Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
Once again, after spending most of the season in the top four, Leicester City is out of UEFA Champions League (UCL) play. Chelsea slid into the fourth (and final) spot, after Leicester City lost to Tottenham (2-4) and Chelsea lost to Aston Villa (1-2). For Chelsea, better to be lucky than good rings true once again. Liverpool … Continue reading The Last (Domestic) Hike
Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park Some time has passed since my last post. So, this is a longer one, but, be assured, worth your time. The confluence of middle age and a pandemic is an interesting one. Introspection upon introspection might be the best way to describe it. Time in the desert might be another … Continue reading Back to Normal?
One of the few (if only) bright spots of the last ten months has been that the morning hike has replaced the morning commute. More thoughts on the virtues of hiking are available here: https://johnpavolotsky.com/2021/01/09/take-a-hike/ Pulgas Ridge Preserve Today’s hike started at 7:15am, in the Pulgas Ridge Preserve (Redwood City, California) parking lot, en route to … Continue reading Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Pillar Point The year of the dog continues. Sure, in the Chinese zodiac, it is still the Year of the Rat, to be soon followed by the Year of the Ox, but my dog, a three year-old chocolate labradoodle named Roxy, could care less. She is a prolific hiker (and walker and runner), enjoying up to three … Continue reading Take a Hike!
It is a tough time to be a travel writer. As a baker needs flour, so does a travel writer need fresh sights, smells, sounds, experiences, inspiration. Of course, writing about past adventures is an option. For example, I could tell you about a brilliant day last autumn, cool morning, warm afternoon, mild evening, starting … Continue reading Spanish Steps
Montecatini Alto, part of a 3-day visit to Tuscany last October, could not be farther from the current reality of 24-hour catastrophe TV, coronavirus memes, no live sports, shelter-in-place (house arrest), new (home-based) co-workers, distance learning (Zoom videoconferences and Google Hangouts Chat), social distancing (isolation), deep cleaning (usually reserved for unpleasant dental visits), hyper-local (neighborhood-based) … Continue reading Montecatini Alto
I am drawn to faraway places. Bergen, five thousand miles from home, qualifies. While Bergen is known as the gateway to the fjords, there are simpler, and far more accessible, pleasures much closer to City Center. Wake up early. Go for a morning run through the Fish Market, past the row of Hansa houses on … Continue reading Bergen
The Peninsula Hiking Club 