Trip reports
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random trip report |
 | 22-23 Oct 2025 Return to Conness |
 | 1-14 Aug 2025 Friedrichshafen, Pyrenees, and Spain |
 | 25-31 July 2025 Slovenia bike tour |
 | 17-24 July 2025 Ljubljana and Bled |
 | 29 June - 1 July 2025 Mount Lassen |
 | 28 May 2025 Angel Island |
 | 7-11 March 2025 Seattle and Whidbey Island |
 | 23 Feb 2025 Dipsea Trail to Muir Woods |
 | 3 Nov 2024 Diablo at 69 |
 | 30 Aug - 1 Sept 2024 Return to Conness |
 | 2-8 June 2024 Roman Holiday |
 | 26 May - 1 June 2024 Geneva and BOINC |
 | 2-7 April 2024 Operation Desert Storm |
 | 28 Sept - 1 Oct 2023 Return to Sequoia |
 | 21-24 Sept 2023 Sleepless in Seattle |
 | 24-28 Aug 2023 Rainier Redux |
 | 22 July - 15 Aug 2023 Giro d'Italia |
 | 2-3 July 2023 Yosemite mini-trip |
 | 9-10 May 2023 Castle Peak Redux |
 | 5-9 Mar 2023 Tennis Paradise: 2nd Serve |
 | 12-16 Feb 2023 Anza-Borrego |
 | 29-30 Oct 2022 Diablo double-header |
 | 26-28 Sept 2022 Sierra Reprise |
 | 3-5 Aug 2022 Stormy Weather in the Sierra |
 | 4-24 July 2022 Tour de France |
 | 20-23 June 2022 Trinity Alps |
 | 8 June 2022 Fiber on the Mountain |
 | April 2022 Tahoe Jaunt |
 | 6-12 March 2022 Tennis Paradise |
 | 14-19 Oct 2021 Colorado Mini-Vacation |
 | 29 June - 3 July 2021 SoCal Sojourn |
 | 4-7 June 2021 Mt. St. Helens: UI confusion high on the mountain |
 | 8-12 May 2021 Return to Utah |
 | 15 Jan 2021 Castle Peak Snowshoe Hike |
 | 15 Nov 2020 Diablo Reference Hike |
 | 12-14 Aug 2020 Pilgrimage to Conness |
 | 7-13 Jan 2020 Mexico: Temples and Monarchs |
 | 18-20 Aug 2019 Yosemite Aug 2019 |
 | 2-13 Aug 2019 Colorado 2019 |
 | 23 May - 1 June 2019 China 2019 |
 | 28 October 2018 Diablo Reference Hike 2018 |
 | 24-26 August 2018 The Three Amigos Ride Again |
 | 29 June - 1 July 2018 Bear Creek Spire |
 | 18-23 Feb 2018 Adventures in Lava Land |
 | 27-29 Oct 2017 Seattle and Putrid Pete's Peak |
 | 17-20 Oct 2017 Owens River Gorge |
 | 3-10 Sept 2017 Paris: City of Lite |
| 24-28 July 2017 The Full Nelson |
 | April 9-16, 2016 SoCal Tryptich |
 | Dec. 25, 2016 Diablo in the Dark |
 | Sept 3-4, 2016 Conness: Once More With Feeling |
 | Aug 22-25, 2016 Dave and Noah's Excellent Adventure |
 | Aug 6-8, 2016 Tuolumne Double-Header with Justin |
 | June 1-7, 2016 Laramie and Estes Park |
 | April 17-24, 2016 Utah National Park Tour |
 | 29 Oct 2015 Big Basin with Yvonne |
 | 25 Oct 2015 Mt. Diablo reference hike with Gedo |
 | 2-3 Oct 2015 Mt. Conness with Noah and Rob |
 | 23-25 Aug 2015 Peak Bagging in Tuolumne with Noah |
 | 11-18 July 2015 Sunriver and Shasta with Noah |
 | 5-7 June 2015 Sierra Sampler |
 | 25 May 2015 Mt. Diablo with Noah on Memorial Day |
 | 11 January 2015 Mt. Diablo with Noah |
 | 29-30 Dec 2014 Snow Trip 2014 |
 | 7 Dec 2014 Mt. Baldy Redux |
 | 28 Nov 2014 Diablo reference hike |
 | 26 Sept - 6 Oct 2014 Hungarian Rhapsody |
 | 22-26 Aug 2014 Canadian Rockies |
 | 18-20 July 2014 Sierras with Noah |
 | 26-29 June 2014 Mt. Shasta with Ron and Dave |
 | 25 April 2014 Monterey |
 | 17 May 2014 Angel Island |
 | 2-5 Jan 2014 Snow trip with Noah |
 | 22 Dec 2013 Eagle Peak with Noah |
 | 10 Dec 2013 Mt. Baldy |
 | 31 Oct 2013 Big Sur |
 | 22 Sept - 2 Oct, 2013 Le Fest du Hacque |
 | 17-19 August 2013 Noah: The First Ascent |
 | 19-21 July 2013 Washington State of Mind |
| 25-30 June 2013 Yellowstone with Noah |
| 28 March 2013 Pyramid Peak: Nocturnal Mission |
 | 9 March 2013 Diablo: a new world record |
 | 24 Sept - 8 Oct 2012 Norwegian Holiday - or Fjord Fiesta |
 | 16-17 Sept 2012 Alta Peak with Rob |
| 8-9 July 2012 Mt. Hoffman with Deb |
| 17 June 2012 Mt. Tamalpais with Rob, starting from Cascade Rd. in Mill Valley, mostly on Fern Creek trail. Short but sweet. |
 | 10-11 June 2012 Yosemite with Noah |
 | 4 June 2012 Nighttime hike at Castle Peak |
| 1 May - 8 May 2012 Work trip to Hannover; piano recital, short hike |
 | 31 Mar - 15 Apr 2012 Work trip to Beijing, and a hike |
| 21 Dec 2011 - 4 Jan 2012 Work trip to Beijing - no pics |
 | 15-23 Aug 2011 Work trip to Hannover, and a hike |
 | 11-13 Aug 2011 The Dharma Bums Revisited |
| 16 July 2011 A Meetup hike in Tilden. 9 miles, great route. Feel good. |
| 9 July 2011 A Meetup hike in Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. Climb Ralston Peak, down to Lake Aloha, back via Horsetail Falls. 14 miles, 4,300' vertical, mostly off-trail and on snow. Excellent hike, but I get bad sciatic pain on the last part and it's a major struggle to finish. I'm bummed out. |
 | 30 April - 7 May 2011 Brazil |
 | 18-21 April 2011 Anchorage, Alaska |
| 5 Feb 2011 Kathi, Julie and I climbed Mt. Tellac on snowshoes. Excellent conditions. |
 | 27 Dec 2010 Signal Peak |
| 1-4 July 2010 Mt. Shasta with Michelle Yu. Success |
| 26-29 May 2010 Ron K. and I hike at Pinnacles (high peaks trail) and Yosemite valley (Death Slabs sample, Yosemite Point) |
| 14 Mar 2010 Rubicon Peak (Tahoe) on snowshoes. Deep snow, but fantastic. |
 | 2 Jan 2010 Herlan Peak |
 | October 17-27 2009 Euro 09 |
| October 8-9 2009 Pinnacles National Monument |
| Aug 4-6 2009 Justin, Rob, Ryan, Kerstin and I camp at Mono Lake, climb Mt. Conness, soak in the hot springs at Bridgeport, then (on cold, windy, slightly snowy day) scramble around on the flanks of Mt. Hoffman. |
| July 13-14 2009 Yosemite Bug |
| June 19-21 2009 Shasta, one mo\' time |
 | 5 May 2009 Mt. Saleve, Geneva |
 | 14-24 Apr 2009 Taiwan and China |
| March 14 2009 Castle Peak reprise |
| Feb. 7, 2009 Michelle Yu and I climb Mt. Tamalpais starting from Stinson Beach: Dipsea trail, Steep Ravine trail, Railroad grade to summit and back to Pantoll Ranger station, then Matt Davis trail. Perfect day, great hike but too long. |
 | Jan 17 2009 Mt. Baldy (Lake Tahoe) |
 | Jan 5-8 2009 Hawaiian Odyssey |
| October 26, 2008 Birthday hike - Ryan, Rob V. and I climbed Mt. Diablo via the Back Creek trail. 2:45 up, 2:30 down. I tweaked my back and had sciatic pain. |
| Aug 27 - Sept 14 2008 European Tour |
 | Aug 22-24 2008 Conness and Lake Elizabeth |
 | July 21-23 2008 Sierra double-header (Fairview Dome and Horsetail Falls) |
 | May 26, 2008 Castle Crags (was supposed to be Mt. Shasta) |
| March 24-27 2008 Arnold: I'll Be Back |
| March 2, 2008 Michelle Yu and I climbed Mt. Diablo via the Back Creek trail. Camera battery was dead, so no pix. On the way down my back and knees hurt a lot; need to stretch and lift weights. |
 | 16-22 Jan 2008 The Sacred Valley of the Incas |
 | 10-15 Dec. 2007 Going to Extremes |
 | 3-17 Sept. 2007 Europe on 5 TeraFLOPS a day |
 | 11-13 Aug 2007 Conness with Dave and Justin |
 | Aug 2-4 2007 Bandara Mountain and Sleeping Lady |
| June 24, 2007 Rich and I rode mountain bikes up Mt. Diablo; 2 hours up, 30 min down. |
 | June 5-10 2007 Norway: Oslo and Bergen |
| May 19, 2007 Justin, Aaron, Sarah and I went to Mt. Diablo and climbed Amazing Face (from a top belay; our rope wasn't long enough) and a gully around the corner. Beautiful day, fantastic climbing. Stopped at In n' Out Burger on the way home. |
 | Jan 6 2007 Mt. Diablo with Justin and Rob |
| Nov 11-19 2006 We took a family trip to Miami. I drove to Tampa to attend the Supercomputing '06 conference, where I rendezvoused with Carl and Tolu. Mostly it was a yawn - we missed the Ribfest featuring Cheap Trick, and Carl/Tolu had to man their booth. The high point was a visit to the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. |
 | Oct 27 2006 Mt. Diablo Birthday Hike |
 | September 19-24 2006 Geneva and Mont Blanc |
 | September 14, 2006 Spencer Butte |
 | August 19, 2006 Alta Mountain |
| May 24 2006 Rob V. and I hiked on the Ohlone Wilderness trail from Lake Del Valle to Murrieta falls: roughly 12 miles round-trip with 4,000' vertical. Ouch! Knees, back, big toes all hurt like hell. I was using my hiking poles as crutches for the last 5 miles. My effing camera had dead batteries, so no pix. |
 | May 12-20, 2006 Singapore Swing |
| April 24-26 2006 I went to Wisconsin to visit Bruce Allen in Milwaukee and give a talk at Condor Week in Madison. I toured all my old haunts, including the Shell, Memorial Union, the Lake Mendota running path, etc. I visited Howard Whitlock in the Chem Dept. and Chuck Dyer in CS. |
| Jan 22 2006 Solo hike up Mt. Diablo on the Back Creek trail. Brisk pace: trailhead 11 AM, summit 1:30, return 3:35. Cool, extremely clear day. P51s buzz summit. Sore toes, a little back/knee pain. General soreness next day. |
 | Dec 31, 2005 Tennessee Valley with family |
| Dec 10, 2005 Ryan, Rob and I go for a medium hike in Las Trampas park. |
 | October 16, 2005 The Organ Mountains |
| Sept. 16, 2005 My stepfather Larry and I attempt the South Sister in Oregon. We turn around 2/3 of the way up because of unseasonable weather (cold, snow, fog). |
 | August 18-24 2005 Jens and family visit |
 | July 4-28, 2005 Ich bin ein Berliner |
 | June 30, 2005 The Ledge Trail |
 | May 29, 2005 Helicopter rescue high on Mt. Diablo |
 | March 24-26 2005 More adventures in Death Valley |
| March 6 2005 Climbing Nationals at Mission Cliffs |
| Feb 3-5 2005 I travelled to Seattle and visited Dave Gedye. We did a short but exciting snowshoe climb near Snoqualmie pass, past Source Lake, to a ridge overlooking Snow Lake. |
 | January 4-6 2005 Death Valley |
| December 2004 Short trips to Sunriver and Miami Beach to visit relatives. |
| Nov 7-9, 2004 Supercomputing 2004 |
| Oct. 22-24, 2004 A trip to the heartland |
 | Oct. 2, 2004 Climbing for Kerry |
 | Sept. 15-17, 2004 Car Trouble in the High Sierra |
| Sept. 11, 2004 Todd and I go to Boy Scout Rock at Mt. Diablo and do Amazing Face (10A); Bolt Ladder (underrated 10C), and Ozone (11A). |
 | Aug 27-29, 2004 Yosemite with the Climate guys |
 | July 22 - August 18 2004 New York and Oxford |
 | June 25-26, 2004 Bates Motel Revisited or Disaster on the Death Slabs |
 | May 29, 2004 Dipsea trail hike |
| April 28, 2004 Kraftwerk in SF (not exactly a trip) |
 | April 24-25, 2004 Strangers in Paradise |
 | March 27, 2004 Pyramid Peak Revisited |
 | March 3-15, 2004 Australia, mate |
| Feb 17-26, 2004 DC and CERN |
 | Feb 14, 2004 Mission Peak |
 | Feb 7, 2004 Mt Diablo with Aaron |
 | Jan 24-25 2004 Castle Peak on snowshoes |
| Nov 15-23, 2003 Trip to Madrid to attend Cicle Redes y Saberes Compartidos at the Residencia de Estudiantes |
 | Sept 15-18, 2003 Tuolumne hike-o-rama |
| Oct 1, 2003 Erica, Roberta and I drove to Lake Tahoe, hiked from Emerald Bay past Eagle Lake and towards Velma Lake; at the crest before the descent to Velma Lake, I bushwacked up to the ridge to the left. |
| August 23, 2003 Todd, Rob and I climbed Mt. Diablo via Mitchell canyon and Juniper trail, down by Bald Ridge and Back Creek trail. The pace was blistering. |
 | August 22, 2003 Return to Castle Rock |
 | August 2-3 2003 Mt. Hoffman |
 | July 25-27 2003 Bad break on Conness |
| July 16-21, 2003 New York, New York |
 | July 7-9, 2003 Taking the Leap |
 | June 22-24, 2003 Shasta Revisited |
 | June 8-13, 2003 Defense de Paris |
 | May 29, 2003 As falls Yosemite... |
 | Mar. 28-30 2003 Quick trip to Tahoe |
 | Mar. 7-9 2003 Randonee Adventure |
| Feb. 2003 Montara Peak |
| Dec. 25, 2002 Christmas at Yosemite |
 | Dec. 12, 2002 Day trip to the valley |
 | Nov. 23-26, 2002 Blown away in Joshua Tree |
 | Oct. 10-11, 2002 Cathedral Peak and Yosemite |
 | Sept. 2-17, 2002 Greece is the word |
 | August 16-18, 2002 The North Ridge of Mt. Conness |
 | July 18-21, 2002 The Grand Teton |
 | June 24-26, 2002 Return to Shasta |
| June 16, 2002 Todd Stuart, Davin Potts and I climbed Eagle Peak (near Mt. Diablo). Beautiful day, amazingly excellent, saw the Sierras. |
| May 31, 2002 A day-trip to Castle Rock. |
| April 27 - May 5, 2002 A work-related trip to England. |
 | April 4-7, 2002 Pyramid Peak and Mount Tallac (in the snow) |
| Feb. 24, 2002 Rich Kraft and I climbed Mt. Diablo. I am extremely sore. 'Nuff said. |
 | Dec. 17-21, 2001 Desert mini-vacation |
 | Dec. 14-16, 2001 A short trip to Lake Tahoe |
 | Nov. 24, 2001 Mt. Diablo with Dave Gedye |
 | Oct. 13-15, 2001 In Search of the Bighorn |
 | Sept. 17-20, 2001 Yosemite double-header: Conness and Half Dome |
 | August 10-12, 2001 Tuolomne with Berg and Rich |
 | July 13, 2001 Diablo II |
| July 8, 2001 40% of the Five Hills Ride |
| July 7, 2001 Mt. Diablo |
 | June 25, 2001 Lion's Head Revisited |
 | June 3-5, 2001 Disasta on Shasta |
 | May 25-27, 2001 Return to Conness |
 | Feb 16-20, 2001 Sunriver Snowshoe Madness |
 | Dec 28-29, 2000 Sierra Snowshoe Adventure |
 | Nov. 2000 Thanksgiving 2000 |
 | Oct. 14-15, 2000 Mt. Rainier: "Today the mountain screamed", |
 | Sept. 14-15, 2000 Mt. Conness: Navigational chaos high on the mountain |
 | Sept. 1-3, 2000 Mammoth Peak |
 | August 19-21, 2000< The Dana Couloir |
 | July 22-23, 2000 Mt. Gibbs without supplemental oxygen |
 | June 3-6, 2000 White collar bash at the Smithsonian |
 | March 24-25, 2000 Rock Climbing at Joshua Tree National Park |
 | Feb 7-18 2000 Trip to Sweden, Germany, and Czech Republic |
 | Jan 15-17 2000 Boulder-hopping at Palm Springs |
| Dec 25-28 1999 Christmas at the Dacha (Sunriver, Oregon). Skiing at Mt. Bachelor. |
 | Nov 27-28 1999 Seattle and Mt. Si |
 | Nov. 3-6, 1999 Ascent of Mount Whitney |
 | Oct. 16-17, 1999 Motel Camping at Mt. Lassen |
 | Oct. 10, 1999 Ascent of Mt. Dana |
| Oct. 7, 1999 Bike ride up Mt. Diablo More area is visible from Mt. Diablo than from any other point on Earth. |
 | Sept 29, 1999 Tales of (Mount) Hoffman |
 | Sept 26, 1999 Visit to Seattle, saw Lois, Gedye, Stephen |
 | Sept. 1999 Visit from Ron Kuivila and Bobbi |
 | Sept. 1999 Trip to Steep Ravine |
 | August 2-7, 1999 Bioastronomy Conference on the Big Island of Hawaii |
 | July 22-25, 1999 Camping Trip to Mt. Rainier |
| June 2-5 1999 NYC |
 | April 17 - May 2 1999 South Africa and the Otter Trail |
| Dec. 6 1998 I wish I could have flown to NYC to see a concert of music by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, organized by the composer Christopher Berg. Check out these reviews by Frederick L. Kirshnit and David A. Weinberg. |
