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Hiking in huarache running sandals on Mount Diablo

Elizabeth and I started today’s hike at 9:15 from Borges Ranch. She was wearing her usual trail runners, but she was also carrying a pair of huarache running sandals in her backpack. She asked for them for her birthday and … Continue reading

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Mount Diablo Falls Trail

I hadn’t been to Mount Diablo since my trip up Eagle Peak in November. But today was one of the first clear days after two weeks of daily rain, so Elizabeth and I took advantage of it with a quick … Continue reading

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Twin Peaks and Eagle Peak

Today’s plan was to hike a loop over Eagle Peak on single-track trails. We’d be joined by Elizabeth’s friend Alice, who had just finished an internship at the Siskiyou Crest Goat Dairy in southern Oregon and who is visiting us … Continue reading

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