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A visit to Olompali

I'm not a big fan of honorifics, but I'd have to say that the location of my most recent hike has to be the most-overlooked hiking spot in the North Bay, at least overlooked by me. I've driven through Marin County on 101 countless times and never once [...]

By | March 16th, 2011|Comments Off on A visit to Olompali

The straight and narrow path at Mount Diablo

There are many ways to reach the top of Mount Diablo, and it's worth doing so. On a clear day, more land and water can be seen from that point than from any other park in the continental U.S. That's according to one of the placards inside the brand-new exhibit space inside the visitor center at the top of the summit, some 3,900 feet up.

By | January 10th, 2011|1 Comment

Mud and prayer in Round Valley

Hiking after a couple of days of rain, or in the rain itself, means mud, lots of it. It's not the easiest way to trudge up hills, or worse, down those same hills, and it can get messy.

By | January 4th, 2011|Comments Off on Mud and prayer in Round Valley