State park closures

State park closures

As many of you know, the state of California is in a horrible budget crisis. Potentially on the chopping block: more than 200 state parks…

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Mapping fun: Trails GPS Tracker for iPhone

Mapping fun: Trails GPS Tracker for iPhone

This new Trails GPS Tracker for the iPhone rocks. Here’s my walk to work yesterday. The stats on the iPhone put my pace at 17…

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Coming soon: Jodi trail tracking

Coming soon: Jodi trail tracking

I just splurged ($3.99) on an iPhone app that promises to track my hiking and walking progress for me, complete with elevation maps, walking time…

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Wildflowers of San Bruno Mountain

Wildflowers of San Bruno Mountain

San Bruno Mountain State Park is pretty unassuming. You drive past it on Highway 101 as you pass South San Francisco from SF. From the…

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Care package to one lucky donor!

Care package to one lucky donor!

I’m looking for creative ways to raise that {gulp} $4,000 that I still need to raise. So how about this, one lucky person who donates…

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Forests, streets and city stairs... oh my!

Forests, streets and city stairs… oh my!

Getting fit is a pain… literally. I pretty much ache all over today. I did a lot of pushups yesterday which is the main culprit,…

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Back on the trail in 2009

Back on the trail in 2009

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted to this blog. A lot has happened since my Grand Canyon hike in 2006; hard to believe that was…

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Grand adventure on the Grand Canyon's Grand View Trail

Grand adventure on the Grand Canyon’s Grand View Trail

Well I did it. I hiked the toughest trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (Grand View Trail) and survived. Hope I didn’t…

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Dinner at Eliza's this past Tuesday

Dinner at Eliza’s this past Tuesday

I just got my photos up from a little buddy group get-together at Eliza’s – a yummy Chinese restaurant on California Ave. View the photos…

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The final countdown

The final countdown

T minus 9.5 hours to lift-off. Ok, not lift-off into the canyon, but lift-off into the car to the airport. We have a bright a…

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