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Petersen Mountain
Just north of Peavine, Petersen Mountain tops a small north-south range that is very close to Reno, yet I’ve ignored it for almost four years. This weekend Matt joined us to see what we’ve been missing, and it turns out to be a really nice hike. The range really has two parallel ridges, and the…
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River rock time
We take our friend Zach for his first outdoor climbing day at the river rock, and he made this timelapse of us cragging in the perfect weather:
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New Washoe City to Virginia City Hike
Matt and Kathleen live near Washoe lake, love to hike, and surprised us when they talked about hiking from their house to Virginia City. Matt did it a couple of years ago, and Ann has wanted to do it since we hiked Mount Davidson three years ago. Today we all did it together – a…
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Great weather in the Gorge
Our friend Mike and his family couldn’t have picked a better weekend for some climbing in Owen’s River Gorge outside Bishop, California. Unusually warm sunny days provided perfect conditions. Piñons campsite Canyon view from elblow room Canyon moonrise Lower gorge entrance River crossing Hiking out Our routes: Phoenix 5.7, Iceberg 5.9, PD Time 5.7, Pet…
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Granite Peak Exploration
We spent last weekend in the desert with our friends Dan, Renee, and Coconut. We started up Granite peak near Gerlach, and while we didn’t make the summit, we enjoyed every minute. This is some amazing country we live in. We drove up past Pyramid lake and spent a chilly (22°F) night in the Smoke…
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Rain to 8,662 feet in Lassen National Park
Ann agreed to try snow camping this weekend, and she got to try rain and snow camping! It was more fun than it sounds. It wasn’t raining yet when pitched the tent in the dark Friday evening, there were even stars out. Snow seems to glow faintly at night, and we got set up on…
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Holiday snow outings
I’ve managed a few snow outings during the holidays. There hasn’t been an abundance of snow, but enough! The first was Chickadee ridge with Ann: Ann snowshoeing chickadee ridge A few laps on Tamarack peak on Christmas: Lake Tahoe Christmas 2014 And of course a visit to good old Incline peak with friends: Incline summit…
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Thanksrunning, Thanksclimbing
For better or worse, the weather in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California is even warmer than it was at Thanksgiving last year. Will climbing with warm sun on our skin here become a tradition? Gabe joins us this year and seems amenable. With a stop at Benton Hot Springs on the way down,…
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Still warm in the Gorge
Gabe, Ann, and I found sun and fun in Owen’s River Gorge outside Bishop, California this weekend. Camping in the high piñons wasn’t always toasty warm, but the sun on the rock was perfection. I almost felt naughty sneaking in such a nice weekend in the middle of November. Climbing at Attila the Hun Wall…
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Halloween Mountains and Masks
On Hallow’s Eve Ann and I make a brisk hike up the Jones/Whites creek ridge, then join some of our masked maker friends for a drink in at the Brasserie. Jones ridge view Warm Tea on Halloween Costumes at the Brasserie Costumes at the Brasserie