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Grand Canyon! It’s easy driving distance from California, it’s probably the most gorgeous sight in the West, and there’s tons of info online to walk me through it. Here’s a link to suggestions for hiking Rim to Rim. Here’s a…

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….for days on end if possible. I’m thinking about how to burn up some of my vacation time, preferably in five-day chunks in the backcountry. I posted a query at HighSierraTopix to see what the hardened trail hands over there…

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I knocked around for a couple hours near the summit of Mount Diablo on Sunday. Write-up here.

I made a little return visit to Tomales Point (that’s a bull elk scratching a hard-to-reach itch). Details here.

Last Thanksgiving I hiked to the top of Mission Peak, where I met a guy who told me he hikes the Peak every year on this day. So I’m gonna go back and see if I can run into the…

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Words and pictures from this weekend’s camp-out at Henry Coe State Park are here.

I’m doing and overnighter at Henry Coe State Park today; here are a couple quickie links to check out before you head out: The Geared-up blog recommends a tent with, get this, no zippers! And for those of you who…

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Well, I did get in 3.5 miles this morning, carrying about 20 pounds in the ol’ daypack. Should’ve been a fairly uneventful hour and 15 minutes with maybe 800 feet of elevation gain — trails all dry & groomed, warming…

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