The owner of outdoorsblogger.com, no doubt influenced by the flashes of fame and rivers of wealth that reward blogging on the joys of walking upright on dirt — has not just created his own outdoors blog: he’s made it possible…

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Random Curiosity went to Lower Yosemite Falls on the weekend after Labor Day. Friday was an impatient kid in the backseat of Mr. and Mrs. Weekend’s minivan repeatedly asking, “Are we there yet?” Saturday was the hysterical mother screaming, “Do…

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Random Curiosity got turned around the other day in search of the famed Loma Prieta Earthquake epicenter. The epicenter was found (unlike my foray into the park last year) but after that, well, staying found was the challenge.

Rick McCharles is back in town today — on my couch, to be specific about it — though he’s catching an afternoon flight to the Pacific Northwest for another in his never-ending string of adventures. Rick was an essential hand…

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He had some fun at a place in Oregon called Humbug Mountain. More of his pics at his Flickr page.

Here’s a blog by a guy hoping to jog all the trails in Marin County. It’s a daunting task, which may explain why it hasn’t been updated in awhile. Even so, the trails covered include descriptions, trail facts and maps…

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Remember last month when we had a request for info on Huntington Lake in the Sierra east of Fresno? That was from Tom Kotynski, retired newsman and Out There With Tom blogger. This post shows him at the Kaiser Peak…

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Rick Deutsch, author of a book called “Hike Half Dome,” also has a blog that’s regularly updated. Rick’s also appearing at 7 tonight at Sunrise Mountain Sports in Livermore to chat up his book. The store is at 2455 Railroad…

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