Russ Beebe is a longtime leader of local hikes and a lover of fine wines who has, as far as I can tell, personally introduced the concept of combining hiking and wine tasting to the United States (he says it’s…
Bay Area hiking sites
Essential site: Fedak.net
by tmangan • July 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
John likes to hike long and hard in the local hills and takes in some Sierra peak-bagging when the mood strikes. He a couple hundred photo albums and going on 10,000 photos from his hikes. Every time I think I’ve…
Essential site: Kevin Gong’s Hiking Page
by tmangan • July 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
Kevin Gong is a local techie who updates his site regularly with new hikes in the region, plus a few outside. His posts include mileage, elevation gain and ratings from 1 to 10. He also has a raft of excellent…
Essential site: bahiker.com
by tmangan • July 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
Jane Huber, author of “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Francisco,” has the most extensive online guide to Bay Area hikes at bahiker.com. The site includes recommendations based on time of year, has a page of hikes sorted by difficulty,…