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Falls Trail – Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania
A visit to northeast Pennsylvania for the ultimate waterfall hiking experience Today, California Trekking becomes Pennsylvania Trekking to take a brief detour out of California and cover one of the most – if not THE most – spectacular waterfall hike … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania, Ricketts Glen State Park
Tagged central park hotel, Falls Trail, highland trail, hiking in pennsylvania, hiking trails, kitchen creek, midway crevasse, ricketts glen, ricketts glen hotel, Ricketts Glen State Park, waterfall hikes, waterfalls
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Rinconada Trail – Los Padres National Forest (Santa Lucia Ranger District)
A pastoral Central Coast hike with sweeping views and historic mining ruins San Luis Obispo County offers a wonderful variety of hiking opportunities, both near the coast and farther inland. While the county’s numerous coastal parks generally teem with visitors, … Continue reading
Posted in Los Padres National Forest, Santa Lucia Ranger District
Tagged hiking trails, Los Padres National Forest, pozo, rinconada mine, rinconada trail, santa lucia ranger district, santa lucia wilderness
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Mount Whitney May Be Higher (or Lower) Than You Thought
Everyone knows that California’s Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the continental United States, but exactly how high is it? Official measurements have ranged from a “low” of 14,494 feet above sea level to as high as 14,505 feet. … Continue reading
Posted in News and Commentary
Tagged backpacking, climbing, highpoint, hiking, Inyo National Forest, Kings Canyon National Park, Mount Whitney, Sierra Nevada
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Trout Creek Trail – Garcia Wilderness
Sublime creekside hiking on a little-used trail in the California Central Coast’s Garcia Wilderness Looking for a pleasant way to enjoy the beautiful spring weather? The Trout Creek Trail provides an excellent day hiking opportunity on a very lightly-used trail … Continue reading
Posted in Garcia Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Lucia Ranger District
Tagged buckeye camp, garcia wilderness, hi mountain road, hiking trails, Los Padres National Forest, santa lucia ranger district, trout creek trail
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Headlands Trail – Harmony Headlands State Park
A lovely hike to the sea in one of California’s newest state parks First opened to the public in 2008, Harmony Headlands State Park is one of the newest state parks in California. While the park is quite small at … Continue reading
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Tagged cambria, cayucos, central coast, harmony, harmony headlands state park, headlands trail, highway 1, hiking, hiking trails
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The California Campfire Permit: Why You Need It and How to Get It Online
For seasoned hikers and backpackers in California, it’s a yearly ritual: remembering to obtain a California Campfire Permit for the year before that first trip of the season. It’s easy to forget, and in times past it required either stopping … Continue reading
Posted in Techniques
Tagged California campfire permits, campfire permits, permits, techniques
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Tomales Point Trail – Point Reyes National Seashore
Experience stunning ocean views and see the Tule elk herd on a classic Point Reyes hike Located only an hour’s drive north from downtown San Francisco, pastoral Point Reyes National Seashore seems a world away from the noise and traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Point Reyes National Seashore
Tagged hiking, hiking trails, inverness, point reyes national seashore, point reyes station, tomales point trail, tule elk
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Los Padres National Forest Implements Level IV Fire Restrictions [UPDATE: Lifted December 11, 2013]
UPDATE: Now that we’ve had some rain here along the Central Coast, Level IV fire restrictions for the Los Padres National Forest have been lifted. A California Campfire Permit is still required to build a campfire outside of a designated Campfire … Continue reading →
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