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
Piney Guard Station Cabin (CO)
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Front door of Piney Station Cabin.
- No running water or trash service
- 3 Mattresses in cabin
- 4x4 Access Only; follow signs to Piney Guard Station
- Call ahead to get lock code
- Great location for hunting or getting far away from it all
- Reserve here
- Map of cabin
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
Sep/090
The Crystal
Welcome to Montana where you can smoke in the bar and drink in your car. This honky tonk really hit the spot on Fourth of July 2009. Bozeman is a dusty little college town which means the place inevitably fills up with a raucous crowd of students shortly after 10PM. Anytime before that you're looking at a generous pour and probably a humorous tale from one of the locals who seem so permanently fixed to their bar stools you might assume they collect dust along with the antiques littering the walls. Head upstairs on a hot summer day and enjoy the view at the rooftop bar. This is the best seat in town for Fourth of July fireworks. Grab an Olympia, sit beneath the misters, and enjoy your little slice of paradise in Bozeman, MT.
- Kick ass juke box
- Huge dance floor
- Friendly bar tenders
- $2 Beers
- $4 Cocktails
- Billiards
- Open 365 day a year
- 123 East Main Street Bozeman, MT 59715
Sep/090
Foil Dinner
After a long day of hiking, climbing, etc., this meal is worth the 30-40 minute wait. Serves 4-5 hungry campers.
Peppers optional
Ingredients:
> salt, pepper
> 2 cups bbq sauce
> 1.75 pounds ground beef
> 2 large carrots (chopped)
> 2 large onions (chopped)
> 3 potatoes (sliced or chopped)
> Foil
Directions:
> Heat fire to where you can hold your hand above it for 3 seconds max
> Season beef and potatoes with salt, pepper
> Spread out one foot of tin foil
> Dollop desired amount of bbq sauce at center of foil
> On top of bbq sauce add potatoes, beef, carrots, onions
> One more dollop of bbq sauces followed up with a few more potatoes
> Wrap the mixture in tin foil with at least one more sheet of foil
> Grill for 30-40 minutes
Sep/090
Cave Springs Resort
Cabin 13
Cave Springs Resort is a hidden gem just a stone's throw from Mt. Shasta. It is the perfect spot for a weekend getaway that won't break the bank. The spot is secluded in the trees overlooking the Sacramento river with incredible views of the mountain. The cabins are comfortably rugged, constructed and still outfitted with original amenities from 1923. Forget the TV and telephone, no such distractions included here. Cave Springs is a great spot for fly fishing where you are more likely to meet with the legendary upper-Sacramento rainbow trout than other fishermen. The one bar, population 2,000 town doesn't make a lot of noise at night and the atmosphere at dusk is eerily Lolita-esque which only serves to escalate it's idyllic charm.
- 25 minutes to Shasta
- Cabins start at $45
- Cabin Amenities: private bath with shower, kitchen with two burner stove, oven, refrigerator, and a bbq out front
- Several trails and waterfalls nearby
- Horse Shoe and Bocci Ball courts on site
- Swimming pool and covered jacuzzi
- Blue-ribbon fly fishing
- 4727 Dunsmuir Ave Dunsmuir, CA 96025
- http://cavesprings.com/
Aug/090
Smoked Oyster Stuffing
A hearty alternative to dehydrated foods when you're backpacking light and looking for high calorie comfort food.
Ingredients (1 serving):
> Stuffing (instant or otherwise)
> 1 Can of smoked oysters
> 3 tablespoons of olive oil
> Dash of Minced onion
> Dash of oregano
> 1/2 cup water
Directions:
> Heat fire to where you can hold your hand above it for only 3 seconds
> Add all ingredients to covered pan
> Let sit for 15-25 minutes covered
> No stir needed if you like the bottom crispy
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
