Written on January 7, 2021
Until recently, I never really thought of Roseville as a hiking destination. Years of going back and forth between the Sacramento region and the Bay Area illuminated some of the lovely hikes in the region. Most folks in the area prefer hikes in Tahoe and the Sierras to anything local, but I’ve found several hikes...
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Written on December 2, 2020
Greys Peak, Nevada is a prominent summit of the East Humboldt Range in the northern part of the state. It’s not a major peakbagging destination but its extreme relief catches everyone’s eye driving West on I-80. Greys Peak caught my attention because I needed something to do between climbing Ibapah Peak and Pilot Peak. This...
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Written on November 27, 2020
After years of drifting across Southern Utah, it was time to take an excursion down the Coxcomb: one of the fantastic wilderness areas of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. I’ve passed this area on other, equally incredible trips such as the Toadstools Hike, Spencer Trail and Wire Pass/Buckskin Gulch. The Coxcomb eluded me due to lo...
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Written on November 20, 2020
Spectre Peak (4,482′) and Aqua Benchmark (4,419′) are the tallest mountains in the remote Coxcomb Mountains of Joshua Tree National Park. The park’s eastern section is rarely seen, much less hiked. This one’s been on my radar for a very long time, however. With recent October road trip and excellent weather, we made a bid...
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Written on November 14, 2020
After climbing Ibapah Peak, south of West Wendover, I turned my sites North to Pilot Peak, Nevada. This mountain looms over the Great Salt Desert and is impossible to miss if traveling westward from Salt Lake City. Its profile appears nearly conical from a distance and its topographic prominence is impressive at 5,726′. Pilot Peak...
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