Monthly ArchiveMarch 2009
Hiking 28 Mar 2009 09:11 pm
Fay Luther Canyon
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| From FayLutherCanyon20090328 |
A network of trails in Fay Luther Canyon is maintained by the Carson Valley Trails Association, which seems to be very active currently. In fact, we met a group of people installing new trail signs. This is a nice early spring hike, might get warm at this low elevation in the summertime.
Statistics:
5.25 mi (2.57 mi uphill, 2.33 mi downhill, 0.31 mi flat)
1100 ft total ascent – 13.2 % uphill grade, 40.5 % downhill grade
2:53:25 total time (2:27:21 moving, 0:26:04 stopped)
0:28:03 pace (2.1 mph average speed, 4.7 mph max speed)
8.861 difficulty, 16.041 effort
Hiking 21 Mar 2009 09:27 pm
Peavine Peak / Cow Canyon
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| From PeavineSouthWest20090321 |
A hike on the southwest side of Peavine Peak, from Verdi up Cow Canyon, on a day a storm front was coming in. We beat the rain but not the high winds. We followed a combination of roads and single-track bike trails.
Snowshoeing 08 Mar 2009 11:47 pm
Andesite Peak
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| Castle Peak from Andesite Ridge |
M. and I finally were both not sick on a weekend with decent weather. We headed to the Castle Peak area at Donner Pass north of I-80, and followed the snowmobile track to Andesite Ridge and the cross country up to Andesite Peak. A cold front was through in the afternoon, so it was partly sunny and partly cloudy. It was a good thing there were snowmobile tracks most of the way up, because the deep snow was very hard going otherwise. Great views of Castle Peak (photo above) with fast-moving clouds from the top of Andesite Peak. We came down via Castle Pass and the more popular trail through Castle Valley.
Trailhead directions: take the Castle Pass/Boreal exit from I-80 just west of Donner Pass. Park in the California Sno-Park lot south of I-80, east of Boreal Ski Area. Parking permits ($5/day) are available at the Boreal Inn motel. Walk back through the underpass to reach the trailhead on the north side of the freeway.
Statistics:
5.29 mi (2.16 mi uphill, 2.51 mi downhill, 0.56 mi flat)
1050 ft total ascent – 17.9 % uphill grade, 122.6 % downhill grade
3:51:36 total time (3:13:17 moving, 0:38:19 stopped)
0:36:30 pace (1.6 mph average speed, 4.3 mph max speed)
13.490 difficulty, 22.249 effort