We did a gorgeous hike with great views in the Marin Headlands, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It’s located just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The trail markings were less than stellar once we were several miles in, but the views of the bay made it all worth it. We started […]
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Black Mountain – Rancho San Antonio
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Henry Coe Frog Lake Loop
I can’t believe I’ve lived in this area nearly my entire life save those 5 years of college and I’ve never stepped foot in Henry Coe State Park. Little known fact, Henry Coe is the 2nd biggest state park behind Anzo Borrego. It literally would take days to hike around its perimeter. So when I […]
Moonlight Mission Peak
So what do you do when the days get short and the nights get cold? Do you stop hiking and curl up next to the fire with a nice warm hot chocolate like a sensible person? Of course you don’t you get creative and find new brave ‘opportunities’ to extend your hiking season. My S.O. […]
Sierra Azul Limekiln Loop
Even with the weather looking more New Zealand (changeable with a constant chance of precip) than California (sunny) we decided to press on with a tramp/hike/mud bowl with little regard to the ominous clouds on the horizon. Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve is a lightly used area that stretches from Lexington reservoir in the west […]