Author Archives: jettagirl

Woohoo, first backpacking trip of the year and it was awesome. =)  “V” was the official lead for this trip and because it was intended as an “Intro to Backpacking” he also mentored a number of us on how to … Continue reading →

About a month ago, Marshall’s best friend since grade school and best man at our wedding, Darrel, invited us to go on an 8.5 mile hike in Inverness called the Estero Trail.  That trip had to be postponed once already … Continue reading →

Oh man, I could really get used to this.  Can you believe that another 20 mile hike was scheduled for this Saturday and better than that, it was going to be led by my favorite trail guide, “V.”  Kick-ass…  =) … Continue reading →

So the original plan for this Saturday was for Marshall and I to join our friend Darrel and a couple of his buddies for a hike north of Mt. Tamalpais.  Due to the recent heavy rains, that trip was canceled … Continue reading →

After several days of rain and freezing temperatures, an impressive amount of snow had built up on the mountains around our house.  Because Marshall had to work and I was kind of bored (I didn’t want to clean the house) … Continue reading →

Man, “V” is on a roll with planning and leading totally kick-ass hikes.  =)  Last Saturday was an awesome hike to Mt. Diablo (3849′) and this Saturday we hit Sunol/Ohlone park and hiked to Rose Peak (3817′) and back for … Continue reading →

Yay, so I was able to go on another awesome hike with “V”, my buddy Mike, and 24 other people from the Society of Outdoor Cardinals (formally Stanford Outing Club) this Saturday.  =) The plan was to start at Mitchell … Continue reading →

So for the last couple of months my friend Laura has been telling me about all these awesome hikes she’s done out at Morgan Territory in Livermore.  Marshall and I had driven up there once two years ago and although … Continue reading →

So this last Saturday I got to go on another hike led by “V” and even better, Marshall joined me on the hike!  The hike was at Pinnacles National Monument about 30 miles south of Hollister and promised to be … Continue reading →

Yay!  So another Sunday, another hike with the Stanf…uh, well it’s no longer the Stanford Outing Group actually.  Apparently there was some lame reason why Stanford wouldn’t allow the club to continue as a sanctioned group so they’ve now formed … Continue reading →

Well I lucked out and was able to go for another awesome backpacking trip in Yosemite with “V” and a bunch of other cool people from the Stanford Outing group. We started out at the Soda Springs trailhead near Lembert … Continue reading →

So it’s probably been at least 17 years since I was last in Yosemite and from what I remember, I was too petrified to step outside my parents vehicle to experience it’s beauty lest I get swept away by the … Continue reading →

So this is truly awesome.  =)  As Marshall has been getting into better and better shape he’s been more receptive to going on hikes with me.  This Saturday I was extremely happy that with minimal prodding (come on, there had … Continue reading →

So as part of Marshall’s plan to lose weight and get in shape, he offered to take the dogs and me on a hike at Del Valle.  Woohoo!  =) Before we headed to the park, we stopped off at Big … Continue reading →

Yay, so I got to go on another hike with the Stanford Outing group again tonight. This time it was a trip to Mission Peak at dusk led by Silviu. =) We left the staging area at the end of … Continue reading →