Nevada Rambler

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A nice evening walk with Joe, Marilee, and the doggies. A loop from the Keystone East trailhead on Peavine Peak in Reno.

Statistics:
3.98 mi (1.47 mi uphill, 1.69 mi downhill, 0.81 mi flat)
400 ft total ascent- 11.1 % uphill grade, 38.6 % downhill grade
1:32:45 total time (1:29:49 moving, 0:02:56 stopped)
0:22:31 pace (2.7 mph average speed, 3.8 mph max speed)
3.926 difficulty, 8.079 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 39.5505600 longitude -119.8488388

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Another evening wildflower hike, this time to Hidden Valley Park in southwest Reno. Featuring wildflowers and “wild” horses.

GeoLocator for latitude 39.4864998 longitude -119.7130890

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It’s good to go for a walk in your own backyard once in a while.  This was a nice Sunday afternoon hike in the open space in northwest Reno, part on National Forest Service land on Peavine Peak and returning via Rancho San Rafael Park (Washoe County).

Statistics:
6.27 mi (2.99 mi uphill, 2.18 mi downhill, 1.09 mi flat)
707 ft total ascent – 8.8 % uphill grade, 37.6 % downhill grade
2:25:29 total time (2:24:17 moving, 0:01:12 stopped)
0:23:00 pace (2.6 mph average speed, 4.4 mph max speed)
5.372 difficulty, 11.015 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 39.5477104 longitude -119.8454285

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A Fall afternoon walk on the Truckee River trail in Sparks, Nevada, from Rock Park eastward to the end of the paved trail.  This is a part of the planned Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway. Urban wildlife report: geese, three large feral cats, one skunk, and a herd of mule deer in the fields across the river.

Statistics:

8.90 mi (2.94 mi uphill, 2.63 mi downhill, 3.33 mi flat)
40 ft total ascent  – 6.7 %  uphill grade, 99.6 %  downhill grade
2:51:23 total time (2:49:45 moving, 0:01:38 stopped)
0:19:04 pace (3.1 mph average speed, 5.7 mph max speed)
3.944 difficulty, 8.813 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 39.5208702 longitude -119.7655334

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Our goal was to hike along the ridge overlooking Verdi and Reno from the Dog Valley Road all the way to Verdi Peak. From town the ridge looks like open country, lightly forested. But after the end of a fire road we were stymied by heavy brush and only made it to a rocky hight point 3.5 miles in. From there the views were very nice, Truckee Meadows to the east and Stampede Reservoir and the Sierras to the west. Took a very steep descent to avoid bushwhacking the way we came.

Statistics:

8.66 mi (3.87 mi uphill, 3.39 mi downhill, 1.32 mi flat)
1400 ft total ascent – 12.7 %  uphill grade, 93.3 %  downhill grade
5:27:37 total time (4:36:55 moving, 0:50:42 stopped)
0:31:58 pace (1.9 mph average speed, 5.4 mph max speed)
13.255 difficulty, 24.245 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 39.5484505 longitude -120.0390015