I went hiking this weekend at the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. The preserve is located off of Page Mill Road near Skyline, meaning the preserve offers plenty of hills and scenic views. We took an easy 3 mile loop around the preserve, which included about 500 feet of descent and gradual climbing.
It’s pretty surprising [...]
Planning a big group trip kind of sucks – lots of people canceling at the last minute, having to get food, book accommodations, find transportation, and finally, when we’re ready to go, a fire in Yosemite cancels the trip. But, not to be deterred, we threw together a last minute trip to Angel Island in [...]
This past weekend was spent at Yosemite Young Lakes, which I must say is one of the most beautiful places in Yosemite. I went there almost two years ago, in August, where it was a lot warmer (pictures). Well, I’ll describe the hike with the pictures I took (+ the two I took from Nelson [...]
Spent the weekend in Yosemite with my parents. They had never been to Yosemite before, mostly due to my Dad’s impression that Yosemite could never compare to how Ansel Adams depicted it. We had some cooperative weather and melting snow to make for some spectacular sites, so I think we came close to how Adams [...]
It’s gonna be a long week. On Monday I finished all eight of my peer evaluations, but with the end of the quarter looming and a trip to St. Louis on Friday, it feels like I need to accomplish a lot before then. I’ve been playing a lot of Rock Band at work and even [...]