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Cottonwood Meadow & Dana Plateau
Mostly just pics! Two nights in the Cottonwood Lakes area, plus a day hike to Dana Plateau. (Rhino’s in Bridgeport; Jake’s Saloon in Lone Pine.)
360 Miles on the Erie Canal Trail
360 miles in 8 days, for an average of 45 miles a day. Two guy friends riding with me, plus one guy’s wife driving an RV, carrying our gear, and helping with meals and campsites. Really great trip! I took … Continue reading
Henry Coe Backcountry Weekend
At the end of April, every year, there is a chance to drive into the east side of the massive http://www.coepark.net After the record rainfall this past winter, I heard this is the first time in 16 years that the … Continue reading
Ooohh! A Semi-Secret Death Valley Cabin!
Got lucky, and secured this cabin on thursday, and stayed five nights.
Skidoo Mine, Death Valley
This one is definitely on the map! 9 miles of unpaved road to get there, but easy for any vehicle.
Secret Mine in Death Valley
It’s not on the official map, and it’s less than two easy miles from the pavement! I saw pics and some location hints on Facebook, and figured it out! That’s it! It’s an easy walk in Death Valley. Further info … Continue reading
Biggest snow since 1976!
Biggest snow in the Silicon Valley hills decades! I started my hike in the rain, at Rhus Ridge. (463 feet elevation) Walked up, thru new snow …up to Black Mountain summit, at 2812 feet. …where there was 8 inches of … Continue reading
Champion Spark Plug Mine
Way up on the side of a mountain, near Bishop, CA, is a former mine and mining camp. The Champion Spark Plug mine operated from about 1920 to 1942. They mined a rare mineral, known as Andalusite. Andalusite enabled Champion … Continue reading
Pinot Noir picking on the hottest day, above Monterey Bay (does that rhyme?)
One of advantages of my cycling club is networking! In this case, several of us were helping a club member pick about 600 pounds of Pinot Noir grapes, back on September 7th. We started at 7AM, on the hottest day … Continue reading
Half Moon Bay by bike again
Back about 7 years ago, I did my first bikepack to the hiker/cyclist site at Francis Beach. https://alpharoaming.com/2015/08/02/bicycle-camping-bikepacking-half-moon-bay-via-kings-mountain-road-purisima-creek/ A few days ago, I did it again for about the 4th time! It was about 95 degrees as we chugged up … Continue reading