure with a guide to all the sites and included a quiz —…
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Anybody got $14.5 billion lying around?
by tom • January 11, 2008 • 8 Comments
That’s the difference between how much money California expects to rake in next year via taxation, fees and such, and how much it would like to spend. As mentioned yesterday, 48 state parks are on the governor’s chopping block. When…
Henry W. Coe State Park on Arnold’s chopping block
by tom • January 10, 2008 • 12 Comments
I don’t have all the details just yet, but I’ve learned that our beloved Henry Coe State Park is among the parks and beaches that would be closed under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget. Here’s the first draft of the budget…
Sorry for the lack of posts lately
by tom • January 9, 2008 • 4 Comments
This may seem hard to believe, but I’ve had to dwell on some non-hiking-related issues of late that have seriously crimped my blogging lifestyle. With any luck this state of things will be clarified/resolved in the next couple weeks and…
Gambolin’ Man’s best o’ 2007
by tom • January 4, 2008 • 3 Comments
Tom offers a big wet kiss to Bay Area trails. … here I remain, a quarter of a century later, no worse for wear (except for that nagging bum ankle). But I still often ask myself, “What am I doing…
Latest Hikes column: Uvas Canyon County Park
by tom • January 3, 2008 • 2 Comments
Posted today at www.mercurynews.com Uvas Canyon County Park inspires hikers to pray for rain. Mountain springs keep a trickle of water running down the park’s steep canyons most of the year, but the rainy season turns the park into a…
What do you want to do this year?
by tom • January 2, 2008 • 9 Comments
I have no plans to speak of, but I do know that it never hurts to get an early start planning on adventures that require long walks across a mountainous wilderness. For instance, you could always climb Mount Whitney, though…