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Photo: Nick's rainbow at Wapama Falls from the first footbridge.Trail head: O'Shaunessy Dam parking lot.Elevation: 3728 ft. at the trail head.Mileage: 5.5 miles round trip to Wapama and back. 13 miles round trip to Rancheria Falls and back.Difficulty: Easy to moderately strenuous because of the total length of the hike.Fee: $35/car YNP entrance fee or pass.Dinner: Evergreen Lodge.Last hiked: May 19, 2022See More

Photo: Female #878, fledged in the Pinnacles, fall of 2017. Parents are #569 and #589, photographed doing it in Jan 2017. Description: Moderate 6.1-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail, completing on Condor Gulch Trail.Trail Head:  Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot.Parking: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking lot and overflow parking behind the Visitor Center with shuttle service to the trail head.Land Status: National Park.Fee: $30.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center, or…See More

Description: Easy to Moderate 12-mile out and back with less than 200 ft. repeated elevation change.Trail Head: About one tenth mile east of Ebbetts Pass on the PCT, at 8707 feet elevation. We can park there and at Ebbetts Pass.Land Status: Mokelumne Wilderness.Fees: None.Dinner: Trail Gate at Ebbetts Pass.Dogs are welcome.Easy backpacking opportunity to Upper Kinney Lake.Last hiked 9/09/17.See More

Inspired by the wildflowers seen at the pass and along SR-108 on 8/13/17.Description: Short, strenuous 5.0 mile up and back to St. Mary's Pass at 10,637 ft. and Sonora Peak at 11,464 ft.Elevation Gain: 2000 ft.Trail Head: .8 mile west of Sonora Pass on SR 108 at the St. Mary's Trail Head. 9427 ft. elevation. Fees: None.Dogs are welcome.Dinner: Trail Gate at the campsites at Clark Fork Campground. Sites to be determined.Last hiked 8/26/17.Consider camping at Clark Fork Campground between 7/12…See More

Photo: Half Dome from Mount Watkin's iconic tree.Trail head and parking: Olmstead Point on Tioga Road.Fee: $35 park entrance fee or pass.Trail head elevation and Mount Watkins elevations are both about 8440 ft. There is a 400 foot elevation change between those two points. Description: Moderate 9-mile out and back to Mount Watkins which faces Cloud's Rest and terminates across from Half Dome.Dinner: Trailgate at Olmstead Point.No dogs on this one.Last hiked: 7/15/17.Note: In order to get a…See More

Photo: 2013 Group crossing the road to begin the hike.Photo Album #92.Trail Head and Parking: 1/4 mile north of Forest Road junction on Big Oak Flat Rd.Fee: $30/car, Annual Pass or Geezer Pass.Elevation: About 4850 ft at the trail head with a 1300 ft. elevation gain.Description: Moderate 7.1-mile up and back to the bridge at Cascade Creek above the falls.Features: Passing through the 1990 A-Rock wildfire burn and two creek crossings.Dinner: Cocina Michoacana in Groveland or Trail Gate.Last…See More

Description: Easy 5.8-mile out and back with a rail grade incline of 528 ft. Turn-around at Old Strawberry Road.Note: Distance can be doubled by parking on 4N01 near Hwy 108.Parking and Trail Head: About 2.5 miles down Fraser Flat Road (4N01) before a bridge.Fee: None.Bring the dogs.Dinner: Strawberry Inn or Mia's Pizza.Last hiked: Never.See More

This trail follows the Old Big Oak Flat Road.Description: From Hodgdon Meadow Campground to Tuolumne Grove parking lot at Tioga Road, it can be a moderate 9.6-mile up and back with an elevation gain and loss of 1400 ft.  Or shorten the hike by turning around at any point.Parking and Trail Head: Hodgdon Meadow Campground to the north at the lower end. Fee: Park entrance fee of $35 or pass.Dogs: This is a rare Yosemite trail where dogs are allowed the entire distance, so bring the puppers.Dinner:…See More

Strenuous 9.5 mile semi-loop to the top up Nevada Fall. Upper John Muir Trail is closed so return to the Silver Apron via the Mist Trail, then take the Clark Point trail to Clark Point where you connect to the lower portion of the John Muir Trail.Make this a moderate hike by skipping the Nevada Fall portion. After the Silver Apron bridge view, go up Clark Trail. At Clark Point take a right on the John Muir.Elevation: 4000 ft. at the trail head. The top of Nevada Fall is  5907 ft., for a 1907…See More

Photo: Jackie on top of Mosaic Staircase.Photo Album: #122.Description: About 11 miles in a figure eight. This can be shortened.Trail Head: Forest Hill Muni Station at Dewey Blvd and Laguna Honda. The 19th Ave. Muni Line. Directions: Take BART to Civic Center Station and transfer to Muni, 19th Ave. line. Or drive there and park.Pack a lunch. Bring the dogs.Dinner: Hopefully, a Mexican restaurant that everyone enjoyed in 2014.Last hiked: 4-19-14See More

Photo courtesy of Yosemite Hikes.Description: 3.6 mile loop, partial cross-country.Destination: Series of cascade falls on the Tuolumne River.Destination: Top of Pothole Dome for 360 degree views.Fee: $30 entrance fee or pass.No dogs on this one.It will be warm this weekend. We’ll take it easy but we can add walks in Tuolumne Meadows or at the Pass. Early Dinner: Whoa Nellie Deli. See More

Trail head: End of Pierce Point Road, Point Reyes.Fee: None.Description: Easy 9.5 mile out and back with a repeated 400 foot elevation change.  Elevation: 300 ft at trail head, descends to 80 ft, ascends to 470 ft.No dogs on the trail. Dinner: Trail Gate away from crowds.Last hiked: 3/31/18.See More

Photo: Steve's perfect Woodland StarTrail head: Morgan Territory Road Staging Area.Fee: None.Dogs welcome. Description: Moderate 7.8-mile loop using the Volvon, Blue Oak, Highland Ridge and Clyma Trails.Elevation: 2040 at the trail head. Lowest is 1100 ft. highest is 2300 ft. for a total change of 1200 ft.Flora possibilities: Woodland Star, Butter and Eggs, Buttercup, Woodland Shooting Star, Red Maid, Broadleaf Filaree, Royal Larkspur, Bluedick. Dinner: Casa Orozco in Livermore.Last Hiked: Mar…See More

Photo: Female #878, fledged in the Pinnacles, fall of 2017. Parents are #569 and #589, photographed doing it in Jan 2017. Description: Moderate 6.1-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail, completing on Condor Gulch Trail.Trail Head:  Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot.Parking: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking lot and overflow parking behind the Visitor Center with shuttle service to the trail head.Land Status: National Park.Fee: $30.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center, or…See More