You’ll have to be up just past the crack of dawn to get there on time. I’ve decided to go ahead and bag the peak so it’ll stop whispering “climb me” every time I go south on Highway 101. (What,…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Take the Trail Challenge, get a T-shirt
by tom • April 2, 2008 • 2 Comments
East Bay Regional Parks District got a corporate sponsor (Kaiser Pemanente put their “thrive” money where their mouth was) to pay the freight for free T-shirts and other goodies for those who sign up for the annual Trails Challenge. The…
Weekend hikes in East Bay Parks
by tom • April 2, 2008 • 0 Comments
A few hike suggestions for this weekend, courtesy of the East Bay Regional Parks District (click on the links to sign up; note some have fees): Saturday: Spring Splendors Hike at Bishop Ranch, 2-4pm – Bishop Ranch Open Space, San…
Mulling the SPOT Satellite Messenger
by tom • April 1, 2008 • 8 Comments
I’ve been putting off looking into the SPOT Satellite Messenger, but I noticed this morning that the company is based in Milpitas, so it seems like a local connection obliges me to say something. First, how it works: It tracks…