Winter is an eventful season. Snow in Sierras and Cascades, storms on the coast, rain in the Bay. And when it starts to rain the Bay Area, the best thing to do is go hike waterfalls. North Bay has its jewels, as well as Mt.Diablo. Peninsula has Big Basin famous Berry Falls and other smaller…
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Mitchell Caverns
After being closed for an extended period, Mitchell Caverns reopened just a year ago. I tried to book them last year planning our southwest trip. And it was a shock for me that it was scheduled entirely until March! This August I called them again. They have very strict instruction on how one can book…
Joshua Tree National Park in day and a half
For four years we spent Thanksgiving weekend in Northern Sierra hoping for snow and hiking among the pines. And last year was a disappointment. I wore a thing flannel shirt all weekend long. It was so warm so all snow that fell in previous days melted without signs. Was it the reason for such dramatic…
Photos from Pioneertown
Pioneertown is a great short (or long) stop on the way to Joshua Tree that brings not just rest after a drive but also allows to play and pretend that you are in the old western town. And it was precisely a goal of the town creators, Dick Curtis, Roy Rogers, and Russell Hayden and…
Hazy Hike at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Fall Creek Unit
Sites in the post are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex. Please check web sites on the latest info. It was a smoky November. So hazy, one cannot see ridges around the Bay Area. Even the coast had poor air quality. We spent two weekends in a row doing nothing, and I felt anxious….
Fall Road trip to Hope Valley
When I first googled “Fall Colors in California,” among all the Eastern Sierra locations, I saw Hope Valley. The place was somehow totally unknown to me. Then I started my research, and the trip idea appeared. Hope Valley rests at 7,000 feet south of Lake Tahoe on the eastern side of Carson Pass. The drive,…
Loves Falls
I knew about this falls here for a long time. I have them in my list as a potential stop on the way for a few times already. But somehow it only felt right to visit them just lately. Loves Falls is one of the easy access on a short hike. They are right on…