tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249172622024-03-12T18:10:01.972-07:00Yolohiker - the outdoors blogWelcome to the Yolohiker blog. This blog will cover all aspects of outdoor recreation in the Putah-Cache watersheds, with a focus on trip reports from Capay Valley Hiking Club outings, discussions of trails, gear, and occasionally the increasingly interesting politics of trails and open space in Yolo, Napa, and Lake Counties (and surrounding areas.)Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-20876836047744454762010-10-01T19:38:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:52:53.295-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsdpE45wSaU8bPIhgjsZcUcjkS7Io3_ecCID674gPCtPgLgcZ5XJPSYHMLoXdiLy2g-TeRchhyphenhyphenadhFor5pYVbX7i2eiMCtwEjJ-jBAUwCNMpw-6jLefJP7E6iEpxCDT0iU-Py-w/s1600/DSCI0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsdpE45wSaU8bPIhgjsZcUcjkS7Io3_ecCID674gPCtPgLgcZ5XJPSYHMLoXdiLy2g-TeRchhyphenhyphenadhFor5pYVbX7i2eiMCtwEjJ-jBAUwCNMpw-6jLefJP7E6iEpxCDT0iU-Py-w/s400/DSCI0624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276017815235042" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Scouting New Trails on the Cold Canyon Headwaters</span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Annie's Trail, our first trail on the property, to be built in memory of our friend and fellow board member, Anne Schneider, was scouted in September, 2010.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The trail will take you to the southernmost part of the property, with fantastic views along the Blue Ridge and of Lake Berryessa.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Trail building is tough stuff. We were pushing through chamise, poison oak, and dead tree branches. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We'll start building as the weather gets cooler.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-4829651726846741322010-03-15T21:06:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:11:41.888-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nioXAbYa-EI7zZhqSRrHbiJlwZBJhumPEVXdJCXqa7dKydZ_3VA2Wnr3vB6lYxH17YUrmY2lF4CQRv-YnotvipDXz4z9CQ3qoRetodKSyOklFSrPWziVRRnFOsWXE5nWR3RfEw/s1600-h/DSCI0252.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449079672920486930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nioXAbYa-EI7zZhqSRrHbiJlwZBJhumPEVXdJCXqa7dKydZ_3VA2Wnr3vB6lYxH17YUrmY2lF4CQRv-YnotvipDXz4z9CQ3qoRetodKSyOklFSrPWziVRRnFOsWXE5nWR3RfEw/s400/DSCI0252.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Finally Building First Segment of the Berryessa Peak Trail</strong></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">On March 24-25, 2010, I’ll be leading a trip above Lake Berryessa on the new Berryessa Peak Trail easement, to start constructing the half-mile length of the easement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So, if you’re like me and you are on a furlough from UC Davis, or you want to be with the first members of the public to see this amazing private ranch that has so graciously donated a public trail easement, bring your backpacking gear and come out for two days of trail construction. Total distance is 10 miles, round trip, with 2000-foot elevation gain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have enough tools for 16 people.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">When completed, this trail will offer the first open public access to the 9,100-acre Berryessa Peak BLM public lands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Located in Yolo and Napa Counties, this public land was previously inaccessible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I’d been working for 15 years to raise awareness of these lands and to get agency and landowner approvals for this project, and the time has finally come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We can build it!</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">Photos of the hike can be seen here: </span><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/yolohiker/BlueRidgeTrailScouting"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://picasaweb.google.com/yolohiker/BlueRidgeTrailScouting</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">#</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">We’ll camp in a lovely grove of ridge-top oak trees, with endless views of Lake Berryessa on one side, and the central valley on the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you are interested in going, email me at </span><a href="mailto:yolohiker@yolohiker.org"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#0000ff;">yolohiker@yolohiker.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></p></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-37751814644116383102009-06-05T19:50:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:12:14.650-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xK2pMKbBgHqFRHx4HvNWAtdmVrctJ-XgGZHaAC4d8tjXaQ4h74xAAdZY5_qn_fFu5li1fwJCbRMj_9ZrRRWKWL5mxt6LttZIt_hdlG5zRBU-GIbYIh4olsrgDQQBem7snctOlQ/s1600-h/IMG_0716.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344043854985322610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xK2pMKbBgHqFRHx4HvNWAtdmVrctJ-XgGZHaAC4d8tjXaQ4h74xAAdZY5_qn_fFu5li1fwJCbRMj_9ZrRRWKWL5mxt6LttZIt_hdlG5zRBU-GIbYIh4olsrgDQQBem7snctOlQ/s400/IMG_0716.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>It's Kayaking Time on Cache Creek</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">With the drought we had in the 2008-2009 rain year, there is only enough water for the <a href="http://www.ycfcwcd.org/">District</a> to release for about 6 weeks. Normally I'm used to a 4-month kayaking season, but given the drought I'm just happy to have ANY season at all. You can check the release flows <a href="http://www.ycfcwcd.org/water_releases.html">here</a>. If the combined flows are 500cfs or above, you are good to go on the <a href="http://yolohiker.org/trails/ccna/cachekayak/index.html">Wilderness run,</a> provided you have a minimum of 120cfs on the North Fork of Cache Creek.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Flows will be over the second week of July, so get out there!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-52290642783460320952009-05-16T17:00:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:12:32.335-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkiMzIrBJgG_MT7FDWHur5cpyFQGaj-kpmcy2bWp10p2Mc_xDhKQKLZMDIRTLsGTPaB1s41FFUw86I0NZ-CNzKzYbntYXrewbkwE9_6EEnaCs5kl9zOKg7p7AmciZncVpHhIudw/s1600-h/DSCI0336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576728710973618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkiMzIrBJgG_MT7FDWHur5cpyFQGaj-kpmcy2bWp10p2Mc_xDhKQKLZMDIRTLsGTPaB1s41FFUw86I0NZ-CNzKzYbntYXrewbkwE9_6EEnaCs5kl9zOKg7p7AmciZncVpHhIudw/s400/DSCI0336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Last Trail Building Date Finished First Trail Segment</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">We finished the first mile and a half of the trail at Yolo County's Otis Ranch! I posted photos <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/yolohiker/YoloCountyParksOtisRanchTrailBuilding02#">online</a>, so take a look.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Next fall we'll keep heading back into the hills...so until then, stay cool and enjoy the outdoors!</span></div><br /><div></div>Andrew Fulks<div></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-11035171826871990102009-03-16T21:38:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:12:55.293-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>First Two Trailbuilding Dates Were Successful!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Volunteers came out to help build the first half of the Otis Ranch's first official trail on March 13th and 15th. I've posted photos </span><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/yolohiker/YoloCountyParksOtisRanchTrailBuilding#"><span style="font-family:arial;">online</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, so check them out and come out to build on our next two dates, March 27th and April 11th.</span><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-11900806415017255592009-03-09T21:28:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:13:14.817-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>It's Trailbuilding Time</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Working with Yolo County Parks, Tuleyome is working to build the <a href="http://yolohiker.org/trailbuild/index.html">first trail </a>on Yolo County's Otis Ranch Open Space Area, located upstream from Rumsey!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We have posted work party dates <a href="http://yolohiker.org/calendar/index.html">online</a>, so come out and help build trails on your public lands!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> Andrew Fulks<span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-6383568166866387972008-12-17T20:17:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:14:07.961-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Or23Bn9oaFfqVO-3jwlMSY-Qcz9jnqkEo3dXS6Wvcw2dvhFkPuoUy5gtmqqjlixIx1UwTNwGwwljcLWMUqSCc80zYN52nBF_Ph9YE0mSDgevuYipqXStu6sB20RSUe9w9PdMOQ/s1600-h/DSCI0074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280988911857909570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Or23Bn9oaFfqVO-3jwlMSY-Qcz9jnqkEo3dXS6Wvcw2dvhFkPuoUy5gtmqqjlixIx1UwTNwGwwljcLWMUqSCc80zYN52nBF_Ph9YE0mSDgevuYipqXStu6sB20RSUe9w9PdMOQ/s400/DSCI0074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Trip report - Camping on Blue Ridge 12-12-08</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The nice thing about camping in the inner Coast Range in the winter is that, well...you can actually camp in the winter. I love it. Sure, it's a little cold, but with a mylar tube tent (lightweight), mylar blanket, and sleeping bag, you can easily stay warm in 30 to 40 degree farenheight weather.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We were scouting an easement route for a new trail which will allow hiking up to Berryessa Peak. While it will take a couple years to get the trail completed and open, we need to start now by identifying the route before beginning the process to build it. So, this was the first trip.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The trip was pretty easy at the beginning, but the final hundred feet to the ridge was pretty steep with lots of chemise to bust through. The area had burned in the 2003 Rumsey fire so at least the brush was short. Once at the top, we continued south until we reached a nice clearing to set up camp. At that point we began scouting the easement route.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After finishing, we got dinner going, started a nice campfire, and enjoyed the sunset over Lake Berryessa. <a href="http://www.tuleyome.org/">This is why we work so hard to protect the region.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">You can see more photos from the trip, <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/yolohiker/BlueRidgeTrailScouting#">here.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280988926820568946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-_SuWZ0rmNzkMkoJGksAfe9lbvGwOHRg4P8GsPzEF_q4ez2CoyFMe4VYO96gp0RnyKuzMhyphenhyphenHPjZzRWchgnILZ96Djc6l1TEuERWHOJX9KF2l4DhEgOONPO-z4tOl1yFdyjz3pQ/s400/DSCI0118.JPG" border="0" /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280988915321882802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aYaf0WRh-HV4QKJBIx5pW0ucoyRVz3pdsmegjn7lQWmnbaU_c7iBqDaA9Kup3nH3CCPTTy9NQhVG2uEhynukJ0FHV15TpvGsRxD0wEECYerr52M2AdlRTg1sMiFSLwES0p_KXA/s400/DSCI0092.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Andrew Fulks</div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-19329539807036878222008-12-08T21:20:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:15:05.427-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Congressman Mike Thompson Should Be Secretary Of Interior</strong></span> <div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Mike Thompson is my Congressman. He became my Congressman when Davis was added to District 1, but his environmental record is what makes him MY Congressman, regardless of in what District I happen to live in the future. I guess that makes him my Congressman-for-life. Why? Because Mike fought for the Cache Creek Wilderness.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The Cache Creek Wilderness is one of my most favorite places on Earth. It's no understatement. It's fantastic and Mike protected it. He fought hard for it, he battled Richard Pombo to get a hearing in committee so it could get moved to the House to get voted on. He got the bill protecting Cache Creek signed by President Bush, which is no small feat considering Bush's dismal record on Wilderness issues. He spent years pushing the bill through, with a tireless resolve.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">He's a hunter. He camps. He backpacks. So does his family. He knows what it means to be on the land, to be part of the land, and how to protect the land. He's smart, pragmatic, and gets things done.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Mike has given me, my children, and all those that come after us the greatest gift you can imagine; protected wild land for us to enjoy in perpetuity. That's the kind of person we need at the Interior Department. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">He's my Congressman. He should be Secretary of Interior.</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277939195446767026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbtyeWzvQoHHpXptuwGP4PLWMbWPBDqnGMxr8gBUPd1yzIDidhM9ULCs9z7qrktr-QQx3ImTugJj4tWXp4zpmabcu71yMUIWhk0uKfL8nD-TVFvAzPgbKNBk5priLUoALUlL8Og/s400/IMG_0645.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;">Protected, thanks to Mike!<br /></span><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277939193275128946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVpttc_QzfbOKYgP1kIo5MkwFWOCW09n1IYagtHihxqY7UWa2JoBmH40zTr7PXHKny7smUpFrvLftTFyvq3RZW2qH9JO9rdsxKgO9JQyZ1OxgY4jdRjAzjAgfQBFYp3TXEz43Dg/s400/DSCI0008.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Falls on Trout Creek, protected, thanks to Mike!</span><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-19421270042709015002008-07-12T12:03:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:15:45.103-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Video Clips of Cache Creek Kayaking and Wildlife</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The last few seasons of adventure down the Cache Creek Wilderness kayak run have left me with some nice video clips. The first is running a rapid in the middle of the wilderness (with 'helpful' assistants willing to drench said boater).</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The second is of a Killdeer egg hatching. This was pretty cool, since we just happened to land on the sandbar right when the egg started to hatch. Once it was hatched, we launched and let momma bird take over. She wasn't happy with us, but this was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Very random, but very cool...</span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EkyWY7UXaeo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EkyWY7UXaeo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NnrIduITr4U&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NnrIduITr4U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p align="center">Andrew Fulks</p>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-4033594954198650302008-05-15T20:18:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:16:22.991-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Review of the Blastmatch Fire Starter</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'd been looking for a waterproof fire starter. While I already had a butane lighter, but needed something while boating. The Blastmatch was attractive for a couple reasons. First, it contained the flint inside a plastic housing that was integrated with the striker. Second, you use a single hand to ignite your tinder. This is nice, because if you have to shield your tinder from the wind, or you need to hold a bear at bay while you light a signal fire...you know, your average outing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">While I didn't make the below video, it demostrates the product very well. I'd recommend it.</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CYRKzdSXH34&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CYRKzdSXH34&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p><p align="center">Andrew Fulks</p>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-36498655476996554122008-04-23T20:39:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:18:53.554-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ19KJ3-xaoyoxa2SVSeOCa5wBehV6Axwa2kpFT9mHbCc25s28JcGG0dFf13xhe4OIhKQVjL2Bg9X5OLwLJVpqClUHWucawJcZj0UslIQFeXNK6JdauHPQJJsuv-3_Ru8CqiUIg/s1600-h/DSCI1344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192655295458483362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ19KJ3-xaoyoxa2SVSeOCa5wBehV6Axwa2kpFT9mHbCc25s28JcGG0dFf13xhe4OIhKQVjL2Bg9X5OLwLJVpqClUHWucawJcZj0UslIQFeXNK6JdauHPQJJsuv-3_Ru8CqiUIg/s400/DSCI1344.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDt2wu_6p9bA7MHpeEfI8PoWyaQR2oLl2PfR8Hhl-KsI3XWfFF2_hR_ziX8pZUJG4ueThvABaV8u82VEOzJTIy2-X90BufxqERPqdlc1dy8V2PSbWb81GLSGBq-515tAX28KkhMw/s1600-h/DSCI1338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192655368472927410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDt2wu_6p9bA7MHpeEfI8PoWyaQR2oLl2PfR8Hhl-KsI3XWfFF2_hR_ziX8pZUJG4ueThvABaV8u82VEOzJTIy2-X90BufxqERPqdlc1dy8V2PSbWb81GLSGBq-515tAX28KkhMw/s400/DSCI1338.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCtDL3azlzjKG8xJ1SOb6-6AEHHx07hVtGlokNA7serO7Dm98Kkg3APW2clEDv64czroI5wdpMJrtrrf9Y4zkGfGo44xJMVJv0k0ZKWcd-PB2n8PamRV_zS3ObrtZ5cA9TUC5cA/s1600-h/DSCI1353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192655437192404162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCtDL3azlzjKG8xJ1SOb6-6AEHHx07hVtGlokNA7serO7Dm98Kkg3APW2clEDv64czroI5wdpMJrtrrf9Y4zkGfGo44xJMVJv0k0ZKWcd-PB2n8PamRV_zS3ObrtZ5cA9TUC5cA/s400/DSCI1353.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>4-12-08 Lynch Canyon to High Bridge Trail Hike</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">A large group went out to the Cache Creek Natural Area, to hike on the Bear Creek Unit. I'd wanted to do a through-hike, but a little shorter than what we had done the past few hikes. After looking over the trail map, I'd decided on a 7-mile hike down Lynch Canyon, past the Roadkill Cafe, and up and out via the High Bridge Trail.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The weather was great. The wildflowers were not as great as they have been in previous years, perhaps as as a result of the dry weather. They seem to be hard to time for each location, especially when they seem so good in other parts of the mountains.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">But still, these are great mountains, and the day was perfect.</span></div><br /><div></div><p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sFofTjLnnNU&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sFofTjLnnNU&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p><p align="center">Andrew Fulks</p><div></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-58413404389004758832008-03-12T19:47:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:19:39.032-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lrGE0e1bpOxg5XquplKAvVMi_kO4j3tnfJmCbkvGYuQdDcPZafi9oUXr2l70er8f6o8UodpycYcQTTSgcSdXmcXt0OC0Uy2AMWpCQPDDine1NTNiYeioEmVklNGoOteE5aOorw/s1600-h/DSCI1071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177081265125549490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lrGE0e1bpOxg5XquplKAvVMi_kO4j3tnfJmCbkvGYuQdDcPZafi9oUXr2l70er8f6o8UodpycYcQTTSgcSdXmcXt0OC0Uy2AMWpCQPDDine1NTNiYeioEmVklNGoOteE5aOorw/s400/DSCI1071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Trip Report - 3-8-08 Zim Zim Falls Hike</span><br /></span></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last year, I didn't get to enjoy this hike. It wasn't due to my lack of wanting to, but due to lack of rain. Zim Zim falls, located in the Napa Ranch addition to the Knoxville State Wildlife Area north of Lake Berryessa, is entirely fed by rain run-off.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">It was purchased by the Department of Fish and Game, with help from other non-profit and State agencies. For a history of the Zim Zim name, </span><a href="http://www.cagenweb.com/lake/laketowns.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;">click here</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, and scroll to the bottom of the page to 'Zem Zem'.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This vast landscape is wonderful. Ok, so I'll win the award for oversimplification for that statement. Let's try again. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I like the subtlety of the Zim Zim valley. I think it's that subtlety that makes the falls so impressive. For the first 3.5 miles of the hike, you walk up a valley, following and crossing Zim Zim creek. The ridges on each side aren't terribly high, so it isn't like you are walking up some spectacular canyon, knowing you will ultimately meet a fabulous waterfall. No, you just gently wind up the valley, passing through blue oak woodlands. The falls are hidden around a bend in the river, so you have to climb up the hill (on a path of course) in order to view them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">After we had lunch on a rock outcropping overlooking the falls, we took the trail up behind the falls and climbed onto the western ridge above Zim Zim valley. From the ridge, we could see down onto Zim Zim and Nevada creeks, epic views of Lake Berryessa, and a fantastic panorama of Blue Ridge.<br /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177081561478292930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNVKP2syjwuez4bd7MIQNyVh55dCYZluWNDTSShQNci7wHvr3XuadD1jclup0dhAlI-Arwc5j6VZ3q9oYdF-6tkHZCHT1HY5X8SaZjz9XODovVuh1el3W72RXJfk4wfd-ZKHRpA/s400/DSCI1087.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177082386112013778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1MeX4tx-AsQlC_emq-mq8L-ByEGwsEV9zREnhhxNAuMo6hrJ2w1f8mRdLoPWX5bI57T898YIxU77IlKQvlNWv7cE5qsuJhFJ_Ur8lz71eoi2mdlC-wunClyn0mjjdiMupwp09w/s400/DSCI1085.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Great weather, great people, great place. More photos are posted <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/yolohiker/ZimZimFallsHike">here.</a></span><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center">Andrew Fulks<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ChPB2qe6DSY&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ChPB2qe6DSY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-10909829445553611522008-03-03T19:38:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:22:50.207-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3O2WuJuq35VBNaJG6CtDsdcaP-sZp-8zYxkP81MI40_NL7W59FFh0pLM6DLYYg2O7HbFn_bnaRFF2sR8wtFYAknTztevYo-IOA_Wb2kosMQkGjm0MXJ2rXg8vWoTcQR_mClPEg/s1600-h/06091812_06_g%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173729285851740226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3O2WuJuq35VBNaJG6CtDsdcaP-sZp-8zYxkP81MI40_NL7W59FFh0pLM6DLYYg2O7HbFn_bnaRFF2sR8wtFYAknTztevYo-IOA_Wb2kosMQkGjm0MXJ2rXg8vWoTcQR_mClPEg/s400/06091812_06_g%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Gear Review - Zodi Outback Portable Hot Shower</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Granted, this is a total luxury. But, if you are car-camping with your family for more than a day, and you have kids that think dirt is the best playground ever invented, this thing is for you.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">There are several models of this heater available. Some have dual burners, a soft case instead of a hard case, and some are industrial in size to use a larger propane tank.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Prices vary as well, but a basic model at <a href="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4698021">Wal Mart is about $100</a>. You can also find the occasional used model (as I did) on <a href="http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=zodi+shower&category0=">Ebay</a> for about half that.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">So, how does it work? It is actually so simple that I'm surprised it hasn't been made before. It's just a propane burner, with a copper coil wrapped around it. A small 6v pump pushes water through the coils, heating it before it comes out the shower head. If you want the water to be hotter, just put the shower head into the water source and let it cycle through again. The container that holds everything also doubles as a water source and stand for the propane container.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is a really great product. Made in the USA, and built rock-solid. The body is all metal, and the pump, battery case, and container/water box are all very rugged. If you car camp and want the luxury of a hot shower, this is the gear for you.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-73548254810416200252008-02-13T20:07:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:23:54.053-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rtMmP7D_J38uyuq6IF5UCI1XWVn4f5zCzlldWZrMOyPPJW9a2fa0ZTn9Z6o4pVWf5spofwSePgsikv2LSoI_3dsaEeyszCJXFRnixfRVqlKpLNERhGb0Thq4gt3fEW8Lr8h0hw/s1600-h/DSCI0989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166698845954062418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rtMmP7D_J38uyuq6IF5UCI1XWVn4f5zCzlldWZrMOyPPJW9a2fa0ZTn9Z6o4pVWf5spofwSePgsikv2LSoI_3dsaEeyszCJXFRnixfRVqlKpLNERhGb0Thq4gt3fEW8Lr8h0hw/s400/DSCI0989.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>2-10-08 Walker Ridge Trip Report</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I love California. I love being able to hike in early February, in shorts and short sleeves. Incredible.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">So we went to Walker Ridge, which is a remote ridge on the border of Colusa and Lake Counties. It gets some use by off-road motorcycles, but the area is otherwise very lightly visited. It has some amazing vistas, and on a clear day you can see the Sutter Buttes and dthe Sierra Nevada. On this hike, we saw the Sierra very clear, but an inversion layer trapped all the valley smog/smoke/fog and obscured the Buttes.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The views of Snow Mountain were pretty fabulous, and the mountain lived up to it's name. We started off the hike with great views of the snow-capped peaks. We start at the highest point of the hike, so downhill we went toward Signal Rock. Along the way, we looked at an old chimney from a long-forgotten homestead. With mining, came the houses. When mining left, the harsh landscape left nothing else for the residents of the Sulphur Creek mining area. Only Wilbur Hot Springs remains in the watershed. From work to leisure, human uses of the region have changed greatly in 150 years.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This hike was a loop, looking at two large rock formations and the old Clyde mine. I've done this loop for many years now, and each time I am more astounded at the landscape. An entire pygmy forest of cedars, a grove of oaks in a sea of chemise, serpentine slabs with emerald green gloss and white veins.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;">I posted pictures on the images section of the Yolohiker website.<br /></span><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmgFjsezA6U"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmgFjsezA6U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></p><p align="center">Andrew Fulks</p>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-56158796774646141482008-01-29T21:04:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:26:19.185-07:00<div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Gear Review - Ka-bar hobo classic knife combo</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I'd been wanting an all-in-one knife/fork/spoon combo for a while. I used to have a cheap plastic one when I was a kid, so I got to thinking about how I'd like one when camping now. So, I started searching around online for something. A few companies make different kinds, and Ka-bar makes several 'hobo' versions. The classic version is the best, in my opinion. It comes apart, so you can use the fork, knife, and spoon separately. There is another version that does not detach each item, but in my opinion, it's best to be able to use each utensil separately.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I found mine for a good price on ebay. It comes with a sheath, and is stainless steel. A great way to replace all your separate eating utensils.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161135235142202002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ4O_dWjT6yfZFvgR92LlfrNchj7G-Y414S4OOhjIqkl9MKSUT_QHxcuGIxWJuj4499yrtobyZAtC99GdKYmwKYEivue5LeKX_r6CN7hbrzAY-Cr0LNl7QXfk_W0A0kTAqNxLqA/s400/kabar.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-1312294546439422722008-01-26T19:57:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:27:07.851-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>1-26-08 Trip Report, Pierce Canyon Falls, Road 53</strong></span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I had planned on leading a hike up to the Otis Ranch today, but the weather had been so bad the night before, Road 16 was closed at Rumsey. This would have meant we would have had to hike a few extra miles. Ordinarily that's not a problem, but while standing there in the Post Office parking lot in Guinda, we realized this would be the perfect time to hike Road 53, to see the falls. We guessed they must be running, and were they ever!</span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160002622201475714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW97ejGYy1-J32WPn6OxeImY3mLitYO57Zc2VsPayUYvnDDiz26CumYL2T8gAli-OmxuUOkmS3PhPNE-Ab4jJl-bIUI5H9W_eabc3AOPlcxWYZG07FOfEwkQVwU_wCSIg-wRSFXA/s400/DSCI0972.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On the way up, there were still patches of snow. The snow had been so heavy, numerous tree branches had broken off, under the weight.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XjhhFjgZxDIJIehnbTnbLnbFpeSWL-jQZ3gnsVhe-4HX3Va95j76OLGyZ12xokQjKJGRqPTfIl5Ua4Yrhx3HZQntu0O-5o1KIFxiYPypjMY281HBy-an88fUQNbhiOupF_Je5A/s1600-h/DSCI0927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160002154050040386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XjhhFjgZxDIJIehnbTnbLnbFpeSWL-jQZ3gnsVhe-4HX3Va95j76OLGyZ12xokQjKJGRqPTfIl5Ua4Yrhx3HZQntu0O-5o1KIFxiYPypjMY281HBy-an88fUQNbhiOupF_Je5A/s400/DSCI0927.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On the drive to the trailhead, Road 31, among others, was flooded.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaqD63kUHVl3bI3u_g-jxivTDcrDbwIcElYq6cEGx4_0xYP16z4tiHxrkCvrFC21iaexPwvlDFszz308FzjZilru6vGGF1TyfjCe7H0I3N0skKYTFuZ5RSKJ7TX1M9Ycs3-R0mw/s1600-h/DSCI0929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160002162639974994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaqD63kUHVl3bI3u_g-jxivTDcrDbwIcElYq6cEGx4_0xYP16z4tiHxrkCvrFC21iaexPwvlDFszz308FzjZilru6vGGF1TyfjCe7H0I3N0skKYTFuZ5RSKJ7TX1M9Ycs3-R0mw/s400/DSCI0929.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">The creek on the hike up was roaring.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI2wcDQCxsQt17Ybjn0xtAKdfu6R6ZDXBZc_-4jG-LbCmmZw_W83VyLWtLSWSkwApaQPMD8dimSWn31E8vZ4t39qy6XW65QNUiNAexXyOKtnfOg77-2A6Pj7nC-lN7LwdCmCL6A/s1600-h/DSCI0945.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160002166934942306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI2wcDQCxsQt17Ybjn0xtAKdfu6R6ZDXBZc_-4jG-LbCmmZw_W83VyLWtLSWSkwApaQPMD8dimSWn31E8vZ4t39qy6XW65QNUiNAexXyOKtnfOg77-2A6Pj7nC-lN7LwdCmCL6A/s400/DSCI0945.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The falls looked great. Lots of flow.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMbIYFvr6ALnac8cc6n8w5-Y3Il84xEFHcHqOtTKd-05q9rMEnUNWk6DFykacmYWTALjoGJncpJn7s7qPm5zURyZULNzGiyaKDD8V-Sm71dmvWQHfXdoNW1maQXd4DwEMi9qf9Q/s1600-h/DSCI0947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160002175524876914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMbIYFvr6ALnac8cc6n8w5-Y3Il84xEFHcHqOtTKd-05q9rMEnUNWk6DFykacmYWTALjoGJncpJn7s7qPm5zURyZULNzGiyaKDD8V-Sm71dmvWQHfXdoNW1maQXd4DwEMi9qf9Q/s400/DSCI0947.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> A wider view of the falls, with the side channel on the right.</span></p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3j6_nhWg9sI&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3j6_nhWg9sI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Video of the falls.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></p>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-18349971932610519972008-01-22T19:40:00.000-08:002010-10-01T19:35:00.535-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Snow in the Yolo Mountains</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Oh, boy, I wish I wasn't working and could have gone up to Rumsey or the Ireland Ranch. I was doing work near Winters, and stopped to take these shots. There must have been at least 6 inches in the mountains further up towards Rumsey...(BTW, I was using a high zoom to get this close).</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GDK2THSPNrNiG2eKE5j7aIlQ2en6QHBdzRed1Q_TX3WqyPyrC5yVQGKj2dnyGWMOWTcVYjmKDyzW932-5KHJOBQGwOGfHFX88rx6-yQdztsFDsbZriVYf9HDEzXaYCHLT8NSfw/s1600-h/IMG_5705.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158514450393149874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GDK2THSPNrNiG2eKE5j7aIlQ2en6QHBdzRed1Q_TX3WqyPyrC5yVQGKj2dnyGWMOWTcVYjmKDyzW932-5KHJOBQGwOGfHFX88rx6-yQdztsFDsbZriVYf9HDEzXaYCHLT8NSfw/s400/IMG_5705.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMaSxEvM9PkJ62MgDbWPrVfHnXtv2mdu2KvFyvCXZQxn1vNEufxQr_-4xhzuVj1Jj0sW2_Cp2L12GjUfQSlr04D6sNjvES2rIITb1-hk0ALqm0xlYCecd9QhcesBqe294bnmBKA/s1600-h/IMG_5704.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpKHUWkgBMCTWVYWR5qDoztrdp4eRF-REgwjlgWKu4Rr8zuGZa7fFKQSKT1cJLIFdqlzQpO99993U1uDS-H6Dc1B1atGd9DDCXe9gVPAE_0gsrz80RD2L8Fx46ON2JK4ZaYc7hA/s1600-h/IMG_5704.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158513565629886882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpKHUWkgBMCTWVYWR5qDoztrdp4eRF-REgwjlgWKu4Rr8zuGZa7fFKQSKT1cJLIFdqlzQpO99993U1uDS-H6Dc1B1atGd9DDCXe9gVPAE_0gsrz80RD2L8Fx46ON2JK4ZaYc7hA/s400/IMG_5704.jpg" border="0" /></a>Andrew Fulks<br /><br /><div></div></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-87845401627723855212008-01-13T22:27:00.001-08:002010-10-01T19:35:50.028-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4Qjzt0gK6tI7-MgSVqsPaUHLTiuYMqRm6-NBsYKJFe6xTcuC2nAWNTralQZHEcxdkYeXmkzXGnfks1xG0FfBqcQHXhklhpP7_6ghYaiCUkhI4FaqXoA3_eLeaIYgrE47BYwxiQ/s1600-h/IMG_2948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155215892312091298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4Qjzt0gK6tI7-MgSVqsPaUHLTiuYMqRm6-NBsYKJFe6xTcuC2nAWNTralQZHEcxdkYeXmkzXGnfks1xG0FfBqcQHXhklhpP7_6ghYaiCUkhI4FaqXoA3_eLeaIYgrE47BYwxiQ/s400/IMG_2948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Otis Ranch Hike Map Now Up</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I've added Yolo County's Otis Ranch hike to the trails available on the website. It's a great hike with views of the Capay Valley and Rumsey. The Capay Valley Hiking Club will be doing this hike on January 26th.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-80106526391637823012008-01-06T19:38:00.000-08:002008-11-12T19:02:25.409-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Rain Means Waterfalls</strong></span> <div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I could have done without the power outages and general landscaping damage, but it was nice to have some rain to replenish the creeks. When we get enough rain that it starts to run off the hills, we can enjoy visits to two of our local waterfalls.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The first is the </span><a href="http://www.yolohiker.org/trails/knoxville/zimzim/index.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">Zim Zim</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> falls, in Napa County on DFG's Napa Ranch. This waterfall is over 100-feet high, and roars between a notch of rock into the Zim Zim valley. Last year's meager rainfall didn't get this waterfall really going, so I'm hoping for better things this year. This fall drains a large valley, so if it gets going, it usually lasts through spring as a pretty big flow.</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152577914808953490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hlSOgx6PZIPoFFUzxhBfObHTkv4UQvRbbB0t4fOZCy41rpRDgcZd0_4GCanqRgyXdgMxaWYZsn-3QlrV1-IQmsPtHF1nttD4vOtuSSO_hyphenhyphenB_1_z-rdZI0RjIpGC8qF0R_Z7RAQ/s400/IMG_0537.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The second is the </span><a href="http://www.yolocounty.org/trails/knoxville/road53/index.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">Pierce Canyon</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> falls, in Yolo County. This waterfall is viewable from a public dirt road (Road 53) that leads out of Guinda, and only runs once Casey Flats begins draining water. This fall is best after a heavy storm, so be sure to time your hike accordingly. I've seen it roaring and I've seen it as a trickle. Dave Pratt has the best photo of it, which I've posted below. He loves this hike and is great about timing it.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152576931261442690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9c8kHIZgDPf1RarsgQK84xgdFxYbhMyi02IhWF1BM0DagdJDRob044jj0khN8lvoDu_CJUCLuO3FOoQ0gCcC7g61Z32zecIdOgxgXPyu-PrWQB14lQkgfZci0wtSdNUVGzyeMWA/s400/03-06-2006,+Road+53+018.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-60424802911404298832007-12-31T22:20:00.000-08:002007-12-31T22:26:41.100-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Newest Version of Yolohiker is Now Up!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It took a Christmas break and a cold to give me enough time to finish the revisions to the website. You'll notice a few new things, so feel free to look around.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">New maps in .pdf format for easy printing, to scale</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">GPS track logs you can download and put on your GPS unit to guide you on the hikes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">New trails navigation menu, using Google Maps, so you can get directions to each trailhead from your home address</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Google Earth files so you can see the trails in 3-D using </span><a href="http://earth.google.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Google Earth.</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">A sitemap for easy navigation direct to each page</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">More local trails, including the Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area and Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area</span></li></ul>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-41561788963378813952007-11-25T21:49:00.000-08:002007-11-26T11:53:45.344-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Updates on Yolohiker.org</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been working feverishly on the newest version of the site, so you've likely noticed the lack of news updates and the like. I'm making great progress, and have most of the pages converted over to the new design. What people will be most interested in are the new features, such as downloadable .pdf trail maps, GPS track files, and Google Earth trails and placemarks.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I hope to have the revised site up in January, 2008!</span>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-19264532117761249642007-06-25T19:27:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:37:59.707-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Cache Creek Weed Control Project - Results Are Great</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On May 25th, I went down the Wilderness Run of Cache Creek, to look at how <a href="http://www.tuleyome.org/">Tuleyome's</a> work was holding up from last year. It was nice to see that the invasive tamarisk and arundo plants we had treated last year were nice and dead. Only a few re-sprouts!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By the end of this year, we should be done with over 90% of the weeds on this 19-mile stretch of river. Feels good. Tired...but good.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPjne2F49GSKjYiBIl0_v14zNYPlUf15OAfYaQmfpZ7Xi8a0FVr1rnEeicIzFdYHnzUJH8tB4k8FcapVLDv0_z3Oim-t5KtdVAIBt65n9NV2t0epHs5N6kU2AcncYbNOqz_WclA/s1600-h/DSCI0275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080534666979949058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPjne2F49GSKjYiBIl0_v14zNYPlUf15OAfYaQmfpZ7Xi8a0FVr1rnEeicIzFdYHnzUJH8tB4k8FcapVLDv0_z3Oim-t5KtdVAIBt65n9NV2t0epHs5N6kU2AcncYbNOqz_WclA/s400/DSCI0275.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A large arundo clump, now dead. Notice the slash from out cutting, on the left of the photo.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-5GUAlWPUeuIJonHVUCf4Yzk9VXKd_EQzoo5XHjc0BzK7SXSL-U-onPz2t_Ev1RTHD3ErS8amkN1_LZHY8zPbJSDZ4nxvffvorsZ2GScg_sP4BHt-MLP0rfpMQo_7zQd_wBFdQ/s1600-h/DSCI0281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080534675569883666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-5GUAlWPUeuIJonHVUCf4Yzk9VXKd_EQzoo5XHjc0BzK7SXSL-U-onPz2t_Ev1RTHD3ErS8amkN1_LZHY8zPbJSDZ4nxvffvorsZ2GScg_sP4BHt-MLP0rfpMQo_7zQd_wBFdQ/s400/DSCI0281.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Another Arundo clump at Kennedy Flats. This was huge and took part of the evening and the next morning to cut, last year.</span></p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9zmyL-BgCTiRvNLUq9OZtnfMgQn9WCv0dNDQzzSzbxqkWACqeIjzIG4QXhkAjAtGfQWaUx2kNTyaB86iDF26_vDf1IAEYlfiMyDRubcQFnv_CzygIf0J52MSLk1YZpI1Suwelw/s1600-h/DSCI0268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080534679864850978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9zmyL-BgCTiRvNLUq9OZtnfMgQn9WCv0dNDQzzSzbxqkWACqeIjzIG4QXhkAjAtGfQWaUx2kNTyaB86iDF26_vDf1IAEYlfiMyDRubcQFnv_CzygIf0J52MSLk1YZpI1Suwelw/s400/DSCI0268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A large tamarisk clump at the confluence with Trout Creek. It's brown because it's dying. The center wasn't sprayed last year so we got it this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Andrew Fulks</span></p>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-1877986938731068782007-05-30T20:44:00.000-07:002008-11-12T19:02:26.768-08:00<div><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdTf3T1yqzAdm0YsfolDiUBo1vMPdV-VJSPQxViRFpD4iKklNBcnhMM9xJgc3AhK5oNUKTJcDi2z26Yozwmd81hp4Nea4tIEL4WHmI7i9Cdsvlz4Fg-lBpB8mOmqFHGQokqjczw/s1600-h/aerial1+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070566946726182914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdTf3T1yqzAdm0YsfolDiUBo1vMPdV-VJSPQxViRFpD4iKklNBcnhMM9xJgc3AhK5oNUKTJcDi2z26Yozwmd81hp4Nea4tIEL4WHmI7i9Cdsvlz4Fg-lBpB8mOmqFHGQokqjczw/s400/aerial1+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area – Road 16 Access Threatened</span></strong><br /><br />This has been the hot topic here at Yolohiker. Wildlands, inc., a landowner out next to the State Wildlife Area, has been having problems with trespassing, vandalism, poaching, etc. So they are looking to abandon a portion of the public road, thus turning it private and (so the thinking goes) reducing their problems. I understand their problems, being a property manager myself, and deal with these issues daily.<br /><br />Only problem is that if the public abandons Road 16, we will have no access to the Wildlife Area from the east. This will mean if you live in West Sacramento, you’ll have a lot further to drive to get to the other side. And those who want to fish in Tule Canal on the Wildlife Area will have to walk quite a ways to get there. We ought to be encouraging responsible public use of our lands, not closing them off.<br /><br />I think the solution is for the landowner to put up ‘No Trespassing’ signs (didn’t see any out there), a fence along the road (right now it’s open onto their fields), gates on their farm roads (they are open to the road so anyone can drive on the private roads), and that the County should put in a real parking area/trailhead/formal entry area for the Wildlife Area at the end of Road 16. Then you’d make it an amenity; give better access to over a thousand acres of public open space (only 22 minutes from Davis and 11 minutes from Woodland)!<br /><br />Closing the public out of the public land isn’t the option. And no, once the road is abandoned, you can’t just hike it. It becomes private and closed to everyone. This would mean no access from the east, north, and south. Why give up our eastern access, for no public benefit?<br /><br />You can find a sample letter to protest the closing, at </span><a href="http://www.tuleyome.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.tuleyome.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span><br /><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070566933841280994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwsR_kGWvJ_vr5_715-UVZVFISGQ6MNLvxt4rFkncpZlcBkl7EWTdxudQSVgEySf4tmVfxVC21zgBa3-wUPIUUj8Q2SgsDxxcFPP8jkVeI0W1mFCpLYEXbJwEPOH-ecfXRISAiA/s400/DSCI0189.JPG" border="0" />Image of the Wildlife Area from the end of Road 16, looking west.<br /></p><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070566938136248306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkd_y84MTeytqu0m4s5RTBb6bVM39Pq_u7clS3KQLD7WyAfOBgPeZrRubpQxk5NbWr6Fkzsg5NPHQ_rvFJllioW_sVrNfNR7i22vOcB1R6YYvtXLTNkveWOO3EAtae0OX6pm7Rw/s400/DSCI0180_sm.jpg" border="0" />Also looking west.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070567603856179218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJUICWvbvjGGffUcTEVVa_YDP0qBsGt9Cdk1py37rk3lP5iKFKhpvjP7Td9GmFMT2n5UvMnxQAOvTxnPRGfZZ4djO8CO7kFg-nRi_PbMJxVXNmYiXrKTJ5Dg2ZeD3GwDpuKcpJQ/s400/fremont.jpg" border="0" />Aerial view of the State Wildlife Area. Most folks don't know this part of Yolo County. I think that should change...<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><div><br /></span></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-33367422779362443622007-04-10T19:57:00.000-07:002007-04-10T20:07:17.187-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"><strong>Kayaking Season is upon us</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This winter had very little rain. So why, you might ask, would we be talking about kayaking? In Yolo County, our agricultural water supply comes from inner-coast range lakes; Clear lake and Indian Valley reservoir. These are rainfall-fed lakes and while there wasn't a lot of rain this year, last year had enough to carry over. This season the irrigation has started earlier so a 'benefit' is that boating season is also earlier. I've talked with the District and it looks like it will last through August, meaning we get more boating than usual. But before you jump up and down too much, remember that if we don't get a good winter this coming season, next season may be a bad kayaking year. So it all kind of evens out....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">This year, <a href="http://www.tuleyome.org/projects/projects/ccweed/index.html">Tuleyome's Cache Creek Weed Eradication project </a>will have three overnight kayak trips. You are invited. Send an email to <a href="mailto:yolohiker@yolohiker.org">yolohiker@yolohiker.org</a> if you want to help out. Bring your own kayak!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Trips are:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">June 9-10, 2007</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">July 7-8, 2007</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">August 18-19, 2007</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I will also be leading 4 or so trips on various Fridays during May through July. If you can get off on the second or fourth Fridays of each month, and want to come with us, let me know.</span>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917262.post-83543727320308756342007-04-10T19:49:00.000-07:002008-11-12T19:02:27.635-08:00<span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Tuleyome Earth Day Event</span></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><a href="http://earthday.tuleyome.org/index.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">Come on out!</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> It benefits our </span><a href="http://www.tuleyome.org/projects/projects/teenrafting/index.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">teen rafting program</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq8VfOywNtwj0GTT15R1jKMOJZrPBR_fO1jhOz-WqUlPPYIdnlAG9SxPR1JH8CWgQUa6Czah58eGH_OFFxermPO7x0DfK5wYIMVGRr1BM2hSqGhQWPWEd_e91sAnapNb2TvbZCQ/s1600-h/8.5x11+Flyer+Final+3+28.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051998099157507842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq8VfOywNtwj0GTT15R1jKMOJZrPBR_fO1jhOz-WqUlPPYIdnlAG9SxPR1JH8CWgQUa6Czah58eGH_OFFxermPO7x0DfK5wYIMVGRr1BM2hSqGhQWPWEd_e91sAnapNb2TvbZCQ/s400/8.5x11+Flyer+Final+3+28.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Yolohikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839074837066384922noreply@blogger.com0