Based out of Groveland, CA I am slowly exploring California one hike, bike, and campsite at a time. See all the sights and places I have blogged about in the map below.
- Backpacking Hetch Hetchy, Yosemite - Day 3: Rancheria Falls to O'Shaughnessy Dam
- Backpacking Hetch Hetchy, Yosemite - Day 2: Vernon Lake to Rancheria Falls
- Backpacking Hetch Hetchy, Yosemite - Day 1: O'Shaughnessy Dam to Lake Vernon
- Kibbie Lake, Yosemite: Early Summer & Full Moon Backpacking
- Point Reyes Backpacking the Southern Loop to Glen Camp: Lake Ranch and Coast Trail
- Backpacking Virginia Lakes to Green Creek – Day 3 to Green Creek Trailhead
- Backpacking Virginia Lakes to Green Creek – Day 2 to West Lake
- Backpacking Virginia Lakes to Green Creek - Day 1 to Summit Lake & Yosemite
- Backpacking Parker Pass, Yosemite
- Backpacking El Capitan: Iconic Yosemite National Park
- Backpacking Lake Eleanor, Yosemite: Early Season & Wet Winter Friendly Place to Rest your Moka Pot
- North Mountain, Groveland CA: Little Visited Summit on the Stanislaus
- High Peaks Trail, Pinnacles: On the Edge among the California Condor
- Don Pedro Overlook Trail, Red Hills: Old Gravel Roads, Wildflowers, and Dam Views
- Dewey Point, Yosemite: Get Stuck Winter Camping Here
- Santa Cruz Half Marathon: New Birthday Tradition?
- Baboon Lakes, John Muir Wilderness: Rugged Glacier Carved Backpacking
- Red Cones, Mammoth Lakes: A little peak to add a little joy to your day(hike)
- Leviathan Peak, Monitor Pass: Pika Lookout
- Backpacking Kerrick Meadow, Yosemite & Peeler Lake: Days 2 & 3 of Independence Day 2016 Trip
- Backpacking Crown Lake: Herbert Hoover and Day 1 of Independence Day 2016 Trip
- Backpacking Aloha Lake: Moonlight, Alien lore, and Unexpected Snow
- How to Beat the Heat in the Foothills: Rafting the Mokelumne River
- Home is Where the Bunny is
- Table Mountain: It is a Wildflower Mountain!
- Westfall Meadow: Easy Winter Yosemite Backpacking
- Cross-Country Ski to Sulphur Works: The Green Circle Trail I Always Dreamed Of
- Not quite Winter Camping: Manzanita Lake and Chaos Crags
- When Underwater Bridges Emerge: Old Parrotts Ferry Rd
- Snowshoeing to a Frozen Tokopah Falls, Sequoia National Park
- A Bright Dot Lake among Sierra Peaks, Backpacking Inyo Forest
- Hiking out to an Icy Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park
- Remember that time we backpacked to Mildred and Genevieve Lakes?
- Winter Camping in Sequoia National Park
- Jackass Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness: A Tiny Backpacking Trip that Packs in Alot of Character
- The Majestic Rubicon Trail and the Tiniest Shack of a Lighthouse, D.L. Bliss State Park
- Shealor Lakes, Eldorado NF: Hike, then jump, into this perfect swimming lake
- Woods Lake, Eldorado National Forest: a Peaceful Little Retreat
- Round Top & Winnemucca Lake Loop: a 5 mile Jaunt from Campsite to High Country
- Sonora Peak, Stanislaus National Forest: Sweeping Views on Sonora Pass
- Relief Reservoir, Emigrant Wilderness: Aren't Dams in the Wilderness Odd?
- Upper Cathedral Lake, Yosemite: A Chilly Stop on the John Muir Trail
- Tioga Peak, CA: A Little Hike for a Big Summit
- Groveland Gears and Grooves Triathlon: My 1st Three Sport Event
- Barbera and Biking Shoes: A Road Bike(?) Tour Murphys, California
- Bartlett Peak: Summit Hike from Boundary Lake, Yosemite & Stanislaus
- Backpacking Styx Pass: A Hidden Granite Wonderland in Northwest Yosemite & Emigrant Wilderness
- Pilot Peak, Stanislaus NF: Fire lookouts and mountain bikes
- Sawmill Mountain, Stanislaus National Forest: The first of many Mountain Bike Adventures!
- Indian Creek Trail, Stanislaus National Forest: From Groveland down to the Tuolumne River
- Winter Camping: Staying Warm, Safe, and Scooped!
- Gin Flat Loop, Yosemite: Snowshoeing & Snow Survey Stations
- The Exact Center of California & The Redinger Campground: about what you would expect
- Stevenson Creek Falls, Redinger Lake & Million Dollar Road(biking)
- Devil's Dance Floor: Hiking up Fire Scars and Brush Fields
- A Historical Fact Finding Mission on Devil's Dance Floor
- Copper Run 10k: Exploring Copperopolis One Kilometer at a Time
- Red Hill, Sonoma State Park: A Hike from Redwoods to Coastal Vistas
- Brews and Biking Shoes: Sonoma County Tasting Loop
- West Side Trail: Where the History of Logging, Railroads, and Taco Bell Intersects
- Upper Mariposa Grove & Wawona Point: Past, Present, & Future
- Skiing the El Portal Fire - Snow, Fire, & Historic Yosemite Railroads
- Santa Run Sacramento: This is what its like running in a festive felt suit
- The Melones Dam Overlook & DamNation Documentary: For a Rainy Sunday
- Ostrander Lake, Yosemite: Find Some Peace on this Long Day Hike
- The Foresthill Bridge: A Bridge over a Reservoir that Never Was
- Window Shopping a Railroad "Escape"
- Tuolumne Meadows' Cutest Squirrel: The Belding's Ground Squirrel
- I Just Tried High Intensity Training - & Yes, it was intense
- When You Don't Reach Your Destination - Preston Falls, Stanislaus NF
- Little Golden Trail, Groveland CA: Little, but is it Golden?
- The Stanislaus National Forest is OPEN!
- True Story: Deer Love Pine Mountain Lake
- Foraging like Gold Miners: Miner's Lettuce
- Take a Groveland Hike! - Smith Peak, Stanislaus
- Brews & Hiking Boots: Western States Trail & Auburn Ale House
- Foresthill Park: Best Use of Chainsaw Art in a Public Park
- My Favorite Song About Hwy 120 East
- Brews & Hiking Boots: Gem Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness & the (NEW!) Mammoth Brewery Tasting Room
- The Trees Have Eyes - a (Spooky?) hike to Parker Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Eagle-Shawmut Mine: A Hidden History Except in Years of Drought
- Hiking Bull Run Lake, Stanislaus National Forest Amid Hunting Season
- Backpacking Molybdenite Creek: eastern sierra fall colors you don't have to share
- Bagging Peaks and Taking Names: Hiking Mount Dana
- Mount Hoffman: The Ultimate Yosemite Panorama
- Gambling on Walk-In Campsites - Rock Creek Lake Campground
- Watching a Fire: Yosemite Meadow Fire
- A MicroAdventure Hiking Mono Pass, John Muir Wilderness
- Hiking Tenaya Lake: Why not stop for awhile?
- Watson Lake, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 7
- The Truckee River, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 6
- PCT Creekside Camp, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 5
- Middle Velma Lake, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 4
- Tamarack Lake, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 3
- Round Lake, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 2
- Star Lake, Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike - Day 1
- I'm Thru-Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail!
- Backpacking Gem Lake, Emigrant Wilderness: A Tale of Lakes & Mosquitoes
- Hiking from Hodgdon Meadow to Tuolumne Grove
- Spring Hike from Tuolumne Meadows to 10,000 ft
- Lake Herman, Benicia CA: The missing link between my cat, the zodiac killer & miles of trails
- Smith Peak, Yosemite: Fire Scars, Bears & Vistas
- Non-Urban Legends & Exploring the Bigfoot Legend in Yosemite
- Chilnualna Falls, Yosemite: Big Waterfall, Tiny Crowd
- Backpacking Glen Camp, Point Reyes - Everything is Damp (thanks ocean)
- Steep Ravine Camping - My Favorite Campsite in California???
- Tueeulala Fall - Hetch Hetchy Valley's Bridal Veil
- Biking Glacier Point Road - it is one big hill.
- Rockefeller Grove, Yosemite - Sugar Pines, Skiing, & Fire Scars
- Hite Cove: California Wildflowers with a Side of Ruins
- Where to find California Sea Otters - Moss Landing, CA
- Foresta Falls & McCauley Ranch on Yosemite's West Side
- Secret Yosemite: Sierra Point
- Yosemite During the Dry Winter & Hiking the 4 Mile Trail
- Let's Go See Butterflies! (Monarch Grove @ Pacific Grove, CA)
- Brews & Hiking Boots: Williams Peak & Prospectors Brewery in Mariposa, CA
- Post Rim Fire - after the smoke, before the snow!
- Low Tide at Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay
- Private Autumn Exploration of Lyell Canyon
- Backpacking Ediza, Iceberg, and Rosalie Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness
- This is what you need to know if you are running the Warrior Dash...
- Half Dome Backpacking: Yes, the Cables are down now. Meaning it is the perfect time to start planning!
- Saddlebag Lake Hiking - to Greenstone & Hummingbird Lakes
- Backpacking Buena Vista Lake to Quartz Mountain Trailhead - Day 3 Buena Vista Loop
- Backpacking Johnson Lake to Buena Vista Lake - Day 2 Buena Vista Loop
- Backpacking Quartz Mountain Trailhead to Johnson Lake - Day 1 Buena Vista Loop
- Backpacking Cathedral Lake, Tahoe Desolation Wilderness and up to Mt Tallac
- The Yosemite Hiker Bus & a hiking Olmsted Point down to Mirror Lake
- Backpacking Merced Pass Lakes to Ottoway Lake – Days 3 & 4
- Backpacking Clark Fork of Illilouette Creek to Merced Pass Lakes - Day 2 to Ottoway Lake
- Backpacking Mono Meadows to Clark Fork of Illilouette Creek - Day 1 to Ottoway Lake
- The Rim Fire from Groveland
- Day Hiking the Duck Pass Trail, Mammoth Lakes
- Hiking the Wild and Scenic Clavey River to God's Bath
- Reflecting on Life through the Tuolumne River: Poopenaut Valley Trail & Rafting
- 2013 MOO-nlight Half Marathon (Davis, CA)
- Sentinel Dome & Taft Point Loop Hike
- Backpacking Buckeye Creek, Hoover Wilderness
- Sierra Book Challenge: Legends of the Yosemite Miwok
- Elizabeth Lake Hike, Yosemite
- Big Creek Trail, the Flattest Trail in Groveland
- Upper Yosemite Falls Hike! & a Lesson in Trail Construction?
- Spear-It Run at the Stockton Asparagus Festival
- Gaylor Peak Hike
- Big Trees Camping and North Grove Hike
- Red Hills Wildflower Hike
- Hiking the Merced River Canyon - with a pup!
- Spring Wildflower Identification in the Merced River Canyon
- Camping Andrew Molera State Park in Big Sur
- Tanbark Trail Big Sur: Hiking at Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Camping & Hiking McWay Falls
- Yosemite Snowshoeing: Crane Flat Fire Lookout
- Stanislaus National Forest Hiking: Groveland Dog Walking Along the Tuolumne
- Yosemite Firefall 2013 & How to enjoy the Yosemite Sunset
- Red Hills CA - Hiking the Overlook Loop Trail
- Orient Express Chinese Camp, CA - 4 Mile Race
- Cross Country Skiing Dodge Ridge - on the Crabtree Trail
- Snowshoeing the Merced Grove of Sequoias
- Packers Football at Candlestick Park & Beaut-tree Updates
- Carlon Falls for a December Hike
- Lower Cathedral Lake Hike - A late fall hike
- The Kvamme Brothers and Pescadero State Beach, Butano State Park, & Golden Gate Bridge
- Our one day in Big Sur
- Traveling to the Coast - Monterey and Artichokes
- Mariposa Grove - Without an overpriced Tram Ticket!
- Thousand Island Lake to the Rush Creek Trailhead – Backpacking Thousand Island Lake Day 3
- Garnet Lake to Thousand Island Lake - Backpacking Thousand Island Lake Day 2
- Shadow Creek Trail Head to Garnet Lake - Backpacking Thousand Island Lake Day 1
- Day Hiking Mt. Watkins, Yosemite - Sweet Solace Off the Trail
- Day Hiking Clouds Rest, Yosemite - Resting with the Clouds
- Glen Aulin to Pothole Dome - Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 4
- Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne to Glen Aulin - Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 3
- Pate Valley to the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 2
- Emigrant Wilderness Backpacking trip to Iceland Lake
- White Wolf to Pate Valley - Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 1
- Little Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 5
- Merced River to Little Yosemite Valley – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 4
- Ottoway Lake to Merced River – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 3
- Illilouette Creek to Ottoway Lake – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 2
- Glacier Point to Illilouette Creek - Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 1
- Plans for the Backcountry of Yosemite
- Lundy Canyon
- Point Reyes Valentines Day 2012
- San Diego for the CNPS Conference
- Artichoke Half Marathon
- Tioga Road Biking
- Halloween 2011
- San Francisco Meets My Mom
- Hoppy Halloween!
- An extra "E", is that nessesary? Really, Renaissance Faire?
- In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and in 2010 Curtis & Denise biked past a winery or two
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass makes me think I don't know what bluegrass really is.
- Bike Paths, Cold Rivers, and Trail Markers
- North Dome, Not the North Pole
- The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Pikas... on Mono Pass!
- Where we finally go to San Francisco, but not Alcatraz
- Obama said we needed a vacation- So we went to Mono Lake!
- Hetch Hetchy Day Hike or as we like to call it Hetch Hedgehogy: the story of our water source and a brave hedgehog
- Stately Parks in the Santa Cruz Area
- Day Hiking Inspiration Point, Yosemite: Our second trip focusing on an Inspiration.
- For now, we have crappy phone pictures of sweet velvet space paintings
- Valley Floor Day Hike instead of unpacking!
Hi Denise – I just moved to Big Oak Flat from the City and happened to come across your blog this evening. Very cool – love it!
Alastair
Enjoy you blog immensely!
This will be my California “do list”!
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