Category Archives: Hiking

The Olympic Peninsula

Posted on 8/8/2005 by Pontifex Praeteritorum

This weekend we went to the Olympic Peninsula to go “camping.” The quotes are because we were camping out of a car, which, from my purest days growing up in the mountains doesn’t really count. Camping to me is when … Continue reading →

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Castle Crags

Posted on 9/6/2004 by Pontifex Praeteritorum

Yesterday I visited a childhood friend of my dad’s in Dunsmuir, CA (just south of Mt. Shasta), Alan Berry, who told me a nice fish story involving my dad and gave me a copy of his bigfoot recordings. When I … Continue reading →

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Mt. Eddy

Posted on 9/4/2004 by Pontifex Praeteritorum

On Friday, September 3, 2004 I ran up Mt. Eddy and tested out my new trail running shoes (spiffy black and red.) Mt. Eddy (9025 ft) is west of Mt. Shasta and offers some spectacular views of Shasta. I ran … Continue reading →

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On Top of Mt. Shasta

Posted on 6/21/2004 by Pontifex Praeteritorum

When I first caught sight of it (Mount Shasta) over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley, I was fifty miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary … Continue reading →

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Zuma Canyon

Posted on 9/5/2003 by Pontifex Praeteritorum

Two Saturday’s ago (August 23, 2003) I went on a hike up Zuma Canyon. I left Pasadena around 8am, left a bike at the top of the canyon and drove down to the trailhead in Malibu. Here is a picture … Continue reading →

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