5/23/13

Today I hiked in the tilden hills behind my house. I went on a loop that startred near the little farm, went through the forest, and ended up running down a sunny hill. I really liked this hike because it had a variety of landscape, uphill, downhill, and I saw a lot of dogs. Here are some pictures from my hike yesterday:

After my hike I really buckled down and worked on my website. I posted 3 pages and worked on my maps section as well. I also worked on my presentation.

5/23/13

Today I hiked the steep ravine trail to Stinson beach and back with avalon. It was a really beautiful day and the hike was extremely nice. Once we got to the beach however, it was super windy and crazy so we didn't really stay there that long. I was really glad that I packed layers on this hike because the temperature kept varying. Here are some pictures from my hike with Avalon.

When I got home I edited my pictures and continued working on my blog posts.

5/22/13

Today I hiked abbots lagoon in Point Reyes. It was sooo windy today! While on the hike I saw lots of birds like quail and songbirds and turkey vultures. I think I took some of my best pictures today and when I edited them I really felt very proud of them. I also just feel accomplished all around about my project. As time goes on I am finally beginning to see my vision in real life. I am more and more happy with my blog as I build it. Here are some pictures from my hike today.

After my hike I went home and worked on my blog. I completed two hike blog posts and worked on the layout of my "maps" section. I also began to research different trailmix ideas to talk about on my blog. Overall today was successful and I feel accomplished. Tomorrow I will be hiking again!

5/20/13

Today I hiked in Lands End. I think it was a really good idea to include this hike in my blog because it is so accessible to teens in san francisco. It was about a 3 mile hike and it was nice and warm today, almost too warm! I went down to the beach and then took a trail all the way to eagle point. Here are some pictures from today.

After the hike I went home and wrote and uploaded my Sibley hike.

4/16/13

Today I was pretty busy working on my blog. I created my "safety" page which covers being aware in the wilderness, not messing with wildlife, packing correctly, etc. I then worked on my "maps" section adding maps from tilden, sibley, and point reyes. Then I began writing my "leave no trace" page that talks about what exactly this concept is and why it is so important to preserve the places we visit. I did not have any time to go hiking today because I am packing and getting ready to go on the Catalina trip. Instead I read a bit more and started planning my "teen health" section which will go over the importance of staying active and the beneficial influences that nature walks can have on teens' minds and bodies.

Because I am going on the Catalina trip which spans from tonight to sunday I will not be able to do anything for senior project tomorrow. 

4/15/13

Today I spent the majority of my time exploring and scrambling around Sibley Volcanic National Reserve. While I was having fun at the same time I really got a good chance to gather information, experience, and photos for my other blog and trail guide. During my time at Sibley I found 3 labyrinths that were really fun to explore and shoot pictures of. I also climbed up to a peak that overlooked Mt. Diablo and some of the East Bay hills as well. Here are some pictures from my hike today at Sibley:

When I got home I edited my pictures and worked on my other blog for the rest of the later afternoon. 

5/14/13

Today I was supposed to go on a hike at Sibley Volcanic National Reserve but when I got there I realized that I forgot my hiking shoes! It was so disappointing because my house is not that close to the trailhead so I couldn't just go back and get them and I couldn't hike in flip flops. Because of this I went home and worked on my other blog all day. I completely changed the way it looked and spent a lot of time customizing it. I then completed my "what to wear" section. I also redid my "mission statement" section and made it into a "deer teen" letter. I think that this made my blog a little more personable and teen friendly which is what I am striving towards anyway. After that I completed my blog post for the Tennessee Valley hike I did last week. Even though I did not get to hike today I feel very accomplished because my site looks really good now and I put up three sections!! I plan on hiking point reyes tomorrow :)