I have a very welcome, too-brief diversion from the current financial stress coming up in the form of a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. We’re extremely fortunate in that it’s almost an all-expense paid trip, as we’d never have been able to afford it right now otherwise. Unfortunately, I can’t bring the Jeep […]

Almaden Quicksilver this time, hiking through the park with Antony on the Bay Area Ridge Trail route. Beautiful weather! Two cache finds for me, three zillion signpost and flower photos (or “photies” as he calls them) for Antony, about 5½ miles of hiking, with a car staged at each end. My pics. His pics on […]

What else can – or should – I add? It was a very enjoyable and moderate solo hike of around 6.4 miles. on a comfortable and occasionally very windy afternoon. The gallery.

Spring had just officially begun so it must be time for the annual trek up to the top of El Toro in Morgan Hill. Joe and Antony were each hiking elsewhere this year but the “Hillside Stragglers” hiking crew was game for it! I made it clear from the start that we we would head […]