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I cover a lot of obscure mountains and hikes on this website. Often I hike a mountain because it lands on an equally unknown peakbagging list, such as the Bay Area Nifty Ninety Peaks. Peakbagging is a relentless though highly questionable pursuit of tagging summits in a systematic way. Though heavily ridiculed by “serious climbers”,...
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Burra Burra Peak, Vasquez Peak and Rock Springs Peak form a difficult hike through the exquisite backcountry of Henry Coe State Park.
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Black Point is a prominent summit in Mt Diablo State Park. Its a half day hike through a splendidly unspoiled part of the park.
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Mt Sizer is the highest mountain completely within Henry Coe State Park. Its a challenging hike through an oustanding wilderness close to San Jose
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Onward with my “close-ish to home hikes” during COVID19! Sonoma Mountain looms over the North Bay and is tantalizingly close to nearly every major city in Sonoma County. For many years, access to this iconic summit was highly restricted. That’s probably due to its highly prized vineyards and viticulture. However, Jack London State...
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
