Dayhike with old friend Jean and new friend Amy, up the Nattkemper-Goodspeed Trail, from Sugarloaf Ridge State Park to Hood Mountain Regional Park. It was a warm and sunny fall day, above the Valley of the Moon in Sonoma County. (A note about Amy: She is an experienced solo sierra trekker. She survived a near-fatal fall in 2003, followed by several days alone, near-fatal infection, subsequent rescue, several surgeries, and ultimate survival and recovery. Check out her book Angels in the Wilderness.)
Nattkemper-Goodspeed Trail (I love typing that!), linking Hood Mountain with Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. This park is located in northern Sonoma Valley, near Kenwood, a few miles south of Santa Rosa. The round-trip hike approaches Hood Mountain from the south. It involves about 2,800' elevation gain and loss, in about 7.5 miles. Here are photos from a 1988 hike up Hood Mountain, from the north.
Nattkemper-Goodspeed Trail (I love typing that!), linking Hood Mountain with Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. This park is located in northern Sonoma Valley, near Kenwood, a few miles south of Santa Rosa. The round-trip hike approaches Hood Mountain from the south. It involves about 2,800' elevation gain and loss, in about 7.5 miles. Here are photos from a 1988 hike up Hood Mountain, from the north.
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