Kayaking Elkhorn Slough
A couple of weeks ago my husband stumbled across a great SteepAndCheap.com deal - Wilderness Systems Tsunami 145 kayaks for a killer price and only four available. He could ship…
A couple of weeks ago my husband stumbled across a great SteepAndCheap.com deal - Wilderness Systems Tsunami 145 kayaks for a killer price and only four available. He could ship…
Two years ago I did my first backpack in Ventana Wilderness, a quick overnighter to Pine Valley. The weather was horrendous, so I vowed to return when the weather was…
I just enjoyed a cold and rainy spring backpack in Pine Valley in the Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest. We accessed Pine Valley via the Pine Ridge Trail,…
I managed to squeeze in a long dayhike, finally! Since the Sierra backpacking season ended I haven't gotten out on a lot of long hikes and I'm definitely missing it.…
Dave and I spent the weekend at Pinnacles National Monument. The park recently acquired a large parcel of new land and this land includes the old campground that used to be just outside the East entrance. The land needs a lot work since it has missed out on the preservation done within the park, and we were happy to be a part of a volunteer crew that contributed a few hours to the park through a Geocaching CITO event.
There were two tasks that our group contributed to: the first was to pull out invasive horehound plants from the old ranch lands that are now part of the park. Thousands of plants were cleaned out by the crew – great job! The second task was to build a fence and work on trail re-vegitation in the campground. There was a big open meadow that had been stomped down by people over the years. We built a rustic wooden fence around it while others mulched up the old trails to prepare for re-vegitation. It was hard but fun work. It was quite interesting to learn about the park’s expansion, and also get some education about the park’s condor program (we watched them soaring far above us near a roost on a ridge).
A few weeks ago David and I joined on a group geocaching 'Deathmarch'. The plan was to tackle Palo Corona Peak in Garrapata State Park, about 10 miles south of…
Our final destination of the week was Santa Cruz Island, of the Channel Islands National Park, with the Northern California Hikers. We met Paige, Karen, Candace, and Lisa at the…
David and I were really looking forward to spending this weekend snowcamping up at Lassen National Park. But the forecast wasn't cooporating, and we've had enough of driving through bad…