July 15, 2019

July 14 - Franklin Trail

14.65 miles round trip. Light pack. Conditions were gruelingly hot and sunny.

Posted on July 15, 2019 06:11 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 0 comments | Leave a comment

September 9, 2018

September 8 - Jesusita Trail to (almost) 3 Pools

Jesusita trail to 3 pools trail. We got past 7 falls but not quite all the way up to 3 pools.

Posted on September 9, 2018 01:11 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 5 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

March 12, 2018

Mar 11 - Tunnel Trail

Tunnel trail to Camino Cielo Rd, and partway down Gibralter Dam road to trail. Hiked in a cloud most of the day. Only saw one lizard, a large alligator lizard on the north side. All prime pantry packaged snacks for convenience sake, worked pretty well.

Pack: Race-vest with 1.5L water, dopp kit, and first aid kit.

Gaia Track: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/qhidsectmo7exrAAAWpRWevc/?layer=CalTopo

Posted on March 12, 2018 04:49 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 12 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

April 2, 2017

Apr 1 - San Ysidro/Cold Spring/Hot Spring/Girard "Loop"

11ish miles round trip, 20# pack at the beginning of hike. Saw two rattlesnakes right on the side of the trail, and two adorable little horned toads. Plus, giant banana slug! Great day for fauna observations, although I didn't get my gopro out and clipped to a trekking pole fast enough to capture either rattlesnake.

Gaia track: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/6O5dxKGkUXUtOsqkcAVLxlvz/?layer=CalTopo

Posted on April 2, 2017 04:34 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 20 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

March 27, 2017

Mar 26 - Gibralter/Tangerine/Westfork "Loop"

Long hike today. ~19 pound pack, lots of snacks with no meals needing sporks. Dr. Kraker with cheddar and pepitas are lovely with peanut butter. Saw quite a few critters, including a gravid looking scorpion after dark that was way cool.

Gaia track: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/qy8jhOfez7NyzrYMb7VMXyHf/

Posted on March 27, 2017 06:27 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 24 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

March 19, 2017

Mar 18 - Rattlesnake to Tunnel

Rattlesnake trail to connector, then Tunnel trail to Gibralter road. Carried a 15lb pack and enough water this time. Trail snacks were ok, forgot to season the couscous and forgot to pack our sporks. Seeing the rattlesnake was very cool. It had a nice loud big beautiful rattle. I am curious what will hatch from the eggs in the cistern.

Gaia map here: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/xuq5KJu9sNx5u1ovObg08Jvi/

Posted on March 19, 2017 05:17 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 17 observations | 1 comment | Leave a comment

March 13, 2017

March 12 - West Fork Cold Spring

Parked by no shooting signs on Gibralter Road. Hiked down, connected to west fork cold spring then cut back off to take the trail to above the falls. Decent amount of water over the falls. Light pack day, 1.5L water in running vest. Ran out of water ~1 mile from the car on the way back.

Gaia map:
https://www.gaiagps.com/public/1NgsCXtuRKpR46HUY0G6Oixz

Posted on March 13, 2017 03:45 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 21 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

January 22, 2017

Jan 21 - East Fork Cold Spring

16 pound practice pack. Ridge trail to cold spring, up to Camino Cielo. Mild day at the top, very low wind. Forgot flashlight, last mile in the dark with cell phone light. Few observations, mostly lichens.

Gaia track: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/CccGWFtY7ocAKaE67alX6OUk/?layer=CalTopo

Posted on January 22, 2017 06:51 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 5 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

January 16, 2017

January 18 - Tangerine Falls Hike

Carried backpacking pack with 16 lbs. No water over the falls, just a few dripping rocks.

Gaia map here: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/Ss2gBef3XFOstR5J4oEhmWqw/?layer=CalTopo

Posted on January 16, 2017 04:45 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 5 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

December 31 - January 7 Hawaiian Vacation

Posted on January 16, 2017 04:38 AM by dovetothemax dovetothemax | 97 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment