Author Archives: AlphaRoaming

I had been to Pacheco Camp a few times before, but never had a chance to camp there. It has a great old cabin (no access!), plus clean fresh water and a cold shower, piped from a spring uphill. During … Continue reading →

Recently, the local, family owned White Sierra company sent me a few items to evaluate. I’m happy to support them in my own little corner of cyberspace. They’re just down the road, here in Silicon Valley, and have a great … Continue reading →

On a steep side trail, not far from the HQ of Henry W. Coe State park, is a quiet meadow, by a creek. A few small remnants remain of what was once a hotel and resort. “Madrone Soda Springs” is … Continue reading →

It’s been about 3 months since my last blog post. Why? Well, three reasons: I’m working 5 days a week now, I’m short of ideas within an hour of home, and the weather has been, um, “interesting”! Below is a photo … Continue reading →

(December 2018 update: An interesting video of the Daybreak School, that operated here in the 1970’s https://vimeo.com/19770829 …and, yes, the bulldozers have arrived and they are preparing to open the site to the public.) How much do you know about … Continue reading →

A chill was in the air here in Silicon Valley this week, unlike any I’d felt since spring. The lack of light coming through the curtains, at my normal wake-up time, told me that summer is passing. On thursday evening … Continue reading →

I recently enjoyed a 6 day journey around the eastern Sierra, including 2 nights in the higher (cooler) elevations of Death Valley, plus a hike to a 1974 plane crash site. The hike was unexpectedly difficult, due to a navigational … Continue reading →

On my local bicycle rides and hikes I usually try to see something new.  I use topo maps, Geocaching.com, others’ trip reports, and just a bit of exploring trails or roads I’ve not been on before. I recall when Steve … Continue reading →

The Local “San Jose Mercury News” ran an article today with the happy ending of my “Mysterious Headstones” discovery of 2013. http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_29724209/herhold?source=rss The original blog post: https://alpharoaming.com/2014/09/29/headstones/ Even in busy Silicon Valley, you never know what you might find if you … Continue reading →

Last week, on Martin Luther King Day, I met a friend at Big Basin State Park for a hike to Berry Creek Falls. We’d both been there several times, but never when the ground was soaked and about 2 inches … Continue reading →