Running and Hiking trails

October 3, 2010
October 3, 2010
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Cascade Canal Trail, Nevada County, California

Cascade Canal trail is flat as a pancake.  As a runner I find that kind of terrain tedious, but it does have its uses.  Some folks […]
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October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010
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Long Range Fitness Goals–Fun and Games

   We’re three quarters through 2010.  How are you doing with your annual fitness goals?     Here is my report, promised last month, whether you are […]
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September 12, 2010
September 12, 2010
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Fitness Goals. Hop Till You Drop

Embudito Canyon, New Mexico.  I’m enjoying one of those perfect runs in the hills above Albuquerque.  It’s a sparkling autumn morning.  Ahead, one cotton tailed bunny, […]
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August 25, 2010
August 25, 2010
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Easy Running

Tarahumara Arnulfo Quimare and American Scott Jurek in the climactic ultra race described in Chris MacDougall’s Born to Run. I’ve never run with the Tarahumara. I […]
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July 29, 2010
July 29, 2010
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Are You Independent Enough for the Independence Trail?

The Independence Trailhead is a few hundred yards south of the bridge where highway 49 crosses the Yuba River in rural Nevada County, California between Nevada City […]
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July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010
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Spenceville Dogs (revised February 2013)

Spenceville Wildlife Refuge is a divine expanse of golden-haired hills where ancient oaks erupt like massive mushrooms. The Refuge is adjacent to Beale Air Force Base […]
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July 20, 2010
July 20, 2010
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Edwards Crossing Trail, Nevada City, CA

Take the North Bloomfield Road a few miles out of Nevada City, CA until you come to a bridge down in the South Yuba River Canyon.  […]
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July 15, 2010
July 15, 2010
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Weimar Institute Trails

The trails at Weimar are not spectacular.  No long-range vistas of the snow-capped mountains.  No thundering waterfalls.  But these trails are some of my favorites of all the […]
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July 15, 2010
July 15, 2010
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Prayer Cove at Weimar Institute

Five miles into the Weimar run we stop at Prayer Cove, a secluded clearing just off the Coyote Creek trail.   Dharma drinks and splashes around […]
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