Category: California
Frog Lake Huts: A Unique Overnight Escape in the Tahoe Backcountry
Castle Peak Trailhead > Donner Lake Rim Trail > Warren Lake > Red Dot Trail | 6.5 miles one-way | Elevation gain: 1,556 feet I’ve been lucky enough to do a bit of hiking in Europe, and one of the things I’ve enjoyed most is the hut-to-hut experience. Being able to travel longer distances through… Read more →
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Tackling the Trans-Catalina Trail: Our Last Big Hike of 2024
We closed out the year with a Christmas backpacking trip on the Trans-Catalina Trail — a blissfully crowd-free adventure on one of Southern California’s most underrated hikes. Read more →
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A San Francisco Adventure: Exploring the City by GoCar
We rented a yellow GoCar and had an amazing three hours zipping around San Francisco. Read more →
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87 & 88. Schlieper Rock and Rose Peak, Ohlone Wilderness
A two-night outing in the Ohlone Wilderness to bag Schlieper Rock and Rose Peak. Read more →
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Hiking the Five Nifty Nineties of Henry Coe State Park
No other park in the Bay Area has as many Nifty Ninety peaks as Henry Coe State Park, the largest state park in Northern California. Read more →
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86. Mount Sizer, Henry Coe State Park
This weekend we reached the top of Mount Sizer, our fifth and final peak inside Henry Coe State Park. It was the hardest of all the Henry Coe Nifty Nineties. Read more →
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85. Chalk Mountain, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
We tackled the 20-mile round trip hike to Chalk Mountain on e-bikes. Read more →
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84. Vasquez Peak, Henry Coe State Park
While the hike to Vasquez Peak in Henry Coe State Park can be done in a day, we decided to make a backpacking trip out of it. Read more →
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83. Burra Burra Peak, Henry Coe State Park
The Dowdy Ranch entrance of Henry Coe State Park is the closest entrance to use for a short hike to Burra Burra Peak. Read more →
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82. Bills Hill, Henry Coe State Park
Bills Hill is one of five Nifty Ninety Peaks in Henry Coe State Park. The trail looked like no one had been on it in a long time. Read more →
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