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Hiking Stats: A Walk in the Park (State Park!)

Thumbnail image for Hiking Stats: A Walk in the Park (State Park!) by Gina "SuuperG" Stark June 10, 2010 Hiking

ShareOK, so, I considered not mentioning my recent hikes because they have all been about 5 miles each, about 1500 feet elevation gain and no real progress towards my Twitter Team Mera goals (except I do think my fitness is increasing!) I have been carrying 20 plus pounds in my pack each time and it […]

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Hiking Stats: Nature Makes Me a Fool

Thumbnail image for Hiking Stats: Nature Makes Me a Fool by Gina "SuuperG" Stark May 22, 2010 Hiking

Share“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.”  John Muir I love hiking. I may have mentioned this before but it’s my blog so I’m allowed to repeat myself. 🙂  I have some very fine and savvy hiking friends who have even taught mountaineering courses with the Sierra Club and they have outlined strict guidelines […]

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I Live in Paradise. End of Discussion!

Thumbnail image for I Live in Paradise. End of Discussion! by Gina "SuuperG" Stark April 15, 2010 Hiking

ShareOK, this is not to say I’m not happy for you if you have found your own paradise.  But I guess that’s just it, isn’t it? Paradise is subjective. It’s not even necessarily a locale. It is most definitely also a state of mind. But for today’s discussion 😉  I will confine (what a sad […]

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Goodness Glaciers! Climbing Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand

Thumbnail image for Goodness Glaciers! Climbing Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand by Gina "SuuperG" Stark October 13, 2007 Hiking

Share“Here’s to freedom, cheers to art. Here’s to having an excellent adventure and may the stopping never start.” ~ Jason Mraz Sometimes, the best experiences are thrust upon us from a seemingly unfortunate twist of events.  Today we had hoped to take a heli-hike combo onto the Franz Josef Glacier.  First, we convened at the […]

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Peaking: My First Summit

Thumbnail image for Peaking: My First Summit by Gina "SuuperG" Stark September 23, 2007 Hiking

ShareI did it!  We hiked to a real life peak – AND I procured the very coveted Squirrel Card from the rangers at the fire look-out tower! Specs: Tahquitz Peak 8828’ Elevation 8.6 Miles OK, so it’s not a monster, but it’s a fine start I think.  Went up the south ridge trail and by […]

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