Joerg's Photo Album 2003 - 2004

I lived in Santa Clara and San Jose, California from August 25th, 1999 until December 21st 2004. In June 2003, I purchased my digital camera. Here are brief trip reports and photos of my outdoor activities in 2003 and 2004.

Click here for German-language version. Click here for my 2005 photos.

Day Hiking

I used to be a regular with the day hiking section of my local Sierra Club chapter.

The first row shows photos of a hike in the bay area. The second row is a peak climb in July 2003 in Yosemite National Park. The shots in the third row are from a trans-sierra hike where we traversed the Sierra in a single day from east to west in September 2003.

Henry Coe Park

Coe Park in August

Kelly Lake

climbing Mount Hoffmann, Yosemite NP

trail to the summit

yellow-bellied marmot on summit

Mono Pass

scenic, though dead, pine tree

Lake Edison

Backpacking

Since 2002, I have backpacked in the Bay area as well as in the Sierras and one time even at the coast.

The first three pictures were taken during a 3-day backpacking trip with the Stanford Outing Club at the Lost Coast in July 2003. The forth and fifth photos were taken on the 2003 Labor Day weekend in the Trinity Alps. The next two shots show a peak climb of Mount Baldwin with the Sierra Club in June 2004. The last two ones were taken in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur.

Backpacking the Lost Coast

Lunch Break at the Lost Coast

Seals on a Rock, Lost Coast

Upper Canyon Creek Lake, Trinity Alps

swimming hole, Trinity Alps

view from Mount Baldwin, Eastern Sierra

abandoned calcite mine on Mt Baldwin

Big Sur River

Sykes hot-spring

Rock Climbing

After climbing for 6 months twice weekly in the gym, I took an outdoor climbing class at Red Rocks, Nevada in April 2003. The first two pictures were taken during this class. The third one was taken at the Pinnacles National Monument in November 2005. The following four shots are from October 2003 in the Tuolumne region of Yosemite National Park. The last two photos were taken in Yosemite Valley in May 2004.

lead-climbing; Red Rocks, NV

rapelling; Red Rocks, NV

at Pinnacles National Monument

other climbers on route Wild Country

Tenaya Lake seen from second belay station

Stately Pleasure Dome walk down

after climbing Lembert Dome

Yosemite Falls

after climbing; Half Dome in background

Trekking in the Andes

In June 2004, I joined a three-week long trek in Peru. Initially staying in Huaraz at 3000 meters, we acclimatized to the altitude with day hikes in the Cordillera Blanca, then did the 11-day Huayhuash trek and finally climbed the Nevado Pisco in the Cordillera Blanca.

ruins, 800 year old mausoleum

the Cordillera Huayhuash in the distance

in the Cordillera Huayhuash

view from a pass at over 5000 meters elevation

this donkey kindly volounteered to carry my duffel bag

Fred, Chris, Bill, Kelly, Landa, Wanda, and Joerg
Zacharias, and Bernardo (our cooks)

a sick day was spent on horse back

back on the trail

crevasses on Pisco - Jaime, Chris, Joerg (left to right)

Sailing

In August 2004, I got into dinghy sailing on Shoreline Lake in Mountain View. I am taking classes towards bareboat charter on Monterey bay. A week-long trip from San Francisco to San Diego in September 2004 was my longest sailing trip so far. The first five pictures were taken on this trip to San Diego. The remaining shots were taken in October 2004 while an unseasonally early rain storm was approaching.

Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline

San Francisco skyline

Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline

Point Sur

near the Channel Islands in Southern California
Santa Cruz Island (left, in fog) and Anacapa (right)

leaving Alameda in October; Hendrik, Joerg

boats lined up at the Golden Gate

underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

dinner at anchor in Half Moon Bay
Hendrik, Rafael, Joerg, Fernando

Kayaking

These photos were taken during a kayaking trip with the Stanford Outing Club in April, 2003. We paddled over Tomales Bay to Point Reyes National Seashore where we camped on a remote beach which is not accessible from land.

about to leave in the morning

refreshing swim after a day of kayaking

dinner and campfire at night

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