Deafy Glade Trail Update
Hiking Dipsea Trail To Muir Woods National Monument
This hike takes you under lush canopy at Mount Tamalpais State Park, up steep stairs, gives you a fantastic view overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and then you hike among the Redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument. But itās also difficult for me to get excited about this hike.
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Hiking the Grand Loop at Mount Diablo State Park
The views from Grand Loop Hike at Mount Diablo State Park are sweeping from all directions, and we wanted to see what we could see from the grand loop hike. While worth it, this is not an easy hike.
We hiked the trails that circled the top of Mount Diablo in February to see the hills when they were green and to avoid summer heat exhaustion and dehydration issues. The scenery was beautiful, and we could see into downtown San Francisco in the distance as we looked out from above the Juniper Campground on an offshoot trail.
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Hiking Crags Trail to Castle Dome at Castle Crags State Park
Iwonāt sugar coat this. The hike to Castle Dome at Castle Crags State Park is not easyā¦ especially on a hot day.
The hike starts off easy enough on the wide Root Creek Trail under forested canopy, but then you come to a junction about .3 miles in where you make a left turn, and then the climbing begins. Roughly after 500 feet, you will intersect with and cross over the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Hiking to the Painted Dunes at Lassen Volcanic National Park
The views from Cinder Cone over the Painted Dunes at Lassen Volcanic National Park offer an incredibly āartisticā view of the landscape. But if you want to see this incredible view, you will have to work for it.
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River Canyon Trail at Calaveras Big Trees State Park
River Canyon Trail at Calaveras Big Trees State Park is the poorest maintained trail Iāve ever hiked. Parts of the trail should be closed as a safety hazard due to the poor upkeep of it. If the trail were maintained, this could be a really nice hike through the forest down to the North Fork of the Stanislaus River. Instead, I should have worn my heavier off-trail boots for parts of this trail.
I hate to start the hiking season off with a downer summary, but I want to get the word out before anybody might consider going to this state park.
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Hiking to Ralston Peak
The views from Ralston Peak are some of the most spectacular Iāve seen. Youāre looking out at Lake Tahoe, Lake of the Woods, Lake Aloha, Ralston Lake, Upper Echo Lake, Mt. Tallac, Pyramid Peak, Mt. Rose and so much more from 9239 feet.
Hiking Schneider Camp Trail to Showers Lake Trail Junction
At the right time of the year, this is another āblow your mindā hike where wildflowers abound on the Schneider Camp Trail before you start the serious ascent to the junction that goes on to Showers Lake.
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Hiking Bald Mountain at Sugarloaf State Park
You have to work for it, but the view from the top of Bald Mountain is spectacular on a clear day. What makes it so spectacular is that as you take in a 360 degree view from the top, you can see the earth curve as you turn your head from landmark to landmark in all directions ā something no picture can capture.
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Hiking Cardiac Trail at Auburn State Recreation Area
This short hike is an ass kicker, hence the name Cardiac Trail. After years of saying Iād never hike this trail because of everything I heard about it, a friend conned me into taking it on.
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Hiking Carson Pass to Elephants Back
