Modern Hiker recently published a great post about training and preparing to climb Mt. Whitney. Casey wrote about some training hikes in Southern California, and that inspired me to think…
This weekend I finally got in a hike that's been on my to-do list for a long time: Rose Peak in Ohlone Wilderness. On paper, the hike looks rather painful,…
What does a backpacker in backpacking withdrawal do on the hottest yet weekend of the year? She, along with 9 friends, goes backpacking in the hot, hot Cache Creek Wilderness,…
It has been four years since the Northern California Hikers formed and met for the first time. Dave and I had been backpacking in California for a few years but…
A few weeks ago I took on a Bay Area beast, Mt Sizer in Henry Coe State Park. Like all hikes in Henry Coe, it's a long slog up and…