Tag Archives: Afoot & Afield

Tour of a Fire Tower!

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Mother MiguelJune 5, 2021Miles: 3.86Elevation Gain: 822ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #70Afoot & Afield, 5th ed., Trip #118 Corte Madera & Los PinosJune 6, 2021Miles: 10.8Elevation Gain: 2,205ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #71 & 72Afoot & Afield, 5th ed., Trip #196 (plus!) … Continue reading →

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Clearing Off the Hwy 15 Hikes

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Black Mountain (the little one)May 22, 2021Miles: 4Elevation Gain: 732ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #67Afoot & Afield, 5th ed., Trip #63 Stanley PeakMay 23, 2021Miles: 5.6Elevation Gain: 762ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #68 Monserate MountainMay 23, 2021Miles: 3.1Elevation Gain: 1,094ftGaia Track100 Peaks … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood (and Namesake!) Peaks

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Bell BluffMay 15, 2021Miles: 7.33Elevation Gain: 1,673ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #63 Gaskill & Lawson PeaksMay 16, 2021Miles: 7.47Elevation Gain: 2,050ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #s 64 & 65Afoot & Afield, 5th ed., Trip #192 My original plan for this weekend was … Continue reading →

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Weather Wrangling

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Hot Springs MountainMay 1, 2021Miles: 9.8Elevation Gain: 2,094 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #59Afoot & Afield 5th ed. Trip #137 Peak 1755 and the South Clevenger Canyon TrailMay 2, 2021Miles: 4.6Elevation Gain: 1,132 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #60Afoot & Afield 5th … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Palomar High PointApril 17, 2021Miles: 0.6Elevation Gain: 180ft Gaia route (I did not record the track)100 Peaks Challenge #54 Eagle Crag & Agua TibiaApril 17 & 18, 2021Miles: 21.6Elevation Gain: 3219ft Gaia track day #1 (Eagle Crag)Gaia track day #2 … Continue reading →

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Epic final desert weekend

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Erika Lawson

The Thimble & San Ysidro MountainApril 10, 2021Miles: 4.48Elevation Gain: 1,915 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #s 48 & 49 Bonny & White BenchmarksApril 10, 2021Miles: 4.07Elevation Gain: 1,048 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #s 50 & 51 Pinyon Ridge & Wilson … Continue reading →

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Easter Hiking

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Battle MountainApril 3, 2021Miles: 0.45Elevation Gain: 273 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #44 Bernardo MountainApril 3, 2021Miles: 7.32Elevation Gain: 793 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #45Afoot & Afield 5th ed. Trip #46 Mount IsraelApril 3, 2021Miles: 4.37Elevation Gain: 961 ftGaia Track100 Peaks … Continue reading →

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Hitting It Out of the Park!

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Cowles Mountain & Pyles PeakMiles: 5.8Elevation Gain: 1600 ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #42 & 43Afoot & Afield 5th ed. Trips #79 & #82 This morning for my weekday hike I had planned to do Long Valley Peak. Next week we’ll … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Hiking Boots

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Erika Lawson

Twin Peaks (well, one of them anyway…)March 16, 2021Miles: 2Elevation Gain: 600ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #38Afoot & Afield 5th ed. Trip #53 I am a trail runner convert. I wore Hoka Speedgoats for all fifteen days of my John Muir … Continue reading →

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Easy Weekend

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Erika Lawson

McGinty MountainMarch 13, 2021Miles: 4.6Elevation Gain: 1,218ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #35Afoot & Afield 5th ed. Trip #114 Jacumba MountainMarch 14, 2021Miles: 3.1Elevation Gain: 1,090ftGaia Track*100 Peaks Challenge #36 Mount TuleMarch 14, 2021Miles: 0.8Elevation Gain: 403ftGaia Track100 Peaks Challenge #37Afoot & … Continue reading →

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