I suppose most of you have seen these, since she posted ’em a week ago, but if not, enjoy. I eventually worked my way up to Merced canyon to see the poppies. They are beautiful! I only stopped in Briceburg,…
Hiking
Waterfall recommendations in the Mercury News
by tom • March 20, 2009 • 1 Comment
Lisa Krieger’s monthly Wanderlust column covers a few of the usual suspects, waterfallwise, in the South Bay. I hadn’t heard of this one on the Peninsula, though: Brooks Falls On the San Mateo coast, Brooks Falls in San Pedro Valley…
Mangan's memoirs
Back in the blogosphere
by tom • March 20, 2009 • 1 Comment
It had to be like this: after a week of wrangling and hassling, the AT&T tech shows up and makes everything work effortlessly while simultaneously making me look like a complete idiot who’d never turned on a computer before. But…
Mangan's memoirs
Ack, now I’m in Internet heck
by tom • March 16, 2009 • 2 Comments
And just for fun I have no hikes to my credit (who knew you could have so much crap in one little apartment and that moving it across the street could consume an entire weekend??) Final blessing of moving heck…
Mangan's memoirs
Moving, heck
by tom • March 12, 2009 • 1 Comment
I’ll be getting all my exercise toting boxes for the next few days (just moving across the street) but I should be done in time to get a hike in on Sunday and a write-up on Monday. If you’re in…
Joseph D. Grant County Park
If you want to see Grant Ranch in the worst way
by tom • March 11, 2009 • 1 Comment
You have to check out the Washburn Trail at Joseph D. Grant County Park (AKA Grant Ranch). It’s the meanest trail in a park that has an abundance of leg-burners. I saw a bunch of California poppies blooming on the…
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Readers: Don’t be hatin’ on Harvey Bear Ranch
by tom • March 10, 2009 • 1 Comment
A couple years back I took an underwhelming stroll along the paths at Harvey Bear Ranch, which was Santa Clara County’s newest park at the time. Harvey Bear Ranch isn’t so bad — it’s got rolling hills, wacky oaks and…
Uvas Canyon County Park
Uvas Canyon Waterfalls revisited
by tom • March 9, 2009 • 1 Comment
I’ve moved Uvas Canyon County Park to the top of my list of parks to check out after four weekends of rain. Lots of other hikers will get the same idea if you go on a Saturday or Sunday, but…
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Annual El Toro Hike in Morgan Hill coming March 28
by tom • February 23, 2009 • 2 Comments
Mark your calendars — the jaunt to the top of Morgan Hill’s signature conical peak is coming soon: March 28: Hike Up El Toro – Hike leaves from the Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. (corner of Main and…