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Muir Woods: Canopy View, Lost, Creek & Hillside Trails Loop

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El Corte de Madera Resolution & Tafoni Loop

6:47

Hoffman Creek Trailhead to Portola Redwoods

16:18

Big Basin Meteor & Doole Loop

5:55

Little Yosemite Little Hike

4:26

Butano Long Loop

14:23

Portola Redwoods, Ascent to Long Ridge OSP

I was feeling a bit less fit than I wanted for this time of the year, having skipped any serious hiking for over a month (adult life has a way to get in the way…). So I decided to throw myself at the hill climb from Portola to Route 35 and see if I could make it.
And well, I couldn't. Maybe with a bit less heat I would have summoned the will to finish it off, barely made it a quarter of a mile farther than on studio.ruclips.net/user/videoQuVezHUXGyk/edit
Yet it had been a while since I had walked up Slate creek, and the views from where I chose to stop were great, with shade and a slight breeze to boot. Should have eaten a sandwich up there but the thing with summer hikes is that if you sto...

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Muir Woods: Canopy View, Lost, Creek & Hillside Trails Loop

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Muir Woods: Canopy View, Lost, Creek & Hillside Trails Loop

Просмотров 132 месяца назад

Muir Woods is just far enough to not be on the hike rotation so I always end up going with other folks and just showing them the easy loop. But it's a pleasure to visit since they instituted a reservation system, so since I had to go to Oakland in the morning of Labor Day I decided to reserve a parking spot and do something a bit more involved. And since I was still hurting from my longer hike ...

El Corte de Madera Resolution & Tafoni Loop

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El Corte de Madera Resolution & Tafoni Loop

Просмотров 16Год назад

A month after my unfortunate random ankle incident (see prior video) it was time to get back on the trail, and since I had lazied my way off the prior weekend and work is currently located up the peninsula it made sense to go somewhere nearby. With half of Purisima redwoods closed and the other half being hill climbs I didn't want to tackle a month off the trails El Corte de Madera it was. I se...

Hoffman Creek Trailhead to Portola Redwoods

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Hoffman Creek Trailhead to Portola Redwoods

Просмотров 12Год назад

Well this may have ended my longest video, or close to it. And it was a long hike but ended up much longer… Plan was to enter Pescadero county park from the West, walk up to Portola Redwoods State Park headquarters, then back. A long treck at around 19 km (over 11 miles) but not one featuring crazy elevation changes or rock hopping. And it went well for the first half. Crossing the creek was… m...

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Big Basin Meteor & Doole Loop

Просмотров 4Год назад

Against all expectations, we got some Weather in the SF Bay. Cooler temps made me remember how hot it was the last couple times I went to Big Basin: one a couple days before it burnt out in the CZU fire, another one last year with some friends (no video for either of those visits, first happening before I got the GoPro, and I don't timewarp hikes with friends). With the redwood forest canopy st...

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Little Yosemite Little Hike

Просмотров 2Год назад

I wanted to make sure I hit at least two hikes a week but Tuesday's had been a bit too much so I tried for something shorter. Something in the Eastern hills of the SF Bay sounded reasonable. Ended up a bit too hot but the shorter hike prevented that from being a problem. Not sure why they called the area Little Yosemite. It's nice enough. And little enough as compared to the original. Well wort...

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Butano Long Loop

Просмотров 14Год назад

Found myself with a couple weeks off, like completely off, before starting a new job. And found myself lacking in hiking. Time for a weekday hike somewhere a bit far off. I had not been to Butano State Park for a while, mostly because it's rather inconvenient to reach from the South Bay and I had already hiked all the open trails. But I saw they had open the larger loop. Mostly fire roads but i...

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Loch Lomond Loop

Просмотров 9Год назад

The first thing you should know about Loch Lomond recreation area is that it's closed on Wednesdays. Don't ask me how I figured that one out. The next thing to know is that it's a nice place to fish, picnic and hike, and not too crowded. I recommend bringing in a car with some clearance as the access road is… dubious. Don't ask me how I figured that one out as well. That said, what's not to lik...

Henry Cowell Cathedral, Observatory and Mr. Burly Loop

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Henry Cowell Cathedral, Observatory and Mr. Burly Loop

Просмотров 6Год назад

The plan was to check the trails around Loch Lomond but… turns out the place is closed on Wednesday. So down I went that twisty, bumpy road (gotta remind not to bring the nice car up that way ever again). And since I was already around there with the hiking boots I figured I'd check something nearby. Henry Cowell it is. Most folks who visit just do the big trees loop and leave it like that. Har...

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Pescadero, South of the Creek

Просмотров 6Год назад

I thought I would hike the parts of the Southern side of Pescadero Creek county park, but I didn't realize that the creek crossings don't feature bridges. I'm sure it's trivial to walk past or hop over in the summer, but the creek was acting all like… well a real river. Wasn't going to jump into that current no matter what. It was still nice to see those parts of the forest. Nice second growth ...

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San Vicente Redwoods

Просмотров 18Год назад

A little while back I saw a map from the Sempervirens fund showing all the places they are managing. And there was a large area I had never heard about called San Vicente Redwoods. More redwoods? Gotta hike them all! Turned out the place has only been open to the public since December. That said, don't expect a Portola Redwoods or a Purisima creek. The CZU fire did a number in the area 2 1/2 ye...

Portola Redwoods The Page Mill Adventure

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Portola Redwoods The Page Mill Adventure

Просмотров 5Год назад

A month without hikes, and lost my job a few days earlier. This called for getting lost in the redwoods for a while. A bit out of it after this rainy winter and with a late start it was best to keep it short. I wasn't expecting easy trails either, which the rangers so much confirmed. And I wanted to scope a partial route I have already done a number of times with an eye towards bringing in my n...

Walking around the 2022 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance Grid 3 of 3

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Walking around the 2022 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance Grid 3 of 3

Просмотров 833Год назад

WARNING: The GoPro's image stabilization software seems to have brain farted around 5 minutes in and the video will be shaking uncomfortably for a bit. Skip to 9:30 if you can't take it. Here's the last batch of Tour d'Elegance grid recordings. The middle of the pack on the side contained mostly just pre and post war luxury. Going back to the front lets us see some of the cars we missed on the ...

Walking around the 2022 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance Grid, 2 of 3

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Walking around the 2022 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance Grid, 2 of 3

Просмотров 123Год назад

Continuing from the prior video, this is a -literal- walkthrough of the rear of the 2022 Tour d'Elegance grid. I kinda feel a bit bad about the cars here, as they get overshadowed by the more iconic ones in the front. The ferraris… that have also won a bunch of famous races… while drive by some household name. These are still drool worthy and a moving museum of automotive history. The grid here...

Walking around the 2022 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance Grid, 1 of 3

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Walking around the 2022 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance Grid, 1 of 3

Просмотров 119Год назад

If you want to see the best kept, most unique cars around, there's little that compares to the Monterey Car Week Pebble Beach Councours d'Elegance. But... that costs many hundred dollars a ticket. And it involves giant crowds and dubious restroom/food options (the very rich folks have their own arrangements there) However Thursday sees the Tour d'Elegance drive around Carmel and northern Big Su...