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Day 3 – Hamilton Lakes to Big Arroyo Junction

Posted on September 5, 2012 by jimloco

6.75 Trail Miles 2,692′ Elevation Gain 1,358′ Elevation Loss 10 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain) This is a big day, you’ll hike over Kaweah Gap, and down through the Big Arroyo. There is water all through the Big Arroyo, … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Bearpaw Meadows to Hamilton Lakes

Posted on September 5, 2012 by jimloco

3.6 Trail Miles 1,681′ Elevation Gain 1,168′ Elevation Loss 6 Miles Total (includes cumulative elevation gain) This is a relatively short day, the point is to recuperate from the pull to Bearpaw meadows, and prepare for the haul over Kaweah … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – Wolverton Parking Lot to Bearpaw Meadows

Posted on September 5, 2012 by jimloco

10.25 Trail Miles 3,122′ Elevation Gain 2,672′ Elevation Loss 14 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain) My family was leaving from the Bay Area, and my brother’s family was coming from LA County. We decided to leave early on the … Continue reading →

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High Sierra Trail – Explanation and Preparation

Posted on September 5, 2012 by jimloco

My brother and I are both avid backpackers and we routinely hike with our children. This summer, we joined forces and took our two families along with my nephew (of our sister) and we did the High Sierra Trail (Also … Continue reading →

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Configuring Cradlepoint PHS300 for Blackberry on AT&T

Posted on December 20, 2011 by jimloco

I configured this for my Torch, I’m certain it will work on the Bold as well. Although not officially supported by cradlepoint, it does indeed work. For starters, upgrade the firmware to the latest provided by cradlepoint. For me this … Continue reading →

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Creating a media pc with Gentoo and XBMC

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jimloco

I am using an old broken laptop I have (Samsung N130) to work as a media pc. Its hardware is fairly typical of laptops, and is fully supported by Linux. I like using System Rescue CD to install with, I’m … Continue reading →

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