Dan's Outside

2004March

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***March 6
– Great one-day ski trip to Sugar Bowl with Owen, Jane, Keri, Matt, and Chris. See online description.

***March 13
– Beautiful spring hike at Almaden Quicksilver – from the Mockingbird Hill parking lot up to the ridge and around the loop. Lots of new grass and wildflowers today.

***March 14
– Another beautiful day – seems more like spring than winter. This hike was at Sanborn Park. Hiked up to Skyline and then over to Castle Rock for a quick snack, then retraced my steps. Total distance is about 8.5 miles.

;p>***March 20
– First day of spring, so I took a quick early morning hike up the hill at Almaden Quicksilver.

***March 27
– Grand loop hike at Almaden Quicksilver: Mockingbird Hill out to McAbee entrance area via the New Almaden Trail, then back via the ridge and Mine Hill Trail and Hacienda Trail. A bit more than 13 miles.

***March 30
– Odd little hike at Almaden Quicksilver. It was cloudy with a very weak Pacific front coming in. I hiked somewhat slowly up to English Camp and poked around the buildings near the old mine site and a nearby grove of trees on the ridge. Then I followed Woods Road down to the forested section to take a few more photos. I descended Deep Gulch to return to the car.

***March 31
– Quick one-day ski trip to Badger Pass and out the Glacier Point Road to just past the parking lot for Sentinel Dome. Probably about 16-17 mile round-trip.

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January 1, 2004 - Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary