Santa Clara County’s Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to look into the idea of having the county parks department manage the lands of Henry Coe State Park that lie within the county, if the state’s proposal to close the park…
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Calling all romantics
by tom • June 9, 2009 • 3 Comments
Two-Heel Drive reader Brian needs your advice, according to this comment he left on my post about great trails near Lake Tahoe: I’m looking for the perfect scenic spot to propose in july. Heavenly gondola? Is there a place more…
Latest hike: Timms Creek Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
by tom • June 9, 2009 • 1 Comment
Timms Creek Trail connects the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail and the Sunset Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. It’s a quiet, secluded, rarely used trail that offers a great escape route if you feel you’re not up for the whole 12…
Skyline-to-the-Sea trail blockage update
by tom • June 8, 2009 • 7 Comments
UPDATE: This blockage has been cleared. (The following is out of date; it’s remaining posted for historical reasons). Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail is blocked about a half-mile west of the headquarters of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Fortunately there’s a simple detour:…
Just rewards of becoming an Amazon associate
by tom • June 6, 2009 • 4 Comments
Sweat socks, shaver accessories and toner cartridges have been my biggest sellers to date (thanks, Mom!). A few of my most devoted readers came through and bought maps of Angel Island, Mount Diablo and Henry Coe (before-tax profit: $1.49) but…
How to guarantee your blog doesn’t suck
by tom • June 6, 2009 • 6 Comments
Yesterday’s defense of the proposition that “most blogs suck” brought in a comment from a guy named Phil, who asked for tips on reducing site suckage (his Wild Rye blog is not what I would consider sucky, despite his suspicions…
National Trail Day events
by tom • June 5, 2009 • 0 Comments
American Hiking Society’s National Trail Day 2009 is tomorrow (June 6, anniversary of D-Day, one of the greatest hikes in history, except for the massive carnage). These are the Bay Area events: Trail Day at Coyote-Bear County Park. Del Valle…
Rare deal on a sightly used Western Mountaineering sleeping bag
by tom • June 5, 2009 • 2 Comments
Walt Underwood sent along this thread at BackpackingLight.com, where somebody’s selling a Western Mountaineering Ultralight for $250. Here’s the spec page on the bag, which normally sells for $370 to $400.