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Old San Juan Trail – mapped!

12 Jun 2007 | No Comments | Continue reading »

Have I told you the harrowing tales from last weekend’s wilderness escape? About evading man-eating mountain lions? And slipping off the trail, dangling precariously by a root with one hand, while rocks tumbled hundreds of feet to a rocky gorge below? You sick bastard. I did no such things. This is a video diary of [...]

Trail review: Calavera Preserve [North]

13 Mar 2007 | 2 Comments | Continue reading »

Location Oceanside, California Trail head coordinates: N33.17320 W117.28253 Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced Trail Type: Single track, out-and-back Length: Low trail – 5.5 miles. High trail – ~3 miles. Download GPS Map datum. Description Calavera Preserve is a little known multi-use area (namely hikers, birdwatchers, and mountain bikers) encompassed by southern California suburban sprawl. The [...]

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The author.Born in the year of the Dragon, the author grudgingly accepts the fact he has too many interests and not enough time. A cyclist as long as he can remember, an avid yet inconsistent writer since age eleven, and a U.S. Marine since age twenty-one, the author also adds computers, snowboarding, and motorcycles to his list of interests. Incidentally, he is aware of his inability to make a living from any but the Corps. The author accepts this as fact and remains optimistic. Feel free to drop him a line.

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