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Nach der abwechslungsreichen Wanderung im Montana de Oro State Park (Montaña de Oro: Oats Peak (412m) und Valencia Peak (405m)) wollte ich etwas weiter nach Norden, und mir die berühmte Gegend von Big Sur anschauen.Hier reichen über 1000m hohe Berge direkt an die Pazifikküste heran. Big Sur ist das größte Gebiet der...

Le volcan Haleakala sur Maui domine le Pacifique à plus de 3'000m d'altitude, alors qu'il faut à peine 30min en voiture depuis la mer pour atteindre le parking à côté du sommet. Il faut savoir encaisser le dénivellé rapidement ! Nous partons du Visitor Center (2969m) juste sous le sommet, pour emprunter le Sliding Sands...

Kalifornien assoziiert man wohl in erster Linie mit Sonne, Stränden, und aufregenden Städten (L.A., San Francisco). Der US-Bundesstaat ist aber noch erheblich vielseitiger und vor allem auch sehr gebirgig. Einige Wanderungen und Skitouren, z.B. in der Sierra Nevada, sind hier auf Hikr ja schon beschrieben.   Was...

As you might have noticed by now, Round Top is one of my favorite goals in winter and summer. So far my starting point for this tour has always been Carson Pass. For back-country ski tours, the section from Carson Pass to Winnemucca Lake is somewhat sub-optimal. The main reason is that this part is rather flat with only little...

Nachdem ich so viel Gutes über den Appalachian Trail in den USA gehört hatte, und ich zufällig in der Nähe war, wollte ich mir die Sache mal etwas näher anschauen. Für den gesamten, 3500km langen Trail reichte aber bei mir definitiv weder die Zeit noch die Lust. Eine lohnende Alternative schien mir daher die Besteigung des...

What sounds like a politically incorrect statement is what I told my wife the other day: "Can you pick me up at the Negro Bar?" However, I didn't go out to have a drink in a bar, but asked her to pick me up at the "Negro Bar" State Park, after I walked there from home. "Negro Bar" is the site which was mined by African...

California's weather is currently influenced by a so-called "blocking high" off the Atlantic coast which brought us nice warm and sunny T-Shirt days down in the valley for almost all of December so far (and it doesn't look like it will change any time soon). Unfortunately this prevents the winter storms from rolling in and the...

Recently I discovered that the 4 peaks of the extended Crystal Range north of Rockbound Pass (Red -, Silver -, McConnel - and Tells Peak) have a relatively short access from west. The so-called "Ice House Road" from Kyburz to Loon Lake is a regular asphalt road and supposedly plowed all winter long too. The minor single lane...

Quick trip to the Sierra to check out the snow situation at Round Top. I should have brought my skis along, because there was more than plenty of the white stuff. Walked from Carson Pass to Winnemucca Lake to the saddle between The Sisters and Round Top and then via west ridge (snow free) to the top. Back the same way. (For...

After last weeks outing to Flagstaff Hill, I actually didn't think I would go back to this mountain (ever) again, because there wasn't really much which was extremely attractive for a mountaineer like me. However, I kind of had to, because I lost something precious up there (most likely during the bushwhacking up to the summit)....