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Yes, the Horseshoe Trail and French Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania, where I was back for the holidays. I had read about the Horseshoe ...

None. Who cares.

In doing my homework for my upcoming weekend hikes in San Bernardino Natl Forest and Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness, I was fortunate to ru...

Yes. Bear 2, Al Qaeda 0 . For added fun: imagine reporting that one to your local Al Qaeda commander, or explaining how Allah let this cr...

I made my first real trip out to Anza-Borrego today, saw me some rams and some oasis and some petroglyphs, but what I really noticed was th...

Thanks to a certain unnamed physical therapist and her very lucky groom for a very fun time. Great to see everyone. It was a typical gorge...

Tonight I was running through Rose Canyon when I had the good fortune to run into Debby Knight from Friends of Rose Canyon . Having just mo...

This video is incredible, and scary as hell. Definitely a keeper if you've a) been on a 38 degree slope and wondered how set the layer...

In this holiday season,* it is important to remember the greatest gift we can give to our fellow humans. You may be tempted to say: "...

For all my kvetching about "I miss the Bay", I do have to admit it's nice going for a swim in reasonably warm ocean water at t...

I refer to San Diego's Trans-County Sea to Sea (Salton to Pacific). Not finished yet, but neither was the Bay Rim Trail (or whatever i...

Gray blankets damp earth Spiderwebs sagging with fog While moss and ferns drink. Quick hilly run on Matt Davis Trail , Mt. Tam. Started in ...

Disclaimer: I greatly enjoy California's state park system and I realize that it faces under-appreciated challenges, like for example t...

Right on the border between the state park and the Mt. Diablo Foothills regional park is this awesome formation: (credit to ParsecTraveller,...

New Contra Costa County images. Go look. They appear 1) to have been taken during the winter, when the grass is green, thus decreasing con...

Real summer days at the beach. 89, humid, and you can't wait to jump into 78 degree water where there's surf (but no Maverick'...

I'm looking for trail events this fall in San Diego and SoCal in general, and not finding any nice centralized lists - TheSchedule.com s...

I'm putting together my fall race schedule and I'm populating it for the first time with races in the southern half of CA, since I...

What? This: View Larger Map A while ago I noticed this formation on satellite maps. Not only are they straight lines a mile on a side, the...

A few years ago - I think about 2003 and 2004? - some very kind souls were good enough to join me on a lark. That lark was running the appr...

Just got back from a little jaunt in southern Henry Coe , entering from Bell Station. What an amazing park this is - rugged Mediterranean s...

I learned this upon meeting some of them yesterday. I had never seen burrowing owls in the wild, but I ran across mom and dad here, standin...

Free music and food ! Plus you'll support the dwindling salmon populations along California's coasts, which need your help. Hope t...

To test my ankle I did a loop around Briones Reservoir yesterday. Saw some neat stuff - the goats are out, big gopher snake, woke up a deer...

These are my "where I've driven" logs for various parts of the world. Don't ask me why, but I like to keep track of it. ...

The great State of California, due to its budget problems, may have to cut funding to its park system and close 80% of them . For the Bay A...

National Parks, that is. Because the best way to measure life experience is by collecting points. If I have more than you, I'm a bette...

I will be doing a little runny-run from Las Trampas to my house in Rockridge via EBMUD land, Redwood Preserve, and the Oakland Hills with a ...

I'm thinking of taking a summer trip to the Canadian Rockies and beyond. Canadians will laugh at me for saying this, but it's humbl...

(Note: the experts have spoken - the Sutter Buttes are not a Cascade. See here for more . The rest of the article remains as originally p...

I finally decided to cross Mendocino National Forest off my list. It's amazing that it's so close (3.5 hrs) and yet so few people h...

We all show our homesickness in different ways. For that pretentious hack John Updike it was walking the sidewalks of our native Shillingto...

I took a little trip up to the North Coast this weekend and got some nice pics of coastline, sorrel, and everything in between : Oddly, ...

If you're interested in The Relay , email scott, then dot, then susie, and of course that's at gene with another dot then com.

Elyse Stratton and Keith Watson need a runner for their Relay Team. If you're thinking of running The Relay , you probably have a lot o...

TranSports continues to prove itself the most awesome running store, ever . The service and expertise are beyond fantastic. I just bought ...

My pal Tom, guitarist of the one and only god-king of metal Crysknife , kindly helped me with the beer stop on my easy, flat, seasonably mil...

A study reported in the Sacramento Bee suggests that running is appropriate in some circumstances. 'Oze guys, 'ey bitem.

If Tom C wasn't my friend I would be concerned for my health and well-being. Witness as those who dare enter the CrossFit competition a...

This is why I'm posting this here: a) I probably drink the majority of my beer outside, during outdoor activities. b) This blog is dedic...

Why would someone do this ? Really makes me angry. If you're hiking in the open sections of Ventana, keep your eyes open.

I went out in Mt. Tam watershed lands yesterday and don't know why I never did before. Fantastic. Was time-constrained but didn't ...

Chihping Fu took some great pictures that Mike Palmer sent around - highly recommended. Visit Chihping's blog at Ultrafamilyman . The...

Mike "Little Johnson" (don't ask) Lijewski and I marked out the portion of the Save Mt. Diablo 50k course from the start to t...

Update 6 April: I correctly called the final winner (UNC), along with most of the rest of the country. But my overall success rate of pred...

I went up there on Saturday. Great time of year to be there too - the waterfall is in full glory, and the wildflowers are just starting to...

I decided that I would frickin die if I ran this thing in the shape I'm in, but I'm still marking the course. The Save Mount Diablo...

Good discussion and link to a report here .

Had a nice up-and-down run to Maggie's Half Acre and Rose Peak (the little-known highest point in the Bay Area) starting in Sunol Region...

I can't wait to get down there when it opens. I even have a Google News alert set, but there just doesn't seem to be much activity....

Set for 15 February. It's an interesting idea to clock your mileage in your own neighborhood. The company where I consult is one of th...

For all my belly-aching about mountain lions, the thing that I legitimately worry most about while I'm out running trails is some *sshol...

Looking for a spot on a Calistoga Relay team? I know some good peeps who are running it this year (spring 2008) and are looking for more te...

Save yourself. Don't move here. It's a nightmare. Three pictures I took at the end of a run yesterday should serve to illustrate ...

I started a little bit later than most (On Sautrday, January 3rd, at 171:18 a.m.). I'm kind of glad I showed up so late; it was a gorge...

I later connected this route to the Western States Trail in the Sierras , and eventually I got all the way to the Nevada line. Check it out...