Castle Crags Wilderness
- PCT Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 1)
- PCT Section P – A Soapstone Perspective of Castle Crags
Death Valley National Park
- Artist’s Drive
- Corkscrew Peak
- Mesquite Sand Dunes
- Super Bloom 2016
- WOWtastic Wildflowers
- Zabriskie Point
Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Mount Tehama, Gone but not Forgotten
- Brokeoff Mountain – Lunar Eclipse
- Brokeoff Mountain Snowshoe
- Bumpass Hell, Cold Boiling and Crumbaugh Lakes
- Lakes, lakes and more lakes
- Bears do live here
- Hat, Terrace and Shadow Lakes
Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Box Camp Trailhead (Black Marble Mountain)
- Marvelous Marbles – Am I Dreaming?
- Lovers Camp & Boulder Creek Trailheads (Deep Lake)
- PCT – CA Section Q . . . as in Quintessential Quagmire
Mt Shasta Vicinity
- Ash Creek Butte and Surprise Lake
- Castle Lake
- Cliff and Terrace Lakes – A Frozen Perspective
- Grey Rock Lake
- Lake Siskiyou
- Tamarack and Twin Lakes
- PCT Section P – A Soapstone Perspective of Castle Crags
- PCT Section P – Deadfall Lakes – Weather or not?
- PCT Section P – Mt Eddy
- PCT Section P – Porcupine Lake
- PCT Section P – Cement Bluff, Bluff Lake, Calling my Bluff?
- PCT Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 2)
Mt Shasta Wilderness
Plumas National Forest
Redding Area
- Chamise Peak
- Mule Ridge Trails
- Sacramento River Trail – Snow and BEARS!
- Sacramento River Trail – Spiders or Turtles?
Russian Wilderness
- Duck/Eaton Trailhead (Duck Lakes)
- Duck/Eaton Trailhead (Eaton, Little Duck, Big Duck, Horseshoe & Lipstick Lakes)
- Paynes Lake Trailhead (Paynes & Albert Lakes)
- PCT – CA Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 3)
Shasta County
- PCT Section N – Hat Creek Rim
- PCT – CA Section O . . . as in Off-Season Obstacle Course
- PCT Section O – Ash Camp to Butcherknife Creek
- PCT Section O – Rock Creek to Burney Falls
- Roaring Creek Falls
Sierra Vicinity
- Alabama Hills – Geocaching for Arches
- Merced River – Wildflowers and Archaeology
- Mount Whitney – I’m Coming for YOU! (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)
- Northeastern Sierra – Finding Fall
- PCT – CA Section H . . . as in Happily Humbled
- Yosemite Falls – and then there was MAGIC!
Thousand Lakes Wilderness
Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Boulder Lake Trailhead
- China Gulch Trailhead
- Long Canyon Trailhead
- North Fork Coffee Creek Trailhead
- Stoney Ridge Trailhead
- Stuart Fork Trailhead
- Swift Creek Trailhead
- PCT – CA Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 3)
Whiskeytown National Park
Yolla Bolla Wilderness
- South Fork National Recreation Trail – Fall Perspective
- South Fork National Recreation Trail – Spring Perspective
Hi! Your website is so helpful. I love seeing all the inspiring mountain photos & food ideas! I am trying to plan a 2-day backpacking trip, short mileage, for this November. I live in Oakland and am hoping to try my first time to Trinity Alps, but it’s difficult to know whether there is anywhere to camp there without too much snow at that time. What would you recommend weather-wise: try for any trail available at trinity alps, or head somewhere else instead due to snow concern? I’d love your advice! Thanks for any recommendations either to go for it, or to wait until spring. 🙂
Best,
Elizabeth
Thanks, it makes me happy to share. November will be very cold but snow is unpredictable. There are some lower elevation areas that will be less apt to receive early snow. Canyon Creek is a good option as it has paved road access. Spring can be frustrating trying to determine melt. In some years I can get to high trails by Memorial Day. Other years access is still blocked on July 4th. Wish I had a crystal ball.