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Merry Hunter Falls
I love seeing the falls all frozen, though some muddy and icy trail is the ticket price. Well worth it! Icy Hunter Falls This outing is part of my Truckee Meadows Trails Challenge effort.
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Hidden Valley Loop Hike
I’m a little worried about encountering mud on these steep trails, but fortunately we find mostly snow and dry ground. It’s nice and warm at our high point due to the current temperature inversion. On our way down a perched sharp-shinned hawk almost lets us pass before flying away. Ann at our highpoint This outing…
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Pyramid lake and western ranges air tour
Scott Hall, the instigator of the RenoTracks project and a pilot, offers to take me up for an aerial tour of some of the landscape north of Reno. It’s an interesting day to do it because the temperature inversion currently sitting in our area makes visible layers of hazy, cloudy (and smoggy), and clear air…
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Snowy Vista Posada Loop Run
I run in a windbreaker for the first time today! It’s a good day to explore this Truckee Meadows parks trail, as much of it is paved and there are a few inches of soft snow on it. The raptors seems to like this area – I get close to a kestrel and a couple…
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We sneak in two more rock days at Alabama Hills
Ann and I are not the only optimists to converge on the low elevation Alabama Hills on the promise of temperatures warm enough for climbing. Those of us who follow the sun are rewarded with slightly chilly to very pleasant conditions. It’s been almost ten years since our last trip here, and this holiday weekend…
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Early season snowshoe to Incline ridge
Our friend Aspen wanted to snowshoe for her birthday, and we’re happy to oblige her. Luckily there’s just enough snow on the northerly aspects of Incline peak. A deep blue sky and perfect calm make our ascent about as perfect as it could be. Aspen and Ann approach the ridge Less snow on the lake…
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Dry Pond isn’t exactly dry
There’s a nice bit of snow cover on Dry Pond. I enjoy a little snowy trail at dusk, my favorite time of day to be out. Snowy Dry Pond Trail Snowy Dry Pond This outing is part of my Truckee Meadows Trails Challenge effort.
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Evans / Keystone Canyon Loop Run
This mostly single track loop is really a perfect weekday run that I’d all but forgotten. It adds a little climbing to the loop I usually do in Evans Canyon and some interesting rocks and vistas. Today the recent rain makes everything smell fresh, and the clouds keep me cool and promise more. Cloudy Keystone…
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As long as the sun is out again…
…why not one more day of climbing at Sawtooth Ridge? If November keeps dishing up weekend weather like this, maybe we’ll just keep going back. Today Gabe, Kuba, and Kalie join us to climb the rocks and soak up the rays till the sun goes down. Sawtooth Ridge Cragging Routes: Jimmy 5.8, Pollo del Fuego…
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What a sweet November crag day
It verged on too hot at Sawtooth Ridge today! Ann and I felt fortunate to find the gate on Forest Road 6 open, and minimal snow on the ground. We relapsed into full summer mode, then remembered the season again when the sun set at 4:30pm. We repeated two routes at the north end (Hunchy…