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First hike of 2012

Jan 7 2012Today I headed to Santiago Peak (5600ft) as part of my monthly training. I started at 7am and it took me exactly 3 hours to get to the summit. I felt very comfortable hiking Holy Jim Trail today after having worked out all week at the gym plus having lived in Bogota for three months at 8500ft above sea level.
Weather was perfect. It was a bit chilly in the morning w temps in the low 50s but as I climbed up the sky cleared up n it became quite warm at the mid point and later in the hike.

For some odd reason ENDOMONDO did not register the last 40min of my hike on my way up. I guess it had to do w my phone’s lack of coverage over 4860ft. I am thinkin bout gettin a gps device to avoid all this hassle w/ my phone’s battery and network issues.

Next hike will be in San Bernardino late in Feb or March if weather permits.

-Personal time:
Heading up: 3hours
Total: 6h 15′
-Distance covered (one way): 13km / 26km round-trip

Sick of it…

I am so disgusted by intruders and irresponsible hackers who just dont realize how bad their actions can affect many people´s lifes in so many different ways. Dont they have something better to do? Get a life, damn it!

Learn how to live and respect, or all those things u wrongfully did in the past will hunt u very soon…

Santiago Peak Trail Map

The wait is over. Friday/Saturday will be the day when I take on a 14mile-out-and-back hike to Santiago Peak (5,600ft) for the second time in three months. The hike has a 4,500ft gain in elevation and starts at Trabuco Creed Rd / Post trail interception (parking lot), continues up north through a number of stream crossings and turns left into the mountain at a Holy Jim Trail sign (If you miss it you are in trouble). From there on it’s a steep 4mile hike all the way up the top. Hope I don’t encounter any rattlesnakes or mountain lions…wish me luck.
I will be leaving home around 7am local time.

Google Latitude Plugin

-During the past few days I took a look at Google Latitude Location and was impressed at how accurate this feature is (it uses GPS, duh!). Google Latitude is a location-aware mobile app developed by Google. Latitude allows a mobile phone user to allow certain people to track their location through a smarthphone or website. Via their own iGoogle accounts, the user’s cell phone location is mapped on Google Maps and embedded on a personal website.
One of the coolest features of Google Latitude is the capacity to let you choose ‘zoom level’ (see image below). You can select from city, region, country or continent. This feature enables you to be a bit more discreet when sharing your location (security reasons) because it lets you choose how specific you want your friends to know about your current location.
I will be using Google Latitude for trips only. Mammoth trip w/ family is this Sunday so I hope u come check out this feature while I’m gone. Let me know if it’s working by leaving a comment. Bye!