Oct/091
Bitchin SF Run…City Loop
Ran this loop starting at 6am on Saturday morning. Hands down, the best run in the entire city if you can gut it out.
Ran through the GG park, in the dark with an eery morning street lamp-lit fog. Still completely dark. Hit OB, still dark, and hung a right up the Great Highway. Took a left after the hill and ran through the trails of Lincoln Park where, aside from the man made trails , there isn't a trace of our lovely urban life. Emerged at El Camino and headed up the hill through the Presidio, Baker Beach, GG Bridge and back down in to Crissy Fields. From there, you swing around the entire city passing the Wharf, Embarcadero, did a loop around AT&T park and then stumbled home. Around a 3 hour run.
Oct/090
Berry Creek Falls Hike (Big Basin SP)
- Located in Big Basin State Park
- If you love waterfalls this is your hike, 4 total
- Great hike year round, waterfalls still flowing in October
- Most shaded trail/terrain
- 11 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain/Loss: 2500 ft
- Average hike time: 6 hours
- Difficulty: Strenuous
- Loop hike
- No Dogs Allowed on trail
- Fee: $10 for park entrance
- Click for driving map
- Click for trail map
more info via RedwoodHikes.com
Aug/090
Pescadero Country Park Backpacking Logistics
Take special note of the (legally) blazing fire in early August 2009.
Campsite: Shaw Flat
> One of 2 trail camps in the park
> 9 well placed sites offering varying degrees of privacy
> No reservations are taken and the trail camps are reported to be never full
> Wood gathering allowed
> Pit toilets
> Nearest water source is Pescadero creek another 1/4 mile down the trail
> Campfires allowed year-round
Trailhead: Hoffman Flat
> Register at Memorial Park
> Turn on Wurr Road road to access trailhead
> 2.5 miles (one way to Shaw Flat campground)
> 90% shaded trail via the Pomponio Trail
> Hike Old Haul Road until you see sinage on the left for Pomponio Trail
Horses and mountain bikes are welcome on much of the trail system
Trail System Map from Hoffman Trailhead
Aug/090
Shunga Trail
You can basically start at any point along the trail and ride for as long as you want. Click through to RunKeeper.com for more photos along the path.
>Topeka, KS (West starting point is at Fairlawn & 28th)
>Biking/Run-walk/rollerblading
>Mostly sidewalk, but if you're on a bike take the Nature Trail after you pass Gage...you'll get lost with all the options, but just stay right the entire time and you'll keep your adventure longer.
Recommended detour on East side of Gage St.
Aug/090
Camping along Beartooth Highway
While most folks visiting the area will congregate toward Yellowstone. The Adventure Whores should head east and west at sunset. Here you will find abundant, free, unrestricted camping in Gattalin National Forest.
It is here that I found the greatest campsite in the United States.
They don't call it big sky country for nothing