Trinity Alps – Canyon Creek Trail
We wanted to make the trip to Redding “worth it,” so we decided to plan a backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps. Prior to our trip, I downloaded some Google Map overlays; it looked...
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Pinnacles Adventure Run
This Route was designed to be a ~22 mile adventure run. The objective was to see as many of the Pinnacles trails as possible, without repeating much. There are a couple errors in our...
Kandlbinder Peak, Ventana Falls, and the Window.
We wanted to do some more creek exploring, and Leor had a “tip” about a cool, rarely visited waterfall hidden amongst loose red rocks up Ventana creek. Starting point was Pfeiffer Big Sur –...
Junipero Serra Peak
Junipero Serra Peak is a peak of many names. It has also been named just “Serra Peak” (what the register says), or Santa Lucia Peak.. or even Pimkolam Summit (this was the Native American...
Machesna Mountain Wilderness
Machesna Mountain Wilderness offers some beautiful terrain in San Luis Obispo County. This wilderness borders Garcia Wilderness and is part of the Los Padres National Forest. If there weren’t slices of private land in...
Garcia Wilderness Trails
There are a few, somewhat neglected trails in the Garcia Wilderness. These trails are perfect for running and hiking – especially in the winter time. By early spring, they tend to be overgrown with...
Lottie Potrero Trail – Silver Peaks Wilderness
There are a number of abandoned or nearly abandoned trails in the Ventana. The Lottie Potrero trail falls into the “nearly abandoned” category. The existence of this trail opens up the opportunity for some nice...
Ventana Cone from Los Padres Dam
*This route was designed by Leor Pantillat. You can find his report here Leor said something about exploring a creek in the Ventana Wilderness, so I found myself awake at 3:30AM, driving the winding...
