Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
It's been a while since I posted. In fact, this may be the first one this year. This is hike #11 this year for the Peninsula Hiking Club, founded in 2021, by yours truly. January is always Mission Peak; May, the Dipsea Trail; October, Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve; December, El Clasico - Lands End, to … Continue reading California Dreaming
It's that time of year. To reflect, to appreciate the trails hiked, old friends, and new connections. I started the Peninsula Hiking Club (PHC) in June 2021, not at the height of the pandemic, but certainly not too far away. We (to be more precise, two of us), hiked Montara Mountain, a 7-mile out and … Continue reading Peninsula Hiking Club Year in Review (2024)
Some November mornings along the coast in Northern California are crystal clear; this one, not so much. It had been a long week, and I would have probably preferred to stay in bed. But, the hike was on the calendar, and cancelling a hike last minute was not really an option. Some days you just … Continue reading Montana Mountain – November 2024
We hiked this last September, and I'm quite sure that this fallen tree, on Craig Britton Trail, was not there. Besides that, the hike, a 10-mile loop, was as I remembered it, one of the best intermediate hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Park in the North Ridge lot, off Skyline, hike down North … Continue reading Purisima Creek Redwood OSP – October 2024
Some stats, notes and observations: Duration: 6.5 hours (including a few stops for water, snacks, lunch, etc.) Distance: 13 miles Elevation Gain: 3,800 feet Weather: Cool and foggy at the beginning of the hike (8:15am), partly sunny by the end of the hike (2:45pm) Starting Location: Muir Beach Parking Lot Route (URL): https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/muir-beach-to-rodeo-beach Route Details: Coastal … Continue reading Marin Coastal Trail – August 2024
This time, we did it from east to west, from Candlestick Point to Lands' End, and for a few of us, bonus steps, for a total of 31,000, to Beach Chalet, for an ice cold V.F.W. blonde ale. Not bad for a Saturday. Last year, we hike west to east. Always good to mix it … Continue reading San Francisco Crosstown Trail – 2024
Dipsea Trail, Saturday May 18, 2024. No sun, no problem. San Francisco Crosstown Trail (June 2024) is next. Enjoy,
Some observations and thoughts, in no particular order: Welcome to Middle-earth. Was it worth it? It’s all about the journey, right? The next hike, San Francisco Bay Trail, will be dead flat. If you want to experience the first year of law school in a hike, try this one. Final numbers: 13.5 miles, almost 35,000 … Continue reading Murietta Falls
I have been thinking about process. One friend, an entrepreneur, posted recently about the creative process involved in building a new company and/or product. Another, a former colleague, posted about the process to get effective input from subject matter experts (SMEs), where including the full agreement, rather than a snippet, in the note to the … Continue reading What’s Your Process?
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