Day Hikes/Backpacking: Mount Shasta | Trinity Alps | Northern Sierra Nevada | Lassen Volcanic National Park | Redwoods | Coast | National Forests | State Parks
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]
The hike to Feather Falls in Plumas National Forest outside of Oroville has always been one of my waterfall walks. It's a moderate hike on a good trail with a spectacular reward: the Fall River plunging 410 feet down a sheer cliff face to then meet … [Continue reading]
I just launched a Facebook page where I highlight details of hiking trails in Northern California and important tips, updates, and news items. Like Northern California Hiking Trails on Facebook Here's the link: Northern California Hiking … [Continue reading]
I've just provided a 2018 update to my Trinity Alps trail conditions post. The main upshot: it looks like there will not be weekly updates of the PDF file that had been created by Jim Holmes of the Weaverville Ranger Station for many years. (Jim … [Continue reading]
Check out the new fourth edition of 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California. Completely updated!