Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
When I founded the Peninsula Hiking Club in June 2021, I was fastidious about confirming attendance. Two and a half years later, my attitude is more laissez-faire. We carpool from my house or meet at the trailhead. I provide GPS coordinates, and if you're there, you're there. Today, our crew consisted of 21 humans and … Continue reading McNee Ranch @ Montara Mountain
Buenas dias, amigos y amigas. Otra excelente caminata! A solar eclipse, waterfall, barn owl (nest box), jackrabbit, deer, no mountain lions, lively conversation, post-hike beverages and lunch, and new merch! Until next month.
It seems that a trail always finds me (or perhaps that I always find a trail). This one was flat, flat, flat, unlike our last one, Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (https://johnpavolotsky.com/2023/09/10/purisima-septiembre-2023/). Consider this Anchorage's version of the San Francisco Bay Trail (https://johnpavolotsky.com/2023/01/02/the-san-francisco-bay-trail/), but with Chugatch State Park to the east, Cook Inlet, and … Continue reading Hiking Anchorage
Amigos, ¡excelente caminata ayer! Purisima es una de mis caminatas favoritas. 10 millas, hermosos paisajes, una babosa, aire fresco, clima perfecto, excelente conversación, ¡cerveza después de la caminata! ¡Nuestra próxima caminata será más fácil, lo prometo! ¡Nos vemos en octubre!
Mark your calendars! November 2-4, 2023. As some know, I am the conference chair for the 47th Annual IP Institute (https://calawyers.org/event/47th-ip-institute/) and the incoming chair of the IP Section of the California Lawyers Association. As conference chair, I got to pick the venue. San Diego was an easy choice. I am a UC San Diego … Continue reading San Diego
16 miles (give or take), 32,000 steps, 12 intrepid hikers, Lands End to Candlestick Point, The original House of Bagels for breakfast, La Corneta Taqueria for lunch, driverless cars, hidden green-spaces, urban art, cantilevered homes, who can ask for anything more? The Trail has five segments. I had hiked segments 1-3 (Lands End to Glen … Continue reading SF Crosstown Trail – August 2023
Some observations: It had been four years since my last trip across the pond. It seems that everyone else had the same idea. Turmbesteigung (Tower Ascent). 157 meters, 533 steps, a 360 degree view of Cologne, pure joy to any serious hiker. Looking back, I should have done this twice, with a weighted backpack! Cologne … Continue reading European Vacation (2023)
Some observations from yesterday's hike: Count on it to be foggy in Daly City, and scorching everywhere else. The San Francisco Bay is full of microclimates. See below. 7 mile out-and-back, 1,900 feet of elevation gain, warm and humid, a veritable greenhouse, at the bottom and solid heat at the top, interrupted by the occasional … Continue reading Montara Mountain -July 2023
Windy, it was not. Start early, no later than 8am, as the Lower Windy Hill parking lot fills up quickly. Head south on Spring Ridge, to and up Hamms Gulch (my favorite), north on Lost Trail, to Anniversary Trail, then Spring Ridge, on the way down, to Betsy Crowder, and back to the lot. 8.5 … Continue reading Windy Hill 2023
Once in a while the stars align: great scenery, terrain, weather, company, conversation, F&B, especially at the Parkside Cafe, with a dozen Hog Island oysters, Niman ranch burger with prosciutto (why not?) and Point Reyes blue cheese, and Calicraft Kolsch (yes, a continent and ocean away from Koln, but so good, especially after an 11-mile … Continue reading Dipsea 2023
The Peninsula Hiking Club 