2005January
***January 1, 2005
– New Years Day hike at Almaden Quicksilver. Out on Randol and then up Prospect #3 to the ridge; left turn and back via Mine Hill. Took many photos.
***January 8, 2005
– After a week of rain and school, managed to sneak out for a short urban hike on the LG Creek trail.
***January 15, 2005
– A one-day trip up to Squaw Valley with Owen, Fletcher, and Andy.
***January 17, 2005
– Urban hike on the Creek Trail.
***January 22, 2005
– Nice hike at Almaden Quicksilver. Started at Mockingbird Hill and went out on New Almaden Trail past Prospect #3 to the oak-covered ridge near Webb Canyon, where I took some pictures. Backtracked and then took a lateral up to the Randol Trail and followed it past the Buena Vista mine site to return to Mockingbird Hill.
***January 23, 2005
– Hiked at Calero today, in foggy and cool conditions. I started early and hiked out on Pena and the Javelina Trails. At the ridge on the Javelina trail I turned right off the main trail to visit the summit, from which I spotted a trail heading back along the ridge between the two sides of the Javelina Loop – so I returned this way.
***January 29, 2005
– I was going to hike at Calero again and photograph the impossibly green hillsides. I drove there, got out of the car, loaded up my pack, walked to the trailhead… and found a “trail closed” sign. Instead I went to the Mockingbird Hill entrance to Almaden Quicksilver and followed a sort of odd route. I hiked out on the New Almaden Trail and then caught the faint lateral up to Randol. From here I went almost to Prospect #3 and took a short-cut to joint that trail to ascend to Mine Hill Trail. I followed the ridge and then dropped down on Mine Hill. I took a lateral that was supposed to go to Day Tunnel, but I turned right when I should have turned left and ended up on Mine Hill again though a bit lower. I finally followed the Hacienda Trail back to the car.
***January 30, 2005
– Well, Calero was still closed. After driving there I turned around and went to the Fortini Road entrance to Santa Teresa County Park, with no specific plan other than hiking up the hill above the entrance. I ended up taking a pretty interesting hike to a place I hadn’t been before. I followed this trail (the Stiles Ranch Trail?) over a couple of ridges and then dropped down to the right. I eventually hit a junction and climbed up over a small saddle to drop down to a main trail again, turning right and going almost to the Pueblo Picnic Area. Here I turned right an backtracked towards Pueblo (?) Peak on a fairly muddy trail. This follows a ridgeline and eventually joins a dirt road that I followed to Coyote Peak which has benches for enjoying the view! I dropped down from here on a different trail eventually walking though the main Pueblo area and taking the Fortini Trail back to where I started.
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2005January
***January 1, 2005
– New Years Day hike at Almaden Quicksilver. Out on Randol and then up Prospect #3 to the ridge; left turn and back via Mine Hill. Took many photos.
***January 8, 2005
– After a week of rain and school, managed to sneak out for a short urban hike on the LG Creek trail.
***January 15, 2005
– A one-day trip up to Squaw Valley with Owen, Fletcher, and Andy.
***January 17, 2005
– Urban hike on the Creek Trail.
***January 22, 2005
– Nice hike at Almaden Quicksilver. Started at Mockingbird Hill and went out on New Almaden Trail past Prospect #3 to the oak-covered ridge near Webb Canyon, where I took some pictures. Backtracked and then took a lateral up to the Randol Trail and followed it past the Buena Vista mine site to return to Mockingbird Hill.
***January 23, 2005
– Hiked at Calero today, in foggy and cool conditions. I started early and hiked out on Pena and the Javelina Trails. At the ridge on the Javelina trail I turned right off the main trail to visit the summit, from which I spotted a trail heading back along the ridge between the two sides of the Javelina Loop – so I returned this way.
***January 29, 2005
– I was going to hike at Calero again and photograph the impossibly green hillsides. I drove there, got out of the car, loaded up my pack, walked to the trailhead… and found a “trail closed” sign. Instead I went to the Mockingbird Hill entrance to Almaden Quicksilver and followed a sort of odd route. I hiked out on the New Almaden Trail and then caught the faint lateral up to Randol. From here I went almost to Prospect #3 and took a short-cut to joint that trail to ascend to Mine Hill Trail. I followed the ridge and then dropped down on Mine Hill. I took a lateral that was supposed to go to Day Tunnel, but I turned right when I should have turned left and ended up on Mine Hill again though a bit lower. I finally followed the Hacienda Trail back to the car.
***January 30, 2005
– Well, Calero was still closed. After driving there I turned around and went to the Fortini Road entrance to Santa Teresa County Park, with no specific plan other than hiking up the hill above the entrance. I ended up taking a pretty interesting hike to a place I hadn’t been before. I followed this trail (the Stiles Ranch Trail?) over a couple of ridges and then dropped down to the right. I eventually hit a junction and climbed up over a small saddle to drop down to a main trail again, turning right and going almost to the Pueblo Picnic Area. Here I turned right an backtracked towards Pueblo (?) Peak on a fairly muddy trail. This follows a ridgeline and eventually joins a dirt road that I followed to Coyote Peak which has benches for enjoying the view! I dropped down from here on a different trail eventually walking though the main Pueblo area and taking the Fortini Trail back to where I started.
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