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.

Saw lots of running water yesterday at Henry Coe State Park. Words & pix here.

I’m hiking this morning anyway. Be back tomorrow, same Bat time, same Bat channel.

I haven’t been on a trail since a week ago Sunday because the rain just flat refuses to go away. I have resorted to reading Trail Journals entries to be reassured that somebody’s getting some hiking done. Here’s what’s happening…

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You may have heard that Knight Ridder, which owns my newspaper, has been sold and the buyer plans to sell the Mercury News, which pays my salary. My take on the situation is here.