We set out to do the hike we hadn’t done since training for Half Dome last year — Black Mountain. The nice thing about this hike is that while it’s in Rancho San Antonio Park, it’s much less crowded. Also, for those who dislike complex trail routing, this is the hike for you, as there’s […]
Wildcat Canyon Loop – Rancho San Antonio
It had been at least a month since we last hike as we’ve been very busy so we felt the need to get out and stretch the legs on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Rancho San Antonio is by far the closest hiking to us worth mentioning so we decided to zip over there and get […]
Castle Peak Snowshoe
Looking for a great 1 day snowshoeing trip with outstanding views that doesn’t require a 4WD or SUV to reach? Look no further than Castle Peak, it’s located right across from Boreal Ski Resort on Hwy 80. After parking the car on the frontage road next to the Boreal Inn start walking down the road […]
Quicksilver – Hidalgo Cemetery Hike
Despite mostly overcast skies, it was nice to get outdoors on a weekend. We decided to hike in Almaden Quicksilver County Park, this time from the Mockingbird Hill entrance. The parking lot at that entrance has tons of parking, by the way 🙂 This park has over 34 miles of trails, so there are lots […]
Pre-Christmas Uvas Canyon Hike
We got in one last hike before Christmas, this time at Uvas Canyon County Park in Morgan Hill, south of San Jose. A rainy December meant great water flow on all the waterfalls, which made the trip worthwhile. We took Waterfall Loop to Contour Trail to Alec Canyon Trail, then viewed the beautiful Triple Falls. […]
Eagle Creek to High Bridge – Oregon
While visiting family in Portland, a hike was in order to see some of the lush landscape and beautiful waterfalls there. The route we took at Eagle Creek, about 45 minutes outside of Portland, ended up providing just that. The well-maintained trail was an easy 6 miles with only 300ft of elevation. Although the sun […]
Post-Thanksgiving Montara hike
The day after Thanksgiving is always the perfect day for a challenging/semi challenging hike. We decided on Montara Mountain, located in McNee Ranch State Park. The all-uphill way up is a good climb and the views of Pacifica and the Pacific coastline are worth it! This hike was 8 miles and 1800ft of elevation. We […]
Windy Hill Loop
Well after a long and wet winter we were graced here in the Bay Area with some typical California spring time sun. After the previous wet, cold, and miserable experience at De La Valle this was a welcome change in the weather. We had actually done this hike before about a year ago in the […]
Ohlone Wilderness, or the Deathly Drizzle
This is what happens when the weather is crappy for every single weekend for a month at the first sign of sunshine you rush out into the outdoors to go hiking. I made the fateful decision to have us go explore some waterfalls out in Ohlone Wilderness. The weathermen predicted some morning drizzle followed by […]
Uvas Canyon Waterfall Loop
After two weeks of rain we were itching to get out of the house and hit the trails. Anywhere outside with sun would be a welcome relief from all this incessant rain. It’s beginning to feel like the Pacific Northwest and not sunny California. All that aside the weathermen were calling for a chilly but […]