You'll love Muir Woods. If you can work it in, make an afternoon stop for lunch in Sausalito with a view of the bay while you're in the area.
Hiking/Backpacking thread
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Just got back from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Did 3 beautiful hikes there. The Cabot Trail is amazing to drive and plenty of good ones along there.
edit: sorry , didn’t mean to reply, just to post, but anyway...
I recommend you get a poster or something for your room or maybe a screen saver for your phone instead.
I’m 64 years old. I’ll only have to live with it for 10 to 15 years. Assuming I have enough unwrinkled skin to actually get something that looks good. 😆
If you find the time, check out Armstrong Woods about an hour north of there. Less touristy, crowded, etc with bigger park, trail network, and larger redwoods.
Just get a tattoo of a topo map of your wrinkles.
Appreciate all the great suggestions. But we were short on time with only one day in the San Fran area. We stayed on the Mill Valley/Sausalito side of the bay. We spent the morning hours exploring Golden Gate Bridge and the hillside views from the surrounding area. I was not previously aware that there were so many old military barracks and artillery bunkers in the hillsides from WWII years. Seems that they built up quite the defensive positions during 1942 and 43 to protect the bay and all the docks. Then suddenly stopped and abandoned everything when the war had obviously turned and Japan was no longer a threat to send navy ships or war planes to the US west coast.
We spent about 4 hours in Muir Woods in the afternoon. Such a cool place.
Flying back home tomorrow. Loved all our hikes in Oregon and California. If you’ve never experienced hiking amongst the giant redwoods of this area, I highly recommend added it to your bucket list now.
*edit - on the drive to the airport this morning we took one detour to drive to a famous San Fran attraction, Lombard Street. It was kinda cool just to see it and drive on it. A couple blocks of pretty steep uphill to the top, then it turns to a brick-paved street with 8 switch backs in a one block distance, down the other side. One of those things I just had to do, to say I did it. Wanted to find Haight-Ashbury intersection as well, but ran out of time.
We spent about 4 hours in Muir Woods in the afternoon. Such a cool place.
Flying back home tomorrow. Loved all our hikes in Oregon and California. If you’ve never experienced hiking amongst the giant redwoods of this area, I highly recommend added it to your bucket list now.
*edit - on the drive to the airport this morning we took one detour to drive to a famous San Fran attraction, Lombard Street. It was kinda cool just to see it and drive on it. A couple blocks of pretty steep uphill to the top, then it turns to a brick-paved street with 8 switch backs in a one block distance, down the other side. One of those things I just had to do, to say I did it. Wanted to find Haight-Ashbury intersection as well, but ran out of time.
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Made a couple trips and hikes thru Clifton Gorge this spring/summer. Very cool like a much smaller version of the RR Gorge with super easy access to Yellow Springs for a meal or beer at the YS Brewery and places like Young's Jersey Dairy. That place seems like it should be in Wisconsin. If it's made with milk, they sell it.
Half Dome day hike
First of all, I'll make it known that I did NOT do this hike. But I'll going to journal this to brag on my girlfriend, because she did do it last week. I'm not certain I could even do it. I think it may be just beyond my abilities at this point.
So, Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Universally accepted as one of the most difficult day hikes in the country. Only 300 hikers allowed per day, and those must have permits that are given out in lottery-style drawings. She went with her daughter, the daughter's boyfriend, and another friend. Those others from her hiking party are all 25+ years younger than my girlfriend, and all are in great shape since they all run or lift or workout regularly.
They left their accommodations to start the hike at 4am, and didn't get back until 8pm. On this hike they recorded 50,000+ steps, did almost 5000 feet of elevation gain, and did it across some really difficult surfaces, including bare rock at a steep angle. The pics she brought back were amazing. Seems to me to be an incredible feat.
First of all, I'll make it known that I did NOT do this hike. But I'll going to journal this to brag on my girlfriend, because she did do it last week. I'm not certain I could even do it. I think it may be just beyond my abilities at this point.
So, Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Universally accepted as one of the most difficult day hikes in the country. Only 300 hikers allowed per day, and those must have permits that are given out in lottery-style drawings. She went with her daughter, the daughter's boyfriend, and another friend. Those others from her hiking party are all 25+ years younger than my girlfriend, and all are in great shape since they all run or lift or workout regularly.
They left their accommodations to start the hike at 4am, and didn't get back until 8pm. On this hike they recorded 50,000+ steps, did almost 5000 feet of elevation gain, and did it across some really difficult surfaces, including bare rock at a steep angle. The pics she brought back were amazing. Seems to me to be an incredible feat.
I did half dome September 20th, last Wednesday. It was incredible.
I would be glad to share any tips if anyone is interested
Congrats on half dome! For the others, bring gloves, else the ropes get challenging.
Thinking hard on Denali for next June if any of you are interested. My better half did it last year and crushed it.
Thinking hard on Denali for next June if any of you are interested. My better half did it last year and crushed it.
I’m trying to get my high elevation hiking in before pulling out the skis. Did a 14er this past weekend and doing a 13er this Friday.
Was a perfect morning for a hike at Cincinnati Nature Center. The cold temps (12 degrees) meant only a handful of other folks bothered to venture out. We had the woods to ourselves. Only did 4 miles, but it was a beautiful 4 miles.
Wife and I are members there. I actually prefer their smaller location at Long Branch Farm. Good trails and it’s a lot quieter and less crowded.
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Winter is the best time to hike. You have a mostly unobstructed view and the woods pretty much to yourself. No insects to bother you either. It's my favorite time to camp as well.
So many but I'd have to say around 5 below wind chill and about 3-4 inches of snow. That was Red River Gorge about 13 years ago. If you got the gear you won't get cold. We did the Courthouse Rock/ Auxier Ridge hike. Probably around 6 miles or so round trip. It's been a while. I got the -10 bag and the Mr Buddy heater. Toasty warm in the tent. The key is not to sleep in a bunch of clothes. Let your body heat radiate around you. I camp every January but didn't this year because it was so daggone wet.
I've only ever "car camped" but have always wanted to hike in somewhere and camp. Outside of a good backpack, I have everything I need for doing so. I've worked outside at my job for over 35 years so the cold camping has never bothered me. I like campgrounds as I can bring a lot of gear such as dutch ovens and such. I'm sort of the camp cook guy.
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