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Training Hike #5
Ad Hoc HikeThe hike that wasn't Training Hike #5 was going to be the first on Pacific Crest Trail, but unfortunately extreme weather caused the hike to be canceled. This was…
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Training Hike #4
Iron Mountain This was supposed to be Sycamore Canyon but because of the rains and then other events at the same venue, the hike leads settled on Iron Mountain with the…
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Training Hike #3
Mother Miguel Our third training hike was at Mother Miguel. The climb on this started pretty quickly with a single track of switchbacks, that eventually opened up to a wider trail.…
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Training Hike #2
Early StartWe have a theme here -- early starts. We arrive at 6:30am then start the hike at 7am. Today we had about 100 people here for the hike, tho…
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Training Hike #1
Early Start We had a 6:30am arrival time at Daley Ranch for this 6.32mi hike with 568ft elevation gain. The temp was in the high 40s when we got there,…
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1 Day, 28 Miles
On the Trail AgainWe're on the trail again -- or will be this May when do hike 28 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in a single day. This is…
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Rome on a Monday and homeward bound
Last day in Italy, and it’s a public transportation (metro & bus) strike. On this day we took a Taxi to the Trastevere neighborhood after first visiting Caffe Canova.Caffe CanovaWhat…
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Rome midday on a Sunday
The Jewish QuarterAfter havng a coffee by the Fontana delle Tartarughe, we headed into the Jewish quarter. We saw the synagogue then walked along the Teatro di Marcello and Portico di…
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Rome on a Sunday morning
Area Sacra Di Largo ArgentinaToday we walked to see cats, that and an archeologically significant area. Largo di Torre Argentina is the old Campus Martius, a publicly owned area of ancient Rome. It…
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Rome on a Saturday part 2
Yay! Tom got his Caravaggios!! We visited two more churches first then was a ways out from our Borghese gallery tour. We didn’t think we had time to walk back…