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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content"><channel><title>EveryTrail Feed</title><description/><link>http://www.everytrail.com</link><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:27 -0200</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:27 -0200</pubDate><image><url>http://www.everytrail.com/images/everytrail-logo.png</url><title>EveryTrail</title><link>http://www.everytrail.com</link><description>GPS travel community, geotagging, geotagged photos, Google Maps, GPS tracks, waypoints, coordinates</description><width>144</width><height>41</height></image><item><title><![CDATA[Las Trampas Regional Wilderness/The Devil's Hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[This hike is a real cardio workout and one that is easy to under-estimate.  It involves a steep climb up the hill, a sharp descent down the other side followed by (if you ever wish to see your car again, another even steeper climb back up and a cruelly indirect descent (if you can call it that) back to the car. The total vertical was about 3,000 feet.The hike begins on the paved Rocky Ridge View Trail. After we reached the summit of Las Trampas Ridge we entered EBMUD watershed land (permit required) we made a steep descent down the western slope on the Rocky Ridge Loop Trail. Those without EBMUD permits can take the Sycamore Trail to get to the same place. Once at the bottom we rested and then started back up on the Devil's Hole Trail. By the time we got back up to the ridge-top we were totally exhausted and found the meandering up-and-down route of the Cuesta Trail really tedious. I would have written this part of the hike off as a waste had we not encountered a flock of wild turkeys and a herd of wild pigs. I had never seen the latter before so it more than made up for the drudgery of the trail.To sum up, The ascent up Devil's Hole Trail was tough but I was really thrilled with the accomplishment. I look forward to doing this hike at other times of the year to see the what it looks like then.  <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1715588-DSC01682.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1715589-DSC01683.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1715591-DSC01684.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1715592-DSC01685.JPG"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=775600</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=775600</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:43:34 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Pass &amp; Yukon RR]]></title><description><![CDATA[During our Alaska Cruise we took a ride on the White Pass and Yukon Railroad from Skagway up to the Canadian border and back. This was the most spectacular train ride I've ever been on. The route paralleled the trail taken by miners heading for Dawson in 1898 and in some places the trail was still visible. The GPS appeared to suffer from a case of high-altitude sickness but even so, the pictures are worth watching. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1472158-DSC01399_-_Copy.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1472160-DSC01400_-_Copy.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1472161-DSC01403_-_Copy.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1472163-DSC01405_-_Copy.JPG"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=694619</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=694619</link><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 01:08:22 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower Dewey Lake, Skagway, AK]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a few hours to kill before our scheduled train trip up White Pass, I decided to get out on my own and do a little hiking in the hills surrounding Skagway. After crossing the RR tracks and starting up the trail it didn't take long for it to occur to me that hiking alone in the state with more dangerous animals per capita than any other might not be the wisest thing to do. I looked around at the beautiful scenery, shrugged and texted my wife telling her where to find my mangled carcass in the event I didn't return, and pressed on. I'm glad I did. This was one of the most beautiful hikes I'd ever been on. The only wildlife I encountered was a set of wolf tracks in the mud by the lake. My only regret was that I was on a timetable and could only hike one hour out and one hour back. If you ever make it up to Skagway, be sure to allow time for some hiking. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1466171-DSC01359.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1466174-DSC01361.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1466177-DSC01362.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1466181-DSC01363.JPG"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=692600</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=692600</link><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 15:06:59 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaskan Cruise]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer we decided to bite the bullet and take a cruise to Alaska. By all accounts the weather was ideal and we all had a great time. The whole 'land of the midnight sun' concept never really sunk in for me until I went four days without seeing a dark sky. I will be posting separate tracks for a hike in Skagway and a train trip on the White Pass &amp;amp; Yukon Railway. Both deserved their own track. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1460914-DSC01187.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1460916-DSC01195.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1460917-DSC01200.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1460944-DSC01212.JPG"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=690734</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=690734</link><pubDate>Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:51:37 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohlone Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, so I'm a couple months late in posting this one. The first couple miles from the east end of the Ohlone Wilderness Trail are a real workout. I've come to refer to it as the Zombie Deer Trail because of the deer carcass that always seems to be in a different location every time I see it. Truth be told I think I'd rather deal with zombies than what I really expect is moving it around. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354409-Zombie_deer_trail.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354410-Zombie_deer_trail2.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354403-Del_Valle.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354408-purple_flowers.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=653425</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=653425</link><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:37:29 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Territory ramble]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lazy Sunday ramble up on Morgan Territory Regional Preserve. It's been several years since I've been up there and I have forgotten how stunningly beautiful it is. I particularly enjoyed stopping at the fruit stand for some awesome strawberries on the way home.  <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354148-DSC01103_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354150-DSC01106_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354152-DSC01108_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1354154-DSC01111_tr.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=653361</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=653361</link><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:59:05 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Trail to Wall Point, Mt. Diablo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday was a great day for a hike on Mt. Diablo, even though
the sky was a bit hazy. The temperature was perfect (about 70) and the wildlife
was out in abundance. We saw two different species of snake that I had never
seen except in pictures and even though the grass is starting to turn brown,
there is a tremendous amount of wildflowers that more than made up for it.

 

I ended up taking so many pictures that I ran down the
battery on my camera so some of the pictures are from a hike I did in November. Whatever you do, though, don't tell anyone I told you about this because the trail we hiked on is a Secret Trail. If you don't believe me just check the map or the trail signs. They'll tell you. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1335591-DSC01028Macedo_Ranch_Trailhead.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1335592-DSC01030_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1335593-DSC01031_edTMP-1.JPG"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1335594-DSC01037_ground_squirel.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=645218</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=645218</link><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:53:07 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brushy Peak Regional Preserve -Take 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday four adults, three three-year-olds, and two dogs set out to visit Brushy peak. Stephan &amp;amp; I did this hike back in January when it was fogged in at lower elevations and gorgeous once we climbed out of the fog. Back then everything was green but at some point in the last week or so I must have blinked and the hills turned brown when I wasn't looking. Even so, this was a really pretty hike. There were still lots of flowers and in some places the mustard plants grew as high as cornstalks and it was like we were walking through a great yellow forest. The most colorful thing about the hike though, was the lichen on the rocks. It grew in such profusion and in so many colors that I dubbed one rock the Jackson Pollock rollock. Ground squirrels were all over the grassy slopes of the hills and I was surprised that there weren't any hawks or eagles out hunting. They would have had no trouble catching dinner. It was a good hike with good company. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1304955-DSC00995_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1304956-DSC00996_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1304957-DSC00997_tr.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1304958-DSC01001_tr.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=633489</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=633489</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 20:59:33 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maguire Peaks Loop, Sunol Regional Wilderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aside from losing my cell phone somewhere along the way and spending over an hour picking 15 (so far) ticks out of Sheila's coat, this was an unexpectedly neat hike.  The trail doesn't seem to be used too much as in some places the grass totally covered the trail. The hills were surprisingly green for this time of year and there were lots of different wild flowers to see. A pair of red tailed hawks circled overhead and we did encounter one non-poisonous snake (probably a garter) that was too quick for me to get a picture of it. We started out on the Lower Maguire Peaks Trail where there was parking for only two or three vehicles. Welch Creek Road was a single lane winding road but fortunately we didn't encounter any cars either entering or exiting. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1181363-Narrow_trail.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1181374-Fallen_tree.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1181359-Sunny_meadow.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1181373-grassy_trail.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=590538</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=590538</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:01:41 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flag Hill_Sunol Regional Wilderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is our first trip back to Sunol Regional Wilderness since the rains began back in January and what a difference a couple months has made! The hills are amazingly green and the flowers are starting to bloom. The hike up Flag Hill is fairly short but it's good exercise and leads to one of the best views in the Bay Area (that doesn't have a bridge in it). There have been a lot of reports of golden eagle sightings at the park but we didn't see one on this hike. Despite a good deal of rain on Friday, this trail did not have many muddy spots. the creek was really full, though. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1030013-DSC00819_fb.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1030017-DSC00821_Flag_Hill.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1030019-DSC00823_Sheila.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/1030021-DSC00827_paintbrush.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=531867</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=531867</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:15:16 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell Ridge Open Space_Briones/Mt. Diablo Trail - Borges Ranch - Ridge Top Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[After weeks of rain and cabin fever it was time to get back out on the trail. A group of about 40 hikers from the East Bay Casual Hiking Group headed out to Shell Ridge Open Space for a hike to Borges Ranch and back. Hike leader Andrew guaranteed dry trails and sunny skies so of course we all brought our best boots &amp;amp; gear. Okay, I admit it, despite the mud the hike was fun and the views from the ridge were phenomenal, especially since we are in the middle of that annual two week period where all California turns green, just to tease us. <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/906047-DSC00774.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/906048-DSC00779.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/906049-DSC00781.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/906050-DSC00783Tr.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=485943</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=485943</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:12:19 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Del Valle Reservoir Dam hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short, scenic and semi-strenuous. That, combined with the fact that it's right outside my hometown of Livermore, makes this one of my favorite hikes. A few years back I hiked to Alamere Falls at Point Reyes and came to the painful realization that I was sadly out of shape and in need of some exercise. To get in shape, my neighbor, Stefan &amp;amp; I started hiking this trail every weekend. At first I was gasping for breath and stopping every 100 yards but within a month or two I was able to make it to the top without too much whimpering. We've since moved on to tackle more challenging hikes but we still try to do this one on any weekend when we don't have any other hikes planned.The loop we take leaves the main fire road about 50 yards beyond the cattle gate on the east side of the creek. It angles off to the left and follows a gully for quite a way before turning right and starting to climb. We usually stop at the 'Ferdinand' tree (so called after an old children's picture book) and then head back down the fire road. Those interested in further hiking can head down to the reservoir or follow the East Shore Trail around the reservoir although that would best be done as a point-to-point hike. <br><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4279379787_3647ef6fb8_m.jpg"/> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4279380031_e628356897_m.jpg"/> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4280123870_de4e730a57_m.jpg"/> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4279380459_3cc525066c_m.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=470876</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=470876</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brushy Peak Regional Preserve]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week after climbing Diablo and five days after getting my new eTrex Venture HC, Stefan &amp;amp; I decided to do something a little less demanding so we opted to try Brushy Peak Regional Preserve northeast of livermore. We decided to try the 4+ mile Brushy Peak Loop Trail and started out from the trailhead at about 1:00 p.m., once again in a cold miserable fog. We were encouraged by other hikers who pointed to a spot on the map about 1 1/2 miles from the trailhead and told us &quot;When you get there you'll climb out of the fog. We had never been to Brushy Peak before and weren't sure what to expect. The first mile was a fire road and even without the fog the view would have been rather bleak, consisting mainly of typical grassy ranch land with scattered fences, stock ponds and other such detritus seen on a ranch. After a little over a mile, though, we passed through a cattle gate and the trail made a sharp dogleg turn to the left, turned into a single track and began to climb.After passing a row of eucalyptus trees lining the left side of the trail we started to see dark shapes looming out of the trail in front of us. We soon realized we were walking into the middle of a herd of cattle. They were reluctant to move at first but two herding dogs combined with some hat waving and a few 'heeyaws' soon convinced them to step aside. After we passed, though, they all fell in behind us and started to follow us. I was wracking my brain trying to remember what I'd heard on how to deal with stalker cows but soon figured they just thought we were a soft touch for some free hay. As predicted, the fog fell away behind us as we climbed the slopes of Brushy Peak, allowing for some truly spectacular scenery. We soon climbed into a band of scattered rocks and brush that reminded me of what I imagined the Garden of Gethsemane to look like. It is the type of terrain I would have loved to play in as a boy but I'm sure there are a lot of rattlesnakes that find it equally appealing. I was disappointed to learn that access to the summit of Brushy Peak is restricted to those with special access permits but even with the summit off limits the like was well worth it and very entertaining. I'd rathe this hike as a low intermediate, primarily because of the 1,000 ft. elevation gain. To be honest, though, it was gradual and we never noticed it.  <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/853059-DSC00667.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/853063-DSC00670.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/853067-DSC00671.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/853072-DSC00675.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=466045</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=466045</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:51:33 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
	