A couple months back with summer closing in and a lot of local hiking to occupy my weekends, I decided it was time to change up my boots and break in something new. So I picked up a pair of Keen’s Targhee III hiking boots in a mid-height cut for a little more ankle support and have been up and down plenty of trails with them since from dirt days to some unexpected snow and everything between. The shoe shelves…
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What a year it’s been. Lockdowns, phased re-openings and finally the chance to travel again including to Yosemite which opened up in full just 10 days ago after a few…
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Trail Guides
Trail Guide: Hiking Mount Diablo’s Eagle Peak via Regency Gate (7 miles / 2,200′ / 2-4 hours)
At about 20,000 acres, Mount Diablo State Park is home to a lot more great hikes than just up to the summit (though that’s always worth doing for the climb…
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Rising to just 3,849′, Mount Diablo may seem, well, short when compared to the sierra mountains just a few hours to the east. Yet driving into the Bay Area from…
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Sitting front and center in my gear room [sorry guests, the toys come first] is a box full of paper maps for parks mountains around the world. There’s something I…
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There are a lot of impressive mountains in Yosemite and plenty more all around it so getting to the top of the park for a view of the world is…
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Hike date: 6/22/2019. Summit reached via snow and regular switchbacks. Summer has just arrived but as anyone who has visited Lassen National Park knows, summer is a relative term. With…