4.22.2012

vollmer

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my favorite campsite in the berkeley hills

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4.16.2012

green

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briones

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huge and steep hills without big cliffs offer irresistible off trail riding. video

4.07.2012

fast lines (4 | 4)

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endless miles of this

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heading down to the ocean, a 3000ft descent across 9 miles. as good as it gets. too busy smiling to take many photos

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hello there

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elephant seals and a return to the rain.
(the next day we grinded out the 40 miles remaining to the san luis amtrak in the rain, my camera stayed in the bag).

4.05.2012

coast road (3 | 4)

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woke up with our friends Ty and Raya, whose paths crossed ours waiting to sneak through a rockslide closure on hwy1. they were touring to wherever they pleased and loving it.

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trail back to the highway

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we parted ways and alex and i started up naciemiento-furgesson to get back to the endless dirt

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ventana range

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it was really good

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really

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good

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played music on rusting tractors | blood on the drumskin

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first milky way of the year

4.04.2012

big sur (2 | 4)

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back to the coast

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the fog came in and out, like waves, every 15 minutes or so

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4.01.2012

coast ridging (1 | 4)

oakland>amtrak>monterey>...
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obligatory bixby shot

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over the gate onto north coast road and into the storm