Hiking to Loch Leven Lakes
Hiking Olmstead Loop in the Auburn State Recreation Area
We hiked a portion of the Olmstead Loop Trail in the Auburn State Recreation Area on a warm spring morning when the hills were still green and wildflowers were still in bloom.
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Backpacking to Lake Aloha in Desolation Wilderness
The hike from Echo Lake to Lake Aloha is a beautiful Type 2 Fun hike along the Tahoe Rim Trail/Pacific Crest Trail in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. We backpacked into Desolation Wilderness and were there for two nights.
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Hiking Salt Point State Park
The hike at Salt Point State Park takes you through forests, over meadows, and by the seaside. The area is diverse while green and lush in parts while exposed and dry in others. Along the way you will hike amongst redwood trees, Douglas fir, and madrone among other trees.
Backpacking to Dewey Point in Yosemite National Park
The hike to Dewey Point from the McGurk Meadow Trail in Yosemite National Park is a hike to a fantastic view of El Capitan with Half Dome in the distance and the majestic tops of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in the background. While many people do this hike as a day hike, we decided to backpack in and spend the night at Dewey Point.
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Backpacking to Buck Island Lake in Eldorado National Forest
We backpacked out to Buck Island Lake over the summer which is in the El Dorado National Forest near Loon Lake but just short of going into Desolation Wilderness. The lake itself was beautiful where we and other backpackers were. But behold, the other side of the lake where the Jeepers are left the experience something to be desired.
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Hiking and Backpacking Sterling Lake
This summary is going to be a little unusual, as I’m going to combine a hiking and a backpacking summary into one post in that we did both in the same location.
Hiking to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Hiking Lassen Volcanic National Park is underrated in the shadow of Yosemite National Park to the south. But it has its jewels too, and the hike to Bumpass Hell is one of several.
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Hiking the Judge Davis Trail
The hike on the Judge Davis Trail down to Cache Creek was a son of a b*tch and should not be done as an out and back day hike but rather as a point to point backpacking trek.
Hiking Upper Ritchey Canyon at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
The hike to Upper Ritchey Canyon at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park is challenging, but along the way you can see a forest that is in recovery from a fire that burned through parts of it in 2020.
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Hiking Old Man’s Beard and Sam the Eagle at Moore Creek Park
Like the other hikes we’ve done at Lake Hennessey, Old Man’s Beard and Sam the Eagle trails at Moore Creek Park are pleasant when hiked in the springtime with green hills, wildflowers as the foliage is coming back to the trees.
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Hiking Grand Canyon Of The Yellowstone To Ribbon Lake
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is an incredible sight to see and hike along in Yellowstone National Park. From different vantage points, you can marvel at Lower Yellowstone Falls. The forest along the hike was tranquil and mediative, and once we left the crowds, we probably saw a little more than a dozen people.
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Hike to Darwin Falls at Death Valley National Park
A waterfall at Death Valley National Park? Yep, there certainly is, and the hike to Darwin Falls is pretty easy for the most part.
The hike starts off from the parking lot and follows a Darwin Wash back to the waterfall. We didn’t start to notice water until about .7 miles from the trailhead that flowed from the waterfall in a stream. As we ventured further back, we went from a dry desert wash to trees, cattails and other greenery, including ferns, fed by the water.
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