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Airplane Journal
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Made a loop through a couple of the parks on top of Kings Mountain this Saturday.
Starting at the main parking lot for Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP (near the mountain store), I hiked down Whitmore Gulch Trail, then back up Purisima Creek Trail to the newly re-opened Grabtown Gulch Trail. The new bridge over Grabtown Gulch looks good (fiberglass should weather better than metal or wood)
A couple hundred feet from the top of Grabtown Gulch is the preserve boundary at the PC04 Gate and Tunitas Creek Road.
I walked along Tunitas Creek Road for a little bit, then made a hard right turn onto Star Hill Road and walked over to the CM07 Gate entry for El Corte de Madera Creek OSP.
North Leaf Trail to Methuselah Trail to Giant Salamander to Gordon Mill Trail took me back up to Skyline Drive at the CM04 Gate, across the road from Wunderlich Park.
I did a quick loop through Wunderlich, just down to the crossroads and back, then took the BART through Teague Hill OSP and Huddart Park all the way back to my car.
About 30 miles round trip. Road walking Tunitas and Star Hill Road wasn't too bad. Passed by the private, 72 member, 1200 acre Kings Grove Forest on the way. Anyone ever been?
Forest shadows and coastal fog exposes my lack of camera skill... only a few pics on flickr
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Total Posts: 52 | Joined May 2005 | Posted on: 3:26 pm on Sep. 12, 2005 | IP
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baychic
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Well...from what I understand, my hike today was counter clockwise to how the group has hiked it before. We started out at Skyline Blvd and took the ridge trail to Soda Gulch, Purisima Creek Trail, and Whitmore Gulch. Ended up being a beautiful day for a hike, no rain for us today! Views of Half Moon Bay were gorgeous, as were the redwoods!
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Total Posts: 77 | Joined Jan. 2008 | Posted on: 6:02 pm on Mar. 15, 2008 | IP
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Tom C
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On a 30 mile hike, at what point do any pains hit you? You must have excellent boots.
How long did it take?
I can't go more than 12 miles.
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Total Posts: 152 | Joined July 2001 | Posted on: 9:17 pm on Mar. 17, 2008 | IP
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FastHiker
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Assuming I’m healthy, I’ve been good about grinding off the heavy callus that forms on my heels, and I haven’t been overtraining, my feet and legs don’t bother me. It’s more a matter of how much energy I have left. On a hot day with no shade I might have problems related to either not enough salt or not drinking enough water.
Back in the days when I first started doing longer hikes, 20 miles was the problem point. Any problems usually showed up by then. At first it was problems with my shoes. Later it was diet related. Once you are used to 20 mile hikes it’s fairly easy to do 30 but it’s a big jump going from 10 to 20.
It took a while before I found the right pair of trail running shoes to hike in. The wrong pair of shoes can be hell on your feet. I haven’t hiked in boots in ages. I don’t need the “ankle support” and lifting them off the ground with each step requires more energy.
I don’t know about anyone else but hikes in the 12-40 mile range require some sort of exercise program during the week. If I didn’t have an old Nordic Track Ski Machine at home I’d probably use an elliptic trainer at the gym. I first work out as hard as I can for 30 minutes. I then do some slower (aerobic) exercise for upwards of an hour. I only do this twice a week.
Again, when I’m healthy, I try to average 3 mph on hikes. If there is a very steep prolonged uphill I might drop down to 2.8 mph. The 36 mile hike I did a couple years ago took something like 12.5 hours. I was a little dehydrated for a couple hours in the middle of the hike.
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Total Posts: 260 | Joined Nov. 2004 | Posted on: 4:57 am on Mar. 18, 2008 | IP
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baychic
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I agree, I work out every night...well, almost every night. I alternate between jogging on the treadmill and adding incline, and using this machine that is like a stairmaster with poles...I liken it to hiking hills with trekking poles. Its awesome. I can't imagine increasing my hiking mileage without the workouts.
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Total Posts: 77 | Joined Jan. 2008 | Posted on: 6:06 pm on Mar. 19, 2008 | IP
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