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Digest #5262
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Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme by "Roy Wallen" newenglandhiker
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Re: Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme by nj55er
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Re: TR: San Francisco Bay Area CoHPs by cuber86
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TRs: San Francisco Bay Area/Central CA by cuber86

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Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme
Sun Mar 6, 2016 5:26 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Roy Wallen" newenglandhiker
In the local business press, I had previously missed this news:
citybizlist : Boston : Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme

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| citybizlist : Boston : Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLormeSCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland & YARMOUTH, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of DeLorme, a privately-held company that designs and markets consumer-based satellite tracking devices with two-w... |
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Not sure if it is good news or bad news but it's news, at least.
happy hiking,
- Roy Wallen
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Re: Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme
Sun Mar 6, 2016 7:49 am (PST) . Posted by:
nj55er
I was in FL this week and made good use of my DeLorme atlas, although it is decidedly outdated. Wonder if Garmin has any intention to update the older atlases, or if they plan to let them die a quiet death?

Mike S.

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Subject: [cohp] Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme

In the local business press, I had previously missed this news:

citybizlist : Boston : Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme

citybizlist : Boston : Garmin Completes Acquisition of DeLorme
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland & YARMOUTH, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of DeLorme, a privately-held company that designs and markets consumer-based satellite tracking devices with two-w...

View on boston.citybizlist.com

Preview by Yahoo

Not sure if it is good news or bad news but it's news, at least.

happy hiking,
- Roy Wallen

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Re: TR: San Francisco Bay Area CoHPs
Sun Mar 6, 2016 9:42 am (PST) . Posted by:
cuber86
Mihai, thanks for the info! I'll actually be attempting a few of those later this month, around full moon season (evenings of the 21st-24th). If you or anyone else has interest in a few moonlit hikes in central California, definitely shoot me an email (at herbst DOT krummholz AT gmail DOT com, my yahoo account is infrequently checked).

For Long Ridge, were you able to just set up an individual visit with Coby King, or is that still in large groups on pre-set dates only? I'd really love to get it when I'm back in town that week...

~Chris
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TRs: San Francisco Bay Area/Central CA
Sun Mar 6, 2016 9:43 am (PST) . Posted by:
cuber86
2/27/16
Mt. Davidson--Storey NV COHP
Went up the ATV roads over Ophir Mtn up to the summit and arrived right at sunset, then descended directly to the car. Snow was mostly avoidable.

2/28/16
Mt. Tamalpais--Marin CA COHP
I'd climbed this one before--in fact, it was my first county highpoint ever, back when I was 11 and on vacation to the Bay Area! But being unsure I'd touched true highest ground, and my schedule preventing me from doing Cobb Mtn, I headed here to finish the job. Parking area just below the east summit held no payment envelopes, so I just went for the top anyway. The views of the bay, San Francisco, and the waves of the Pacific slowly rolling into the coast were as magical as I'd remembered...

Mt. Davidson--San Francisco CA COHP
Easy. The high ground at the cross has no views, but there's a fairly good one of downtown just two minutes back down the road/trail.

2/29/16
Mt. Bielawski--Santa Cruz CA COHP
I'd turned back on this one a year and a half before, spooked by barking dogs. This time, I came in from the south, parking at the big lot and taking the south road as others have done. Two roads leave this lot; the left one is ungated, and itself has another split very quickly in; I stayed left. Some gorgeous night coastal views out toward the city lights of Monterey...the road bent right, reached the fenced Christmas tree farm, I hopped the fence and made my way up through cover of the trees then turned left and reached the high ground just inside the woods. A house with an exterior light was visible, but I don't know if the new owners were home or not. I inadvertently picked up a different dirt road on the way down, which steeply descended until it met my original road at that second split. Left without incident.

Copernicus Peak--Santa Clara CA COHP
Took winding and narrow CA-130 from San Jose. Parts of this road have a double yellow median line that probably shouldn't! Reached the pullout just after dawn and hustled to the top. The views were incredible, stretching as far as the Sierra Nevada, the undercast Bay Area, and the surrounding Diablo Range. Returned to car and left without incident, though at least one observatory employee was already awake.

San Benito Peak--San Benito CA COHP
This one was rather a challenge, for a near-drive-up!

First, getting the permits. You'll have to fork over $17 to get both, and will need to be able to print them, then you'll need to call and get the gate code. Turns out the number on the permit site is now defunct; call 831-582-2200. I was told that the combination of xxxx would work for a "blue padlock" at the gate, and the woman on the phone confirmed when I asked that the code would still be valid on the day I was planning to visit.

I took the long, lonely roads down from Hollister, at last arriving at the gate--and was dismayed to find it contained not one lock, but five! And one of them was a key lock. None of them appeared blue. In frustration, I tried what I thought was the code on two of them, then realized I'd remembered it wrong, and tried the actual code on one or two. Nothing. With immense frustration, I drove back out to the paved road and hauled ass 30 miles toward Coalinga, hoping against hope I could get in contact with the BLM office before they closed and find out what the hell the deal was. Reaching reception, I immediately called them, finally reaching a guy who seemed to know what he was talking about. I found out the gate could be opened by just a single lock being unlocked, and the lock actually would just have the word "blue" written on it--wow, I felt like an idiot. He did, however, give me the March code of yyyy for the gate, just in case, which he said would be on a "red" lock. I asked him about the condition of the roads for a passenger car, and he said they'd be a bit challenging with the multiple stream crossings and a few rutted areas, but that a skilled driver might be able to make it. I thanked him profusely and then raced back up the road, hoping I might somehow make the top before sunset. When I reached the gate, I found no "blue" lock, and nothing that xxxx opened; they'd already put the March lock on, and the yyyy combination worked. Thank goodness I'd called again!

At last, the drive. From this gate, I measured 12.9 miles and an hour to where I parked, just past the start of R13, 600' below and about a mile's walk from the summit. For how remote this area is, the roads would prove in remarkably good shape and well-signed, but this is still not a drive to be taken lightly. In these dry conditions, the stream crossings on the concrete slabs were easy enough, and I easily passed the one significant rutted area by just driving out of the ruts. However, some sections of road around the junction of R11 and R14 are VERY steep, and even in low gear, my car nearly didn't make it up one or two of them. Without 4WD, this steepness is the crux of the driving route. The route begins on the continuation of R1, following the creek through several stream crossings, then climbs steeply and tops out at the ridge where it becomes R14. Here, there's a left down the other side, or a straight road going along the top of the ridge that looks like an ATV road. Turn left. This descends steeply to the junction with R11--keep note of this intersection! R11 can be followed all the way to R13 on the right, which was sufficiently steep I just parked at the start of it without attempting it. Walking up R13, there's a right turn onto a road closed to vehicular traffic (but ungated and in just as good of shape) that leads right to the class 2+ summit boulder. I made the summit as the last light was fading from the western horizon, and the lights of the Central Valley far below were beginning to glimmer. The drive down in the dark wasn't as bad as anticipated; I encountered a freaked-out fawn and a smarter coyote on the drive out.

3/1/16
Caliente Mountain--San Luis Obispo CA COHP
This one is long, but if you start early to avoid the midday heat, easy. Just follow the road past the gate, over the unranked radio tower summit, past the Dr. Manhattan Shack, and up the never ending series of false summits till you reach the true one. Took me 3 hours exactly to reach the top, where I was treated to distant views of the Pacific and the snow-capped southern Sierra Nevada, with Mt. Pinos and Big Pine much closer by. Was very surprised to run into others on this hike on a weekday--a local woman about my age, and a middle-aged guy biking his way up, both very friendly. The approach road is steep, but definitely doable in a passenger car WHEN DRY! Was very surprised to have a bit of phone reception in spots on Soda Lake Rd.

3/2/16
Little Blue Peak--Yolo CA COHP
This one, in a word, sucked. I can't imagine what it must have been like before the fire...

I parked on Reiff Rd, over a mile below the BLM trail at a large, obvious pullout on the left side of the road (the only sign is a small one noting Reiff is gated up ahead). Walked the road to the BLM trail, passing the Mud Pirate's house without incident. Followed BLM road until it began descending, at which point you're briefly in plain view of the House To Avoid. My ascent route entailed me following the descending BLM trail as far as I could, which became intermittent and extremely difficult to follow, with several insanely steep sidehills and heavy brush. Finally started sidehilling through burned areas, then topping out and following canyons and doing more sidehilling once I was sure I was out of sight of the house. Finally topped out west of the saddle, covered in charcoal, and walked the remaining ATV roads to the summit.

My return was via the "Milktoast Highway", which is now actually a much, MUCH easier route! Certainly preferable to my disaster of an ascent. The burned creek bed has nonexistent undergrowth, and only a few areas of brush, mostly avoidable. I shaved an hour off the return, getting back to my car without incident. The only person I'd seen all day was a white truck that drove by me just as I was starting the BLM trail--whether local landowners checking up on me, folks looking to drive to the lake past the gate, or simply someone who was lost, I don't know. Passing the Mud Pirate, a dog on his property was barking, and I could see the black hoses of piracy on either side of the road, not soaking it on this day.

My personal recommendation: take the "Milktoast Highway". Best place to do it is as you're descending the BLM road into the canyon, round a bend to the left where some rocky pinnacles come into view ahead, and the road is covered in thin grass; turn right and descend through the least thick brush straight to the creek. Exiting at the north end will be very steep, but only minimally brushy.

Mt. Vaca--Solano CA COHP
Easy--only the first bit of road walking entails any steep uphill. A cloud had formed over the summit, and mists rushed over the ridge, offering occasional limited views down into the Central Valley. Some tower workers were driving out as I ascended, I just waved at them and they didn't stop to question me. High ground probably a few boulders SW of tower 20. This was my 500th ranked peak.

Carpenter Hill--Sacramento CA COHP
Made it through rush hour traffic in Sacramento to reach the top before it was totally dark. Took the bike path route up, the more direct paved path and fence-hop on the way back. No change from prior reports.

3/3/16
Discovery Peak and Challenger Peak--Alameda CA COHP
This one is long, too, though not as long as other reports have indicated--I suspect about 18 miles roundtrip for both summits, though the 5000' of total gain is probably accurate. It took me a bit under 9 hours roundtrip.

Arrived at the gate at 6 AM and paid (you have to specifically ask to buy an Ohlone Trail permit), then turned left after the bridge to the campground and parked in the store overflow lot. Took the Vallecito Trail from there (0.8 mi) to the Ohlone Trail (6.0 miles) to the gated fire road at post 32. The trail was a miserable uphill and downhill grind till I hit 3300', after which it was very pleasant. At post 32, slid under the fence into the public-but-off-limits area around Rose Flat, then ascended to the obvious summit of Discovery Peak, crossing another fence line onto private land just a minute below the top. Tagged the summit, quickly continued on toward Challenger Peak a mile and a half away along the ridge, running parts of the road, stopping every few minutes to listen for ATVs, looking for activity in surrounding valleys; I saw none, but if there'd be any it'd likely be off to the left. Made it to the class 2+ summit boulder on Challenger without incident, then returned the way I came, also without incident.

The Ohlone Trail permit also doubles as a fairly decent map, though it only shows Discovery Peak. The map started to fall apart by the time I finished the hike, oh well.

3/4/16
Hot Springs Mtn--San Diego CA COHP
Not as bad as I'd suspected, mostly. Made the long drive down to the Los Coyotes rez, arriving around 1:30 and getting my permit from the friendly guard station attendant. He provided me with a crude, but still somewhat helpful drawn map of the rez, and informed me of a "Rough Road" that would cut off a little distance to the summit compared to just hiking Hot Springs Mountain Rd from the bottom. As it turned out, it'd save a lot of elevation gain too. You start from the campground, which is further than you think--a decent ways past where the road in turns to dirt. Followed the gated road up a moderate grade until it reached the flatter upper reaches of the mountain, turned right where it met up with Hot Springs Mtn Rd, and continued to the pullout area between east and west summits. Turned right toward the true summit, initially struggling to find a passable route through the heavy miserable brush, at last making my way to the obvious highest boulder. Going around to the back side, I found the fun little class 3 (not 3+!) route to the top of the boulder. Views were nice, out to most of the rest of the county, presumably the Pacific, up toward the Three Saints and Santiago Peak, and the Salton Sea. Even rushing, it took me over two hours to summit, and realizing I wouldn't have time to squeeze in Blue Angels Peak, I took my time and wandered over to the west summit with its crumbling observation tower. The highest rock over here looked insurmountable without ropes; I attempted neither it nor the tower. Returned the same way. I suspect the route, which was quoted at 6.5 miles each way by the attendant, is probably closer to 5 miles each way. Gain is a little over 2000' total.

3/5/16
Mohon Peak--AZ P2K
This one was a slog, and at the end of a long week of hiking, enough of an endeavor to make me feel not the slightest bit guilty for taking Sunday off from hiking! Joined up with Scott Surgent for the first time in half a decade, as well as Matthias Stender, both of whom were excellent company. 5 1/2 hours up, a bit over 4 hours down, a bit of moderate brush near the summit. Views from the top were hazy, but great of the Hualapai Range, and a distant snowy Humphreys Peak was visible. The ranch roads we walked looked very infrequently travelled. Keep an eye out for Scott Surgent's report, which will be excellent and far more detailed than mine, as he put in virtually all of the hard work figuring out the route up this peak. Many thanks to Scott Peavy as well for the beta he provided us.




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