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Warm Run on Incline Peak
The day is so warm and the sky so blue, it kind of feels like virtual reality. I join Mike and his sisters Callie and Carrie for a pleasant trip up Incline Peak. The white ground enables us to travel on skis, but today there is no inconvenient cold or wind – we just soak…
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Hidden Valley Loop
Ann and I are joined by Grace to extend our last exploration of the hills east of Reno. These trails are great for getting right to the climbing. Once on the ridge we encounter a few wild horses. Wild Horses Wild Horse A smaller trail leads us up the ridge to a small peak. Ann…
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A trip to Vermont
I’ve been in Vermont for a couple of weeks where my web crafting amigo Jason lives in the hills. The flu nearly wiped out our whole agenda, but in hindsight we managed some good work and had quite a few Vermont winter experiences to boot. I have an aunt and grandmother in Burlington also, so…
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Mount Rose Tour
Mike, a friend from the Reno Collective, proposes a ski up Mount Rose. With our one snow dump melting away in warm temps, we give it a try. The first climb faces south, so we figure we have it made when hit our first view. A peek at the ski area Up higher the snow…
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A strange hike on Mount Davidson
Virginia City is interesting as an authentic-looking silver rush mining town and site of the Comstock lode. We breeze through looking for a hike, and find an unusual one. It’s not too surprising to find an unsafe mine here. Unsafe Mine Or a steep power line road to a ridge with a nice view of…
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Castle Peak
It seems so clever to take advantage of dry, warm January weather to hike an easy peak with Ann and our friend Nick. At the trailhead we see only a few dozen other parties had the same idea. It turns out not to be that easy either, with much of the trail packed and slick.…
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2011 – we come to rest in Reno
Twenty eleven was a “should we stay or should we go” year for Ann and I. The debate raged, and we settled on Reno, Nevada as a potential place to stay awhile. It was right between the mountains and the desert, and fairly central in the current distribution of Ann’s family. We came in May,…
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One More Slush Walk
Another day of rain nearly saps our motivation, but we manage one more walk in the slush up some old logging roads on Cabarton ranch. I don’t even take photos today, but I feel better for the slog afterwards.