Russian River Gulch State Park is a beautiful park in the Mendocino area. It has coastal bluffs, a sinkhole, and a great hike to a waterfall. We got the opportunity to hike there a few weeks back, and it was a fun experience with shaded trails and fantastic views. The waterfall hike is one of […]
Hikes
Mammoth Consolidated Mine Trail in Mammoth Lakes
The Mammoth Consolidated Mine Trail is a short, less than a mile trail in Mammoth Lakes that takes you to the ruins of a once “somewhat successful” mining district. This area was used from the late 1920s to the early 1930s, and it ended up producing a little over $100,000. Today you can walk through […]
Hiking to Rainbow Falls, Devil’s Postpile, and Red’s Meadow via Devils Postpile Trail
Devils Postpile National Monument is a beautiful park on the backside of Mammoth Mountain. It has lots of hiking trails, stunning waterfalls, lakes for fishing, and unusual geological formations. This trail combines some of the best spots on a 5 mile hike that takes advantage of the summer shuttle system. Here is all the information. […]
White Mountain Peak: Hiking California’s Third Highest Mountain
California is home to over a dozen 14’ers (peaks over 14,000 feet), with some of the most popular being Mt. Whitney and Mt. Shasta. If you are training for either of those two or if you just want to take down a 14,000 foot peak, then White Mountain is a good one to test your […]
Inyo Craters Hike in Mammoth Lakes
The Mammoth Scenic Loop has a lot of short hikes that most people never do; Inyo Craters is one of those hikes. I admit that I have been to the area multiple times over the last six years, and this was the first time I had heard about it as well. This short hike leads […]