Day Hikes/Backpacking: Mount Shasta | Trinity Alps | Northern Sierra Nevada | Lassen Volcanic National Park | Redwoods | Coast | National Forests | State Parks
Big Duck Lake and Little Duck Lake are two of my favorite hiking destinations in the Russian Wilderness. Trails lead to both Duck Lakes, and both offer good camping, swimming, and fishing opportunities. This day hike or overnight backpacking … [Continue reading]
Hikers and backpackers, use these hashtags to make your hiking and backpacking posts on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media stand out and get more views. This post discusses why you should use hashtags, best practices for their use, and the … [Continue reading]
Hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Echo Lakes into Desolation Wilderness and to Lake Aloha, Lake of the Woods, and Ropi Lake, all under the jagged granite of Pyramid Peak, Mount Agassiz, and Mount Price. Backpackers and day hikers will find all the … [Continue reading]
Smith Lake, surely one of the most beautiful lakes in the Trinity Alps, rests on the south side of Sawtooth Mountain, just below Morris Lake. Nature writer Tim Sims shares an excerpt from his excellent book that describes how he backpacked … [Continue reading]
My new guidebook Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Regions is now widely available throughout Northern California! You can buy it at many bookstores and outdoor stores, and at the usual online sources like Amazon. This is my home … [Continue reading]
The Grizzly Peak Trail is one of the most popular hikes in Southern Oregon. It has broad views of Ashland, the Rogue Valley, Mount McLaughlin, Mount Shasta, and other Cascade Range and Klamath-Siskiyou peaks, and an impressive summer wildflower … [Continue reading]
Lava Beds National Monument hosts many hiking trails, some to its famous lava tube caves, others through the open high desert. The Whitney Butte Trail is a mix: it starts at Merrill Ice Cave before wandering through sage and juniper to Whitney Butte … [Continue reading]
Ever thought about backpacking sections of the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California? Philip Kramer, author of the new book Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California Section Hiking from Tuolumne Meadows to Donomore Pass (Mountaineers … [Continue reading]
Hikers and backpackers, before backpacking get your California campfire permit and make sure you understand all the rules and laws pertaining to legally having a campfire or using a portable gas stove, including summer restrictions and prohibitions. … [Continue reading]
The Mill Creek Trail in Lassen National Forest offers backpackers an ideal spring hiking trip just north of Ishi Wilderness. While hiking trails at higher elevations still lie under winter snow, this trail in the northern Sierra Nevada just south of … [Continue reading]
I'm excited to announce that my two new hiking guidebooks are now available for preorder! Do it now and you'll be among the first to get them. Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Regions Available May 1 I have an extensive … [Continue reading]
Check out the new fourth edition of 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California. Completely updated!