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Gambolin Man

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Personal, stream-of-consciousness narrative and photo accounts of (mostly) Bay Area hiking destinations / outings . . . not so much concerned with â??how to get thereâ?? and â??which trail to takeâ?? but more focused on transporting you there with me, experiencing the... Full Bio
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THE SECRET WORLD: A Spirited Ramble through the Historic Gold Run Diggings to Canyon Creek and the... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking It took me years to learn about the Secret World - that just yonder, no farther than a raven can fly in a couple of minutes, is Big River Canyon Country, a geological ... Read on »
LAKE BERRYESSA: A Sneak Peek at Napa County’s Long-Abused, Recently Reclaimed Recreation... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking A mirror image of willowy grey pines reveals an upside down forest in crisp detail in the submerged reality. A sudden breeze sends a tide of ripples to blur out the Monetes ... Read on »
OHLONE WILDERNESS: Hike to Rocky Ridge, Sycamore Flat & Williams Gulch Tests Your Mettle with 4000... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Flawless seventy-five degree mid-February weather. It’s why you put up with so much crap in California. Why you pay out the yin-yang to live here. Why you love living here. ... Read on »
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: A Vibrant Manifestation of Birds in the Wild Urbanscape of an East Bay... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) blocks from where the first rises begin in the Berkeley Hills, a funky 17 unit building that looks like a stately V ... Read on »
CLEAR CREEK OF THE SISKIYOUS: Timeless Rhythms, Eternal Cycles Persist Through the Years at... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Time, these days, whizzes by, like that, evaporata. Take five years. . .certainly, a whole lot can get accomplished in five years; or nothing at all, because five years is ... Read on »
BOGUS THUNDER: A Strenuous Exploration of Isolated and Pristine Canyon Country Deep in the Heart... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking This is the tale of Bogus Thunder A land of riches once rent asunder Where gold crazed men went to conquer and plunder Where today I sit by the river and wonder. . . -Ga ... Read on »
MOUNT DIABLO & MOUNT TAMALPAIS: A Natural History in Praise of the Bay Area’s Two Sacred... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking High above from an airplane window, thrilling views unfold of an inspiring landscape – a glittering vision of steely skyscrapers surrounded by forested greenbelt, impressi ... Read on »
TILDEN REGIONAL PARK: A Humble Little Stream Turns into a Raging Torrent, Replete with Frothing... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking "That is at bottom the only courage that is demanded of us: to have courage for the most strange, the most singular and the most inexplicable that we may encounter." - R ... Read on »
LIVE OAK PARK: Meditative Strolling and Reflective Lolling in the Wild (and Urban) Environs of... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking A small parcel of gently sloping land, cleft by a small ravine, is nestled in a pretty neighborhood two minutes away on foot from my North Berkeley residence – and a cre ... Read on »
GAMBOLIN' MAN PARSED & GOOGLED: Vox Clamantis in Deserto by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Dear Friends, Followers and Fans of Gambolin' Man If you’ve noticed, I’ve been absent lately - how about you? It's just that I haven't gone anywhere, or maybe it's that I'm ... Read on »
PT. REYES, SINBAD CREEK & STEEP RAVINE: Three Fun-Filled Days Hiking, Biking, Birding, and Whale... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Today we’re in luck. The normally fog-shrouded headlands are free from the impenetrable gloom of ocean-scented brume, and - thar she blows! - a small pod of juvenile Pac ... Read on »
SNOW MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS: Adventure and Drama in the Heart of the North Fork American River in the... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Driving in on a bumpy, rutted out road with friends Ron, Gay and CanyonSpirit at the wheel of her high clearance truck, we're about a mile from our destination, passing th ... Read on »
GEOLOGICAL WONDERS OF THE BAY AREA: Homage to the "Bones of the Old Mother" - Our Spiritual... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Who hasn't picked up a shiny pebble and fondled it like a lucky charm? Who hasn't cradled a smooth rock in hand like a personal talisman, and been soothed by its soft te ... Read on »
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA : Pedal Powerin ' Across the Golden Gate Bridge, from... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: Pedal Powerin' Across the Golden Gate Bridge, from Berkeley to San Francisco to the Marin Headlands and Back Conventional wisdom ... Read on »
BIG BASIN REDWOODS ST. PARK: Biking the Skyline-to-Sea Trail Along Waddell Creek to the Immaculate... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Beginning at Rancho del Oso, the sea level outpost of Big Basin Redwoods State Park - a parcel of historic land situated about fifteen miles north of Santa Cruz, on High ... Read on »
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: Ascending the Steep John Muir Trail to Vernal Fall for a Teasing Glimpse... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking We didn't exactly make it to Yosemite National Park John Muir-style - that is, walking from Oakland over the course of many moons - "to any place that is wild" – up and ... Read on »
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT: Hidden Surprises, Natural Charms, and Commonplace Miracles Abound... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Once a land ‘o plenty teeming with inexhaustible salmon runs, cornucopias of shellfish and acorns; once the wild stomping grounds for grizzly bear, elk, bald eagle, and ... Read on »
NEW MEXICO: A Sojourn Across the Great Divide of Time, Digging Through Strata of Culture and... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking "This land, the plants, the hills and mountains mean a lot to us. It is home - full of peace and harmony. At times it is dry, other times there is rain and s ... Read on »
SOCAL DESERTSCAPES: Austere Wilderness Beauty / Palm Oases Enrapture the Boys at Indian Springs,... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking "The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward ... Read on »
MARIN COUNTY OPEN SPACE DISTRICT: Waterfall Heaven Awaits / Cascade Paradise Found at Small Nature... by Gambolin Man Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Warning - superlatives and hyperbole ahead! How else to communicate the flat-out wonderment and uncontained astonishment, the thrilling sense of adventure - normally res ... Read on »
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