This new Trails GPS Tracker for the iPhone rocks. Here’s my walk to work yesterday. The stats on the iPhone put my pace at 17 minute miles. Not bad for a day I was trying hard not to get sweaty while heading to the office… To work EveryTrail – Find the best Walking Tours in …
I just splurged ($3.99) on an iPhone app that promises to track my hiking and walking progress for me, complete with elevation maps, walking time and even my walking speed. We’ll see if the Trails GPS Tracker is as good as it promises with my walk to work tomorrow (extra early too – I have …
San Bruno Mountain State Park is pretty unassuming. You drive past it on Highway 101 as you pass South San Francisco from SF. From the roadway beneath it looks like a relatively tree-less expanse of hills, covered in grass or brush that goes from springtime green to summertime brown. While not entirely untrue, the thing …
I’m looking for creative ways to raise that {gulp} $4,000 that I still need to raise. So how about this, one lucky person who donates to my hike before July 4 will get a tasty care package with homemade goodies from baker Jodi. I’ll randomly pick from the names of all my donors at that …
Getting fit is a pain… literally. I pretty much ache all over today. I did a lot of pushups yesterday which is the main culprit, but I’ve also been walking & hiking a lot lately too, from the 2.2-mile uphill walk home from work to the weekend hours-long team hikes. My cavs and butt could …
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted to this blog. A lot has happened since my Grand Canyon hike in 2006; hard to believe that was more than three years ago. I’m still in San Francisco, but working a different gig (at SFGate.com now). I’m a few years older, but trying to pretend that ain’t true. …
