Hiking - worm mode

Hiking

Planspost 001

Around last April, I started hiking (almost) every single Thursday. Even when the weather was a little crappy. Even when I didn't feel like it. So the past year has been all about exploring all the parks in the region, planning fun routes, building up my endurance (I

view of the san francisco skyline and part of the bay bridge from a ferry

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Hikepost 003 - Following Google Maps' Weird Suggestions and Ending Up In T̶h̶e̶ A Cloud

I didn't want to go hiking this week. Freelancing is using up 110% of my brain capacity, and I just didn't have time to plan anything. However, I make a very strong effort to keep to my Hiking Thursdays, so I decided to take the almost

A beautiful oak tree on a shallow hill with a very pointy hill in the background. The sky is electric blue

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Hikepost 002 - I'm (looking at lots of) Poppy(s)

Due to my tolerance for long transit journeys, (I regularly spend time on Point Reyes and that involves 3 counties, 3 different transit agencies, and 3 1/2 hours each way) I've managed to open up a large area of the SF Bay Area trail system to myself.

some fluffy clouds over a scenic vista of green hills

Hiking

Hikepost 001 - Mt Diablo Again

Mt Diablo SP is one of a couple of East Bay parks I can't get enough of. I got my start hiking in the high desert, and the landscape at Mt Diablo has a lot of the same qualities I love about desert hiking: rocky terrain, punishing inclines,