Hiking is an activity I’ve been overlooking a great deal in the past few years. As a kid my father would take my sister and I for regular hikes in the East Bay hills, occasionally we would even motivate to get over to Marin and explore a coastal trail. With a bit more free time and my impending departure from San Francisco, for an extended trip, I’ve been reacquainting myself with some of these hikes.

Using my childhood memories of hiking locations and the Bay Area Hiker website I’ve been exploring trails all over; reservoirs paths on the Peninsula, trails that terminate into the Pacific in Marin, and Eucalyptus covered paths in the Berkeley hills. On most of them I’ve been snapping away with a camera and I thought I share a few photos with you.

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Delays in the monthly release for my mix cd The Soundtrack to my Life has become a regular problem. We’re actually backlogged with three months worth of soundtracks. The good news is that we’ve gone digital, releasing new mixes online via the 2 Out of Three website. Let me know if you like the new format, or if you’re nostalgic for the physical CD.

Our first online release is from the month of August and it’s packed with some great songs. I’ve been going crazy for two songs by the Brooklyn based band Pela, their songs may actually release pleasure endorphins in my brain while listening. On a side note their is some good footage of the band playing live and participating in the cooking show Dinner with the Band. Another favorite of mine from the month of August is the Tokyo Police Club’s single You’re English is Good [see their great video here]. I hope you enjoi August’s soundtrack to my life and keep you’re eye on this blog for a quick succession of soundtracks over the next week.

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