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It’s been years since Ann enjoyed an outing in the snow. After the tropical weather I got last weekend, a similar forecast encouraged her to try a snowshoe in the same area. Our friend Susan joins us, and Ann gets her wish for really pleasant weather. Ann and Susan on snowshoes Ann and Susan on…

The day is so warm and the sky so blue, it kind of feels like virtual reality. I join Mike and his sisters Callie and Carrie for a pleasant trip up Incline Peak. The white ground enables us to travel on skis, but today there is no inconvenient cold or wind – we just soak…

Ann and I are joined by Grace to extend our last exploration of the hills east of Reno. These trails are great for getting right to the climbing. Once on the ridge we encounter a few wild horses. Wild Horses Wild Horse A smaller trail leads us up the ridge to a small peak. Ann…

Mike, a friend from the Reno Collective, proposes a ski up Mount Rose. With our one snow dump melting away in warm temps, we give it a try. The first climb faces south, so we figure we have it made when hit our first view. A peek at the ski area Up higher the snow…

Virginia City is interesting as an authentic-looking silver rush mining town and site of the Comstock lode. We breeze through looking for a hike, and find an unusual one. It’s not too surprising to find an unsafe mine here. Unsafe Mine Or a steep power line road to a ridge with a nice view of…

It seems so clever to take advantage of dry, warm January weather to hike an easy peak with Ann and our friend Nick. At the trailhead we see only a few dozen other parties had the same idea. It turns out not to be that easy either, with much of the trail packed and slick.…