We had some fun with this a few weeks back, so what the heck, how about telling the class where you went most recently. Rebecca at calipidder.com is excused because she did such a nice write-up on her Death Valley…
Trails
Uvas again
by tom • December 17, 2007 • 2 Comments
So I’m sprawled over a creek bed trying to set up my Gorillapod and get a good picture of this: Hey, it ain’t all loveliness out there in the wilderness… but anyway: Nature’s eloquence at punishing the inept unfolds, (spills,…
Park profiles from Merc columns coded up
by tom • December 12, 2007 • 0 Comments
The project I started yesterday is in pretty good shape today — I’ve taken all the Hikes columns I’ve written for the Mercury News and given each one a static page with a hike description, breakout box of essential park…
A plug for Don Edwards National Wildlife Sanctuary
by tom • December 12, 2007 • 2 Comments
A story in this morning’s Chron describes a billion-dollar plan to open up old Cargill salt ponds, build strong levees and let nature take its course, which should mean hundreds and perhaps thousands more birds and other wildlife in the…
My Uvas Canyon adventure
by tom • December 10, 2007 • 10 Comments
It took me a full two days to get one good hike in at Uvas Canyon County Park, which is odd considering the park has only seven miles of trails to begin with. It might’ve gone smoother if it hadn’t…
Latest Hikes column: Mount Diablo
by tom • December 6, 2007 • 3 Comments
Posted today. The intro: December is a gift to hikers drawn to Mount Diablo, the peak dominating the East Bay landscape. It’s a month when occasional rains wash smog from the sky and open amazing vistas (you’ll see snowcapped Sierra…
Rescue practice at Henry Coe
by tom • December 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
Cynthia caught a squad doing a helicopter rescue drill at the park over the weekend.
Parking fees in Santa Clara County Parks: A rip-off?
by tom • December 5, 2007 • 6 Comments
Arlene, a local hiker/reader (last seen at this post about Ed Levin County Park), dropped me an e-mail this morning with the news that she’d just learned you don’t have to pay to park at Joseph D. Grant County Park…
More great Mount Diablo trails
by tom • December 4, 2007 • 0 Comments
Seth Adams of Savemountdiablo.org, which just issued a massive new hiking map of the area around Mount Diablo State Park, passed along some of his favorite Diablo hikes. … you’ve done some nice hikes, the loop around the summit is…