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….
Tag: hikes
4 days road trip in Western Wyoming
Day 0. Start of the journey We entered Wyoming from Colorado. And most of our first day (though I don’t count it in this post) was on the road. We drove through wast deserted south Wyoming, passing old small towns. Then we reached the eastern border of Shoshone National Forest. US 287 merged into US…
Yellowstone National Park in one day
Yellowstone National Park is an ultimate item in the most people lifetime bucket lists. And the idea of spending just a day in it could sound like a joke. Though I’m not joking. Once we started to plan the vacation week in Colorado and Wyoming, it was evident that we will miss a few of…
Hiking Sierra Buttes
I remember the moment when I first saw photos from the top of Sierra Buttes. The place stole my heart in a moment. Then last Thanksgiving I wanted to hike but there was snow on the top, and I was hesitant. Then we returned to the area in January, but I even didn’t think about…
Redwoods National Park: Bald Hills Rd
I never had any idea where the borders are of Redwoods National and State parks. I imagine the whole region between Trinidad and Oregon Border with redwoods forests to be a national park. On night two days before the long Memorial Day weekend, I planned the trip to the North. And one of the days…
The High Rock River Trail
In four years of living in California, I saw many redwood groves. I even have a plan to write the list of my favorite parks to see the magnificent giants. Though I notice from our road trips north, one place somehow became a favorite. More correct to say, one road became our favorite. Two-line State…