Guides and Trips
Trips
East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail, Sibley to Tilden
Orinda, California, United States
Hiking | 7.0 miles
Hiking | 7.0 miles
Dayhike with 30 lb pack along the East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail from the main parking lot at Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve to the Steam Trains/Lomas Cantadas in Tilden Regional Park through East Bay Municipal Utility District watershed property.
Loop hike using Sunset Trail, Chaparral Trail, Sequoia-Bayview Trail, back to Sunset Trail.
Redwood Regional Mini-hike: East Ridge-Prince-Stream-Phillips Loop
Canyon, California, United States
Hiking | 3.2 miles
Hiking | 3.2 miles
Mini-hike in Redwood Regional Park Skyline gate trailhead: East Ridge to Prince to Stream to Eucalyptus to Phillips Loop back to East Ridge
Watershed Analysis Using Fluvial Geomorphology
Carvin Creek Homesites, California, United States
Field Studies | 22 miles
Field Studies | 22 miles
Field studies class through SFSU Sierra Nevada Field Campus. The classes are open to the public. We went to various watersheds in the Tahoe National Forest and learned about stream classification, stream survey methods, meadow restoration, mapping, etc.
Mini-hike from Redwood Regional Park Skyline Gate to Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve in Oakland, California along the Bay Area Ridge Trail/Skyline National Trail.
A mellow stroll in Coyote Hills Regional Park along the marshes. Lots of birds and flat trails (friend is recovering from knee surgery). There are also lots of family friendly bike trails here.
Field trip for a class offered through Merritt College: Biol 62H: Natural History of Lassen Volcanic National Park. I camped at Manzanita Lake in the northwest corner of the park. On day one we met at the Loomis Visitor's Center/Museum and then drove to the northeast section of the park and did a hike of Cinder Cone near Butte Lake. Later we did the Lily Pond Nature Trail and walk around Reflection...
Sunday morning bike ride along cañada road near crystal springs reservoir just south of the intersection of hwys 92 & 280 near San Mateo, Calif. The local athorities closed a segment of cañada road to motorized vehicles so cyclists, kids on bikes, roller bladers and even a few pedestians could safely enjoy the road.
Since I was borrowing a bike and not used to riding much, I only went to Edgewood road and...
Short backpacking trip in Point Reyes National Seashore from Bear Valley Visitor's Center to Sky Camp via Mt. Wittenberg Trail. Return via Meadow Trail. Warm weather with some clouds Saturday. Sunday morning we had rain and a little fog.
First trip 2010 for Group 5 Sierra Club Snowcamping Section. We went to Castle Pass from Donner Summit SnoPark / Boreal Ski Area. We camped just on the west side of Castle Pass. It snowed lightly for the whole trip. Luckily there was very little wind. 22 people made it out. 22 people came back! :) Trip Statistics: 5.5 miles round trip, +/-840' elev. gain/loss.Temperature: highs in the low 30s, lows in the...
A little night time hike with a friend in Sweeney Ridge GGNRA along Sneath Lane Trail from the Sneath Lane Trailhead. It had been a rainy day and a misty night, but the Sneath Lane Trail is paved so we didn't have to worry about tripping over roots or deep mud. We saw a brave little banana slug and the leg remains of a fawn--probably from a coyote or mountain lion kill.Read...
My friend Emilie invited me to go on this hike with two other friends to explore Huddart Park. I had never been there before so I thought it would be fun to try a new area. The elevation information EveryTrail deduced from the GPX file is incorrect. Here is the correct info:Gain: 1,758'Loss: 1,768'
Low Pt: 666'
Hi. Pt: 2010'I like how the high point is 2,010 feet and it was...
Berkeley Fall Geocache Bike Ride
Clinton (historical), California, United States
Geocaching | 12.0 miles
Geocaching | 12.0 miles
A lovely midweek autumn geocaching bike ride through Berkeley from Oakland with a friend. Found three caches—two microcaches and one medium cache.
Geocaching with Roses in Oakland
Clinton (historical), California, United States
Geocaching | 3.0 miles
Geocaching | 3.0 miles
went for a walk today in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland to view the Marcom Rose Garden and do some geocaching. Found a second lovely little geocache on a hidden stairway "street". On the way I picked up a nice sandwich at Jenny's Cafe and took a picture of my favorite local coffee shop/hot dog stand: Day of the Dead.
