I walked six miles to see some old-growth redwoods, then walked back. In other news, my high-speed Internet connection is back up. Theoretically this could mean better blogging ahead.

What to see in southern Utah: After lunch, we head to Bryce Canyon National Park for a hike among the hoodoos – those bizarre, pointy rocks formed by erosion that spike up into the cloudless blue Utah sky. Trails twist…

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Still no fast connection around the ol’ homestead, which makes blogging seem more like slogging up a sand dune. Thanks to all who’ve sent along moral support in the past couple days … might be Monday or Tuesday before the…

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River of snot turning into a creek, but now my high-speed connection’s gone down. Life’s too short to blog at dial-up speeds. Just hang in there folks, and visit many of the fine hiking links on the rail at left.

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so the gods have rewarded me with a nasty cold — yesterday it was a sore throat and lying around feeling like hell; today’s lying around feeling like hell with the ever-welcome…

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Rainy season’s about over around the Bay Area, which means I can get back out on the trails in the mornings before I head to the papermill … I tend to hike hard enough that I don’t have to get…

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Yet another campout at Henry Coe State Park, this one as part of a Sierra Club lightweight backpacking class.

So you’ll have to wait till tomorrow for more of my timeless prose and scintillating links. If any of you Bay Area types are wondering what I think of the Mercury News’ buyer, I wrote about it on my main…

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Another hike in Henry Coe State Park. This time I did the grueling march to Mississippi Lake and spent the night. Words and pix here.