Hike: Muddy Hollow

Rhodora, Sue and I drive up to Point Reyes after 8:00 Mass for a Peru training hike. We did 7.0 miles in 2:30 with 800-ft of climbing which was pretty easy. Just after leaving Coast Camp we spot a whale jumping in the white camps pretty close to shore. Not a gray whale but smaller with a dark blue or black body. We parked the car at the north end of the Laguna Trail and hiked south to Coast Camp. From there we went west on the Coast Trail and jump down to the Beach to get to Limatour. We found the trail blocked on Muddy Hollow but jumped the Forest Service breast works and headed back north to the car on an abandoned trail.

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Hike: Sunol Loop

Rho and I got a good workout in the East Bay Hills on Sunday. We parked at the end of Geary Road in the Sunol Valley Regional Park. We did a counterclockwise loop heading east on the Canyon View Trail then north on Cerro Este Road and finally looping back to the southeast on Indian Joe Creek Trail. The first 2/3 was all up hill gaining about 1600-ft in elevation. Fortunately, I had a new hydro pack to provide water without pulling out a water bottle. Rho was a real trooper ground away on the uphills.

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Hiking: Mountain Lake, Orcas Island, WA

Matthew, Rhodora, Rhoda, Noel, JP, Rudy, and I hike around Mountain Lake while Perla and Noah guard the cars. It was a little rainy but we were under trees for most of hike. Fish were jumping and squirrels were out but the only bears were in the stories.

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Hike: Alamere Falls

On Sunday, Rho, Sue, Lee and I drive out to Point Reyes National Seashore for a hike. Our goal is Alamere Falls. We parked at Palomarin and hike north along the coast line. At Double Point we turn inland to skirt east of Bass and Pelican Lakes. At the top of the falls, Lee leaves us to hike out to Bear Valley visitor center another 10 miles north. Sue, Rho and I scramble down the loose rocks to Alamere Falls. We shared sandwiches from the Lagunitas Deli, snapped some photos and headed back

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Hiking: Wahee Ridge Trail

A hike up the steep slopes of a ridge in NW Maui

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Hiking: Waianapanapa Park

Hiking along the lava flow at the edge of the Pacific.

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Hike: Hill 88

After reading reports about the odor and oil that still is in the Bay, I decided to go hiking. Rodeo Beach was still partially closed and there was an odor of petrol. The day was foggy and cool. I climbed to the top of Hill 88 which was above the fog.

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Hike: Lopez Island

Today we did a series of short hikes with my folks. In the morning we went down to the SE corner of the island and hiked out to Watmough Bay and Colville Point. After hamburgers at the Islander Resort, we left dad at the motel room and went for a hike at Spencer Spit Park. Then we drove over to the west side of the island and hiked out on Fishermans Bay Spit. In the evening we enjoyed a nice dinner at the Galley restaurant.

Hiking: Torrey Pines State Reserve

Got to San Diego early enough in the afternoon for a hike. Rode the 101 Bus north through La Jolla to Torrey Pines State Reserve. You can only enter the park from the north which is good because I missed the bus stop and ended up at the beach. I hiked back to the visitor center which sits on the ridge above the beach. I had a chat with the friendly volunteer who recommended the Razor Point Trail. You hike down one ridge to a cliff just above the Pacific Ocean then turn south and hike back up the next ridge. The sunset into the Pacific was spectacular.

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