Guides and Trips in United States

Most of the trailheads at J. D. Grant park start you at the bottom of your trek, this hike is one of the exceptions.  The lower section of the Canada de Pala trail, starting from the Twin Gates trailhead, drops over 800 feet on a slalom-like fire road before it climbs back up to the Hotel trail.  The Hotel trail then climbs back up 400 feet to Eagle Lake.  I hopped off the...

Just a quick ride up the Hotel trail in J.D. Grant park.  I was originally going to follow the Foothill trail to the Bonhoff trail to a section of the Canada de Pala trail, but it was pretty warm out there and after 1200 ft of climbing I decided to cut it short.  Nice downhill though.

I've done a good deal of hiking and biking in J.D. Grant Park over the last few years, and before today I've been end to end on all the trails in the park save two; The Washburn which cuts over the hill from the Canada de Pala trail and runs all the way down to Mt. Hamilton road, and the Tamien trail which cuts off of the Washburn for .8 mile.  Today...

It was an awesome day for a bike ride so I did ten miles in Grant Park revisiting a hike I did about two years ago.  The first mile is all uphill - until you reach a place I call Oak Tooth where an old Oak stump juts out of the top of the hill like a giant tooth.  They've added a nice new bench there.    A few more strenuous climbs...

I've been to the Arastradero Open Space preserve every day this week at lunch, getting some much needed exercise and a bit of fresh air.  Though there are always a fair number of people hiking biking and horseback riding, and it's not a huge place, it doesn't feel crowded and there's a lot of wild life.  Today's trip especially.    A coyote crossed the trail just yards ahead of me, a flock...

Greg invited me to share his permit for the Alma College site between Bear Creek Road and highway 17 and we spent a couple of hours exploring the ruins.