I don’t go on many hikes that make me glad I’m done and wished I’d chosen wiser, but this was one of them. I’d hiked Mission Peak Regional preserve from every direction, save one: the parking lot at Ohlone College…
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Best Hikes of the West (on BLM land)
by tom • November 30, 2007 • 2 Comments
American Hiking Society crafted itself a challenge: find the best hikes in the West on Bureau of Land Management property. Here’s one to check out next time the family travels to Vegas: Hike Name: Calico Tank Hike BLM Unit: Red…
How Calipidder spent her Thanksgiving holiday
by tom • November 29, 2007 • 1 Comment
Byrce and Zion! She had no woes with the harrowing Angel’s Landing hike. The last hike and definite highlight of the day was Angel’s Landing. This is a towering rock in the middle of the canyon, with 1500 foot drops…
Where’d you hike last?
by tom • November 29, 2007 • 9 Comments
Also, when? How far? What was it like? (Your duty as a proud member of the Global Hiking Elite is to share your experiences with the unwashed masses yearning for trail suggestions). If you’re one of the feed-reeding majority of…
Rock City at Mount Diablo State Park
by tom • November 26, 2007 • 7 Comments
You don’t hear much clamor among hikers to check out the Rock City area at Mount Diablo State Park. The rocks are very cool, but they’re also covered in the initials, names and graduation years of lord knows how many…
Stop the presses, I’m actually going hiking
by tom • November 25, 2007 • 0 Comments
I’m heading up to Mount Diablo to check out the Rock City area today (duty calls; this’ll be for another column in the Mercury News). It’s my last major section of the park still unexplored. Tons more minor ones, plus…
Wildebeat on the Half Dome crowds
by tom • November 16, 2007 • 6 Comments
Steve sums up the situation on at Yosemite’s Half Dome, interviewing hikers, national parks people and “Hike Half Dome” author Rick Deutsch. Steve covers the bases — is it safe, is it really a wilderness experience, etc. — and talks…
Latest Hikes column: Alum Rock Park
by tom • November 15, 2007 • 0 Comments
Posted today at mercurynews.com: Created by an act of the Legislature in 1872, the park is tucked into a canyon on San Jose’s eastern edge. Trails to the top of the canyon walls offer impressive views of civilization to the…
Gonna be crowded at Mount Diablo this weekend
by tmangan • November 2, 2007 • 1 Comment
It’s the Seventh Annual Trail Adventure weekend: The Contra Costa County high point is the scene of several organized hikes Saturday and the seventh annual Mount Diablo Trail Adventure on Sunday. Included in the Sunday festivities are a marathon, a…