Dan's Outside

2003 July

***7/5
– First hike in a week. At Almaden Quicksilver Park I met some hikers from the Orinda Hiking Club and we talked a bit about the various trails and other features at the park. Approx. 7.5 miles.

***7/6
– 8 mile urban hike on the Los Gatos Creek trail.

***7/8
– Quick 6.2 miles up and down Mine Hill Trail to Bull Run.

***7/9
– Quick 5.5-6 mile urban hike on LG Creek trail.

***7/13
– Quick 4.5-mile urban hike on LG Creek trail.

***7/18
– Departed for Seattle to start the Della Falls trip.

***7/20
– Canoed 22 miles from Ark Resort on Vancouver Island to the upper end of the lake and the start of the Della Falls trail.

***7/21
– Backpacked approximately 10 miles to the base of Della Falls.

***7/22
– Basically a backpacking layover day, with only a short hike to the base of the falls.

***7/23
– Day hike from Della Falls to Love Lake. Climbed nearly 2000′ in about 2-3 miles.

***7/24
– Backpacked 10 miles back from Della Falls to the Great Central Lake.

***7/25
– Canoed 22 miles back to Ark Resort to end the trip.

***July Summary
Got in a few hikes near the beginning of the month and then a lot of urban hikes later on in preparation for two upcoming trips: Della Falls and Sierra backpacking. Della Falls trip included about 44 mile roundtrip in a canoe and about 10 miles out and back hiking to the backpack campsite, plus a short day hike to Love Lake.

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May 11, 2003 - Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary