Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (includes Ocotillo Wells)
Butte County
- CA – April 2021, Wildflowers of Butte County
- Feather Falls (pending)
Castle Crags Wilderness
- Dog Trailhead
- Soapstone Trailhead
- Soda Springs Trailhead
Death Valley National Park
- Artist’s Drive
- Corkscrew Peak
- Dante’s Ridge
- Darwin Falls
- Fall Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Mesquite Sand Dunes
- Old Harmony Borax Works
- Rainbow Canyon and Father Crowley Point
- Salt Creek
- Super Bloom 2016
- Ubehebe Craters
- Wildrose Charcoal Kilns and Peak
- WOWtastic Wildflowers
- Zabriskie Point
Joshua Tree National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Forest & Park
Note: the 2021 Dixie Fire damaged many of these trails
- Bumpass Hell Trailhead
- Crags Lake Trailhead
- Brokeoff Mountain Trailhead
- Hat Lake/Creek Trailhead
- Kings Creek Falls Trailhead
- Kings Creek Picnic Area Trailhead
- Kohm Yah-Mah-Nee Visitor Center
- Manzanita Lake Trailhead
- Summit Lake Trailhead
- Terrace Lake Trailhead
- Terrace Shadow and Cliff Lake Trailhead
- Twin Bridges/PCT Trailhead
- CA – Lassen Volcanic National Park, Flowers, Ice and So Much More (May 2021)
Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Box Camp Trailhead (Black Marble Mountain)
- Marvelous Marbles – Am I Dreaming?
- Lovers Camp & Boulder Creek Trailheads (Deep Lake)
- Mule Bridge Trailhead (English Lake)
- PCT – Etna Summit to Man Eaten Lake, Jan’s Swimmer’s Route (Fisher and Marten Lakes)
- PCT – CA Section Q . . . as in Quintessential Quagmire
Merced River Recreation Area
Mojave National Preserve
Mt Shasta Vicinity
- Ash Creek Butte and Surprise Lake
- Black Butte
- Cabin Creek Trailhead (aka Squaw Valley Creek)
- Castle Lake Trailhead
- Cliff and Terrace Lakes – A Frozen Perspective
- Grey Rock Lake
- Gumboot Trailhead
- Klamath National Forest, Kangaroo Lake Botanical Area (June 2021)
- Klamath National Forest, Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (August 2021)
- Lake Siskiyou
- McCloud Falls and River Trail
- Parks Creek Trailhead
- Squaw Valley Creek (aka Cabin Creek)
- Tamarack and Twin Lakes
- PCT Sections:
- PCT Section O – Girard Ridge View of Mt Shasta
- 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 – Gumboot to Mt Eddy Summit
- PCT Section P – Cement Bluff, Bluff Lake, Calling my Bluff?
- PCT Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 2)
Mt Shasta Wilderness
- Brewer Creek Trailhead
- Bunny Flat Trailhead
- Sand Flat Snowshoe
- South Gate Meadows Trailhead
Picacho State Recreation Area
Plumas National Forest
Redding Area
Note: the 2018 Carr Fire damaged many of these trails
- Autumn Jaunts (2021)
- Chamise Peak
- Mule Ridge Trails
- Sacramento River Trail – Snow and BEARS!
- Sacramento River Trail – Spiders or Turtles?
- Wildflower Jaunts in March
Redwood National and State Parks
- Redwood Coast (Part 1 of 2) (Aug 2021)
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park (Avenue of the Giants)
- City of Trinidad
- Patrick’s Point State Park
- Humboldt Lagoons State Park
- Redwoods National Park – The California Coastal Trail, Skunk Cabbage Section
- Redwood Coast (Part 2 of 2) (Aug 2021)
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Gold Bluffs Beach Campground
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Elk Prairie Campground
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Fern Canyon Trail
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Moorman Pond Trail
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Miner’s Ridge/Clintonia/James Irvine Loop Trails
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, West Ridge/Zigzag #2/Prairie Creek Loop Trails
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 – Carter Summit to Etna Summit, Jan’s Swimmer’s Route (Siphen, Bingham, Statue, Paynes, Smith and Ruffey Lakes)
- PCT – CA Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 3)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shasta County
Note: the 2018 Carr Fire and 2021 Dixie Fire damaged many of these trails
- Autumn Jaunts (2021)
- Burney Falls State Park
- Hat Creek Rim . . . a spring to remember (2019)
- Hat Creek Rim . . . welcoming 2019 winter style
- PCT Section N – Hat Creek Rim
- PCT Section N – Cache 22 Trail Crossing
- PCT – CA Section O . . . as in Off-Season Obstacle Course
- PCT Section O – Ash Camp to Butcherknife Creek
- PCT Section O – Girard Ridge View of Mt Shasta
- PCT Section O – Rock Creek to Burney Falls
- Roaring Creek Falls
- CA – April 2021, Wildflowers of Shasta County (Part 1)
- CA – April 2021, Wildflowers of Shasta County (Part 2)
Sierra Vicinity
- 395 Jaunting
- Alabama Hills – Geocaching for Arches
- Big Pine Creek Trail, North Fork – 1st and 2nd Waterfall Loop
- Big Pine Creek Trail, North Fork – 1st-3rd Lakes to near Temple Crag View
- Big Pine Creek Trail, South Fork – Brainerd Lake
- Bodie State Historic Park
- Crowley Lake Columns
- Green Creek Trailhead (Green, East, Nutter, Gilman and Hoover Lakes)
- JMT (John Muir Trail) – Tuolumne to Kearsarge
- Lake Sabrina – a snowy peek
- Lake Sabrina Basin Trailhead (Lake Sabrina to Blue, Donkey and Baboon Lakes)
- Lake Sabrina Basin Trailhead (Lake Sabrina to Blue, Emerald, Dingleberry and Midnight Lakes)
- Little Lakes Valley Trailhead (Morgan Pass, plus Long, Gem and Chickenfoot Lakes)
- Lundy Canyon Trailhead
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- McGee Creek Trailhead
- Merced River – Wildflowers and Archaeology
- Mono Lake – A Winter Perspective
- Mount Whitney – I’m Coming for YOU! (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)
- North Lake Trailhead, Piute Pass Trail
- Northeastern Sierra – Finding Fall
- PCT – CA Section F . . . a Rainbow Jaunt
- PCT – CA Section F – Oak Creek Pass, Tehachapi
- PCT – CA Section H . . . as in Happily Humbled
- Rock Creek Lake – a snowy jaunt
- South Lake Trailhead, Bishop Pass Trail
- Virginia Lakes Trailhead (Green Creek Trail)
- Yosemite Falls – and then there was MAGIC!
Tehama County (Red Bluff Area)
Thousand Lakes Wilderness
Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Bear Lakes Trailhead
- Big Flat Trailhead
- Caribou and Ward Lakes (post pending)
- Tri Forest and Sawtooth Peaks (post pending)
- Boulder Lake Trailhead
- Canyon Creek Trailhead
- Canyon Creek Trail
- Canyon Creek and El Lakes (post pending)
- China Gulch Trailhead
- Hobo Gulch Trailhead
- Hobo Gulch to Papoose Lake (post pending)
- Long Canyon Trailhead
- North Fork Coffee Creek Trailhead
- Poison Canyon Trailhead
- Stoney Ridge Trailhead
- Late Spring Jaunting (Stonewall Pass, Little Stonewall Pass, Deer Creek Pass, Four Lakes Loop, Tri-Forest Divide, Black(s) Basin, Seven-Up Pass, Swift Creek Divide, Granite Peak)
- Summer Jaunting (Van Matre Meadows, Echo, Deer and Summit Lakes, Stonewall Pass, Siligo Peak)
- The 1st Two Miles – A Tease and Taste of What Lies Beyond
- Stuart Fork Trailhead
- Swift Creek Trailhead
- Tangle Blue Trailhead
- PCT – CA Section P . . . as in Persistently Practicing Patience (Part 3)
- CA – Wildflowers of Trinity County, May 2021
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Note: the 2018 Carr Fire damaged many of these trails
- Boulder Creek Falls (post pending)
- Brandy Creek Falls
- Crystal Creek Falls (post pending)
- Kanaka Peak to Brandy Creek Falls to Boulder Creek Falls to Whiskeytown Falls
- Merry Mountain (post pending)
- Shasta Bally
- South Fork and Iron Mountains
- Whiskeytown Falls (post pending)
Yolla Bolla Wilderness
- South Fork National Recreation Trail – Fall Perspective
- South Fork National Recreation Trail – Spring Perspective
Jan's Jaunts and Jabberings 
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.