A spectacular "thru-hike" up one of the worlds most impressive river canyons... https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map--144951 Getting to the trailhead is easy... Visit White Wolf Lodge Wilderness Permits at Big Oak Flat Information Station Shuttle from T-Meadows to White Wolf
Easy access from Sacramento and the Bay Area… Hike in 8 miles to a base camp at Gem Lake while horses carry your gear. Spend several days or a week "day hiking" to endless lakes, mountain peaks and waterfalls... returning each night to the same comfortable camp. Getting to the Trailhead Planning and Permits This …
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Endless granite domes, benches, cliffs, and peaks... Easy access from Sacramento and the Bay Area... Affordable Pack Station to carry your gear in the first 10+ miles... Getting to the Trailhead Planning and Permits This trip is located in the Emigrant Wilderness on the Stanislas National Forest. Wilderness Permits are required and can be picked …
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Join me in a lifetime of adventure to see all of the major river canyons of California. We will explore all the major features, and see the best of California! I started this project with a Google Earth geospatial analysis of the mountains of California. I scoured the imagery and took screen captures of all …
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Do you want to go backpacking in the Sierra Nevada and have it all organized specifically for you? Join hiking guide Ethan Casaday with Friends Guiding Friends Backpacking for exactly the kind of wilderness experience you will remember for a lifetime. Let me know what you have in mind, some dates, and a budget... and …
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Get ready to explore the largest mass of glacier carved granite in California all easily accessible from Sacramento and San Francisco in beautiful northwest Yosemite National Park. Getting to the trailhead is easy with Google Maps... Be sure to print out a copy of your maps because cell reception is limited near the trailhead. Or …
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Before heading out on your adventures in California... check the fire and smoke conditions... California Fire Incidents - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection InciWeb- Incident Information System Fire Information for Resource Management System: NASA map to view current fire detections https://firms2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2020-09-29..2020-09-30;@-119.5,37.3,7z Air Now Fire and Smoke Map https://fire.airnow.gov/?lat=38.579440000000034&lng=-121.49084999999997&zoom=12 Explore the World in Real-Time: …
The Capitol of California is centrally located to many great easy access hiking adventures. The following are a few of the best day trips your can imagine all within a few hours drive from Sacramento. Before You Go Check current fire conditions in California here… http://www.fire.ca.gov/general/firemaps For a look at fires across the US, visit …
A hearty adventure in a hidden wilderness area just 2 hours drive northwest of Sacramento, California. Getting to the Trailhead Getting to the trailhead is easy using Google Maps. Click below to view the map details… Who Should Go This hike is recommended for experienced hikers who are in good physical condition. This is a remote …
The Orestimba Wildnerness deep within California's Henry Coe State Park offers rainwater fed streams, ponds, gnarly old trees, and wildflowers in an endless oak woodland... In April 2019 I rendezvoused at the Berkeley Amtrak Station with a friend that I hadn't seen nor spoken with in over 20 years. Long ago our parents brought the …
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