Comments for Trailhead http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com A blog about Bay Area hiking.... mostly Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Is it safe for women to hike alone? by art http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10819/is-it-safe-for-women-to-hike-alone/#comment-60473 art Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:54:22 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=10819#comment-60473 People have to realize that there is always safety in numbers. I am a man, but myself would be hesistant about walking alone in isolated areas. People can say what they want, but there is no denying the fact that anybody, male or female, is a much easier target if they are in a lonely area where no one else is around. You will always be safer in populated areas where there are other people, plain and simple. People have to realize that there is always safety in numbers. I am a man, but myself would be hesistant about walking alone in isolated areas. People can say what they want, but there is no denying the fact that anybody, male or female, is a much easier target if they are in a lonely area where no one else is around. You will always be safer in populated areas where there are other people, plain and simple.

]]> Comment on Taylor Mountain, aka Sonoma County’s newest park, is open by trailhead http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12653/taylor-mountain-aka-sonoma-countys-newest-park-is-open/#comment-59417 trailhead Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:45:57 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12653#comment-59417 From Santa Rosa Avenue at the Target, take Kawana Springs Road east. Follow sign for Kawana Terrace which leads right to the park. From Santa Rosa Avenue at the Target, take Kawana Springs Road east. Follow sign for Kawana Terrace which leads right to the park.

]]> Comment on Taylor Mountain, aka Sonoma County’s newest park, is open by floridajoe http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12653/taylor-mountain-aka-sonoma-countys-newest-park-is-open/#comment-59387 floridajoe Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:28:29 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12653#comment-59387 It would have been nice to tell us how to get there...all that verbosity and no directions. It would have been nice to tell us how to get there…all that verbosity and no directions.

]]> Comment on Are dogs OK on hiking trails? by Shannon http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/11323/are-dogs-ok-on-hiking-trails/#comment-57818 Shannon Tue, 14 May 2013 22:32:05 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=11323#comment-57818 Most of these people sound like they have OCD, are micromanaging everyone, and must have control over everyone and everything at all times....they sound like nags and very uptight. Just live! Pecking Order! Now you insult cats. My horse is superior to your dog. Do you even pick up your own horse feces? We're treating the national parks like it's the city and our dogs came from the wild. Have happy micromanaged lives together and enjoy loosing your precious freedoms. Every time I go overseas I remember the precious freedoms and things that the U.S. started banning because we're so paranoid about being sued. The parks are too boring and lack seesaws, my niece looks ridiculous and too tall for the required booster seat. Not that I break the law or even swear, or drive around drunk or anything, though I strongly prohibit it, but I was looking at this beautiful stairway overseas and thinking "how beautiful this is, but in the U.S. people would fear of building this because someone would fear getting sued." I'm even politically correct. Most of these people sound like they have OCD, are micromanaging everyone, and must have control over everyone and everything at all times….they sound like nags and very uptight. Just live! Pecking Order! Now you insult cats. My horse is superior to your dog. Do you even pick up your own horse feces? We’re treating the national parks like it’s the city and our dogs came from the wild. Have happy micromanaged lives together and enjoy loosing your precious freedoms. Every time I go overseas I remember the precious freedoms and things that the U.S. started banning because we’re so paranoid about being sued. The parks are too boring and lack seesaws, my niece looks ridiculous and too tall for the required booster seat. Not that I break the law or even swear, or drive around drunk or anything, though I strongly prohibit it, but I was looking at this beautiful stairway overseas and thinking “how beautiful this is, but in the U.S. people would fear of building this because someone would fear getting sued.” I’m even politically correct.

]]> Comment on Are dogs OK on hiking trails? by Shannon http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/11323/are-dogs-ok-on-hiking-trails/#comment-57817 Shannon Tue, 14 May 2013 22:19:18 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=11323#comment-57817 I'm depressed because I can't find a park where I can walk with my best friend/protector/scout, so now I'm supposed to walk alone? More people have done damage to me that any dog. It's the wild? They're leashed anyway. So we take away the land and so where do they go now? Either confined to a leash now, just around the camp area, but not on the best parts. Seems to defeat the purpose of enjoying nature and being with someone with a better sense. We're a democracy, we're supposed to have freedoms, but we keep on taking our freedoms away and nowadays I'd cross the border and accidentally break a rule. Pretty soon they're going to keep them off the sidewalks. Denver used to be a great dog city, but it lost it's charm when it started confining them to spaces. I have common sense, I'm a good dog owner, my dogs are friendly and have even been helpful on trails, but I really miss the good old days. I agree with the soldier and I'm a vet. People are more dangerous than dogs. How much space do we need and need to constrain and prohibit every other living thing? I'm not even a hippy. I’m depressed because I can’t find a park where I can walk with my best friend/protector/scout, so now I’m supposed to walk alone? More people have done damage to me that any dog. It’s the wild? They’re leashed anyway. So we take away the land and so where do they go now? Either confined to a leash now, just around the camp area, but not on the best parts. Seems to defeat the purpose of enjoying nature and being with someone with a better sense. We’re a democracy, we’re supposed to have freedoms, but we keep on taking our freedoms away and nowadays I’d cross the border and accidentally break a rule.
Pretty soon they’re going to keep them off the sidewalks. Denver used to be a great dog city, but it lost it’s charm when it started confining them to spaces. I have common sense, I’m a good dog owner, my dogs are friendly and have even been helpful on trails, but I really miss the good old days.
I agree with the soldier and I’m a vet. People are more dangerous than dogs. How much space do we need and need to constrain and prohibit every other living thing? I’m not even a hippy.

]]> Comment on Earth Day hikes and more by trailhead http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12601/earth-day-hikes/#comment-54152 trailhead Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:41:43 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12601#comment-54152 From Sonoma County Parks: "Parks Celebration" Offers More Than 60 Outdoor Events from Earth Day to Memorial Day Hikes, Festivals and Other Activities Kick Off Sonoma County's Parks Season Sonoma County Regional Parks presents Parks Celebration 2013, more than 60 free or low-cost adventures in public parks and open spaces from Earth Day weekend through Memorial Day. An annual promotion highlighting the many ways to enjoy public lands, Parks Celebration kicks off in the coming week with a family campfire at Riverfront Regional Park, wildflower hikes at Shiloh Ranch and Hood Mountain, a Great Blue Heron walk at Riverfront, a full-moon outing on Taylor Mountain and other events throughout the county. Parks Celebration marks the start of parks season and is an opportunity to explore Sonoma County's spring beauty and diverse landscapes. During Parks Celebration, you can hike with a naturalist, study the stars, learn local history, take the kids to festivals and enroll in an outdoor fitness classes. You can join Regional Park rangers for wilderness training, beach walks, outdoor cooking lessons and Mothers Day outings. You can join partner organizations for kayak races, picnics, concerts, gardening classes, stewardship projects and specialty hikes at the Jenner Headlands, Willow Creek People Powered Park and other protected properties not yet open to the general public. Parks Celebration is organized by Regional Parks and the nonprofit Regional Parks Foundation, with events hosted by Regional Parks, Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods, Valley of the Moon Natural History Association, LandPaths, Sonoma Land Trust and other local groups. Sponsors include Green Valley Consulting Engineers; Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District; California State Parks Foundation; Montgomery Taylor, CPA; Mary’s Pizza Shack; Spaulding, McCullough and Tansil; Applied Building Science; and Moss Adams. For a complete Parks Celebration calendar, visit the activities page at sonomacountyparks.org. Events start this weekend (April 20-21) and continue through May 27. For more information, call Regional Parks at (707) 565-2041. From Sonoma County Parks:

“Parks Celebration” Offers More Than 60 Outdoor Events from Earth Day to Memorial Day
Hikes, Festivals and Other Activities Kick Off Sonoma County’s Parks Season

Sonoma County Regional Parks presents Parks Celebration 2013, more than 60 free or low-cost adventures in public parks and open spaces from Earth Day weekend through Memorial Day. An annual promotion highlighting the many ways to enjoy public lands, Parks Celebration kicks off in the coming week with a family campfire at Riverfront Regional Park, wildflower hikes at Shiloh Ranch and Hood Mountain, a Great Blue Heron walk at Riverfront, a full-moon outing on Taylor Mountain and other events throughout the county.

Parks Celebration marks the start of parks season and is an opportunity to explore Sonoma County’s spring beauty and diverse landscapes. During Parks Celebration, you can hike with a naturalist, study the stars, learn local history, take the kids to festivals and enroll in an outdoor fitness classes. You can join Regional Park rangers for wilderness training, beach walks, outdoor cooking lessons and Mothers Day outings. You can join partner organizations for kayak races, picnics, concerts, gardening classes, stewardship projects and specialty hikes at the Jenner Headlands, Willow Creek People Powered Park and other protected properties not yet open to the general public.

Parks Celebration is organized by Regional Parks and the nonprofit Regional Parks Foundation, with events hosted by Regional Parks, Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods, Valley of the Moon Natural History Association, LandPaths, Sonoma Land Trust and other local groups. Sponsors include Green Valley Consulting Engineers; Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District; California State Parks Foundation; Montgomery Taylor, CPA; Mary’s Pizza Shack; Spaulding, McCullough and Tansil; Applied Building Science; and Moss Adams.

For a complete Parks Celebration calendar, visit the activities page at sonomacountyparks.org. Events start this weekend (April 20-21) and continue through May 27. For more information, call Regional Parks at (707) 565-2041.

]]> Comment on The bluffs of Mendocino by Leigh http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12580/the-bluffs-of-mendocino/#comment-51350 Leigh Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:43:41 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12580#comment-51350 HI Greg! I just discovered your blog and I love it. I will be checking back from time to time to see where you are exploring and I hope to see you back with the us at the Sonoma County Wanderers soon! Just did a spectacular hike on Kent Pump Rd that I think you would love. Hope to see you soon! Leigh HI Greg!
I just discovered your blog and I love it. I will be checking back from time to time to see where you are exploring and I hope to see you back with the us at the Sonoma County Wanderers soon! Just did a spectacular hike on Kent Pump Rd that I think you would love.
Hope to see you soon!
Leigh

]]> Comment on Wildflower Walks in Regional Parks Begin March 23 by Phil Van Soelen http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12572/wildflower-walks-in-regional-parks-begin-march-23/#comment-48185 Phil Van Soelen Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:41:09 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12572#comment-48185 The notice of walks shows a very pretty picture of mule's ears & lupin, not "soap weed". The notice of walks shows a very pretty picture of mule’s ears & lupin, not “soap weed”.

]]> Comment on The other side of Mount Burdell by T. Whitaker http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12551/the-other-side-of-mount-burdell/#comment-47953 T. Whitaker Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:46:51 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12551#comment-47953 I had the opportunity to be part of the construction of the Monopole transmitter at the exact peak of Burdell. The job lasted through all four seasons. We entered way north on the west ,up a private access of the Iversons. The pole was just feet from the rock wall marking Oolompali. In the course of this period, short hikes revealed the presence of wildlife of great variety, including a very shy four point buck and a close-up of a fearless bobcat--I remain convinced that it answered the question of a year-long absence of jackrabbits... I agree that the photos cannot do justice to the place--it is just One of Those Places. I had the opportunity to be part of the construction of the Monopole transmitter at the exact peak of Burdell. The job lasted through all four seasons. We entered way north on the west ,up a private access of the Iversons. The pole was just feet from the rock wall marking Oolompali. In the course of this period, short hikes revealed the presence of wildlife of great variety, including a very shy four point buck and a close-up of a fearless bobcat–I remain convinced that it answered the question of a year-long absence of jackrabbits… I agree that the photos cannot do justice to the place–it is just One of Those Places.

]]> Comment on The other side of Mount Burdell by wilson http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12551/the-other-side-of-mount-burdell/#comment-47931 wilson Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:01:38 +0000 http://trailhead.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/?p=12551#comment-47931 Wangofango - The deer and most of the rest of the animals on the mountain are on the Oolompali side where there is ample year-round drinking water and food available. (That's why the Native Americans had a settlement there for thousands of years) Wangofango – The deer and most of the rest of the animals on the mountain are on the Oolompali side where there is ample year-round drinking water and food available. (That’s why the Native Americans had a settlement there for thousands of years)

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