Pinnacles National Park, 11/6/16

I had the National Park pass, so we decided to get some use out of it.  Drove to Pinnacles, but only did a short hike.  It was short, but fun.  Entered the park from the East Entrance, and parked at the Bear Gulch parking area by the visitor center at around 9:20.  A little while...

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Crockett Hills Regional Park, 9/11/16

5.1 mile loop. Started at the Crockett Ranch Staging Area.  Edwards Creek Trail, Edwards Loop Trail, Soaring Eagle Trail, Sky Trail, Edwards Loop Trail, Wood Rat Trail, Edwards Creek Trail. Most of the trail before the tunnel that goes under the roadway is covered.  Soaring Eagle and Sky...

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Rock Spring Trail Head, 9/3/16

5.1 miles out and back to Alpine Lake along the Cataract Trail.  Started at the Rock Spring parking lot.  Checked out the cloud overlook on the other side of the road before heading out along Cataract Trail. &nbs...

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Lava Beds National Park, 8/5/16-8/7/16

8/5/2016 Left for Lava Beds early afternoon.  Stopped in Weed for dinner at the Pizza Factory.  We had originally planned on cooking dinner at the campsite, but it would have been dark by the time we got there.  There were several flashes of lighting as we were driving to the Stateline,...

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Redding, 5/28/16-5/30/16

5/28/16; Drove up to Redding for Memorial Day.  Went to Lassen National Park.  Highway 89 was closed, but we had already planned on hiking Chaos Crags, so the closure didn't affect us.  But the entrance fee was $20 for 7 days.  If time of day wasn't an issue, we should have gone...

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Mendocino, 5/14/16-5/15/16

5/14/15, Hendy Woods State Park Drove up to Mendocino on Saturday.  We stopped at Hendy Woods State Park along the way.  Weather was sunny and cloudy, and it sprinkled for a little bit.  It was an easy-going level hike. Hermit Hut #1 Hermit Hut #2 We stayed...

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