Looking for a great 1 day snowshoeing trip with outstanding views that doesn’t require a 4WD or SUV to reach? Look no further than Castle Peak, it’s located right across from Boreal Ski Resort on Hwy 80. After parking the car on the frontage road next to the Boreal Inn start walking down the road […]
Author: James
Windy Hill Loop
Well after a long and wet winter we were graced here in the Bay Area with some typical California spring time sun. After the previous wet, cold, and miserable experience at De La Valle this was a welcome change in the weather. We had actually done this hike before about a year ago in the […]
Ohlone Wilderness, or the Deathly Drizzle
This is what happens when the weather is crappy for every single weekend for a month at the first sign of sunshine you rush out into the outdoors to go hiking. I made the fateful decision to have us go explore some waterfalls out in Ohlone Wilderness. The weathermen predicted some morning drizzle followed by […]
Uvas Canyon Waterfall Loop
After two weeks of rain we were itching to get out of the house and hit the trails. Anywhere outside with sun would be a welcome relief from all this incessant rain. It’s beginning to feel like the Pacific Northwest and not sunny California. All that aside the weathermen were calling for a chilly but […]
Henry Coe Frog Lake Loop
I can’t believe I’ve lived in this area nearly my entire life save those 5 years of college and I’ve never stepped foot in Henry Coe State Park. Little known fact, Henry Coe is the 2nd biggest state park behind Anzo Borrego. It literally would take days to hike around its perimeter. So when I […]
Trillium Lake Snowshoeing
What do you do when you are running out of things to do in Portland during the winter? You slap on a pair of snowshoes and head out into the snow — that’s what you do. My brother and I decided that snowshoeing was a perfect outdoor endeavor in 25 degrees Fahrenheit with a slight […]
Moonlight Mission Peak
So what do you do when the days get short and the nights get cold? Do you stop hiking and curl up next to the fire with a nice warm hot chocolate like a sensible person? Of course you don’t you get creative and find new brave ‘opportunities’ to extend your hiking season. My S.O. […]
Sierra Azul Limekiln Loop
Even with the weather looking more New Zealand (changeable with a constant chance of precip) than California (sunny) we decided to press on with a tramp/hike/mud bowl with little regard to the ominous clouds on the horizon. Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve is a lightly used area that stretches from Lexington reservoir in the west […]
Pinnacles National Monument: Chalone Peak Trail
Yesterday we got up extra early, at least relatively early for the two of us, and made our way down past Hollister to Pinnacles National Monument. Earlier in March of this year we had done the very typical Pinnacles hike around the high peaks but this time we decided to get away from the crowds […]