#dayhike — Public Fediverse posts

Redwood National Park added a mile of trail under old growth California coastal redwoods, so I had to go and see these new trees. Bonus getting to look around 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway.
Find all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/08/crooked-trail-to-lady-bird-johnson-grove.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodStateAndNationalParks #RedwoodNationalPark #hiking #redwoods #trees #nature #publicLands #dayhike #landscape #hike #outside

Back to Yolla Bolly for a little trail work, this time around the south mountains. This is the very southern end of the Bigfoot Trail! The first two days, we worked to Long Lake and along a connector trail for the Ides Cove National Recreation Trail.

All the details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/06/south-yolla-bolly-square-lake-and-burnt.html

#California #TehamaCounty #MendocinoNationalForest #YollaBollyMiddleEelWilderness
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #volunteering #volunteer #BigfootTrail #NRT

Next, the hike:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/black-rock-mountain-lookout.html
which visited the old Guard Station location and then climbed to the fire lookout location. Only one is still standing and none were entered.

#California #TrinityCounty #TehamaCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #YollaBollyMiddleEelWilderness

#hiking #dayhike #ShastaTrinityNF #TrinityNF #YollaBolly #fireLookout #nature #wilderness #publicLands #TrinityNationalForest #landscape #hike #travel #outside #peakbagger #peakbagging

Starting by the historic barn and wandering down through (and once over) old growth to the tallest trees in the world at Tall Trees. All the details and so many more pictures of big trees are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/08/dolason-prairie-and-tall-trees.html
#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodNationalPark #RedwoodNationalAndStateParks

#hiking #dayhike #thickTrunkThursday #redwoods #forest #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #trees #tallTrees #bigTrees

Back to Humboldt Redwoods to finish the River Trail. This hike was bookended with jewel redwood groves: Kent-Mather to start and the Childrens Grove to finish. I took the good way there and the long way back.

All the details and many more pictures can be found here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/08/kent-mather-grove-to-childrens-grove.html
#California #HumboldtCounty #HumboldtRedwoodsStatePark

#hiking #dayhike #redwoods #forest #forestbathing #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside

Back to US-50, I completed the circle through Nevada with one last little hike joining a pair of interpretive trails outside Fallon. The interpretive trail at Grimes Point showcases the 8000 year old petroglyphs of the area. The interpretive trail at Hidden Cave showcases the geology including the tufa with its human connections.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/grimes-point-and-hidden-cave.html

#USA #Nevada #StillwaterBLM #GrimesPoint #HiddenCave

#hiking #dayhike #desert #petroglyphs #tufa #nature #landscape #outside #travel #hike #interpretivetrail #calciumcarbonate

I finished the day popping up to a little peak for the view and a geocache.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/below-corey-peak.html

#USA #Nevada #ToiyabeNF #HumboldtToiyabeNF

#hiking #dayhike #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger

Stopping by a couple historic mining areas before leaving Garfield Hills.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/lazy-man-and-evening-star-mines.html

#USA #Nevada #StillwaterBLM #GarfieldHills

#hiking #dayhike #desert #mining #historicMine #ruins #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside

A journey to the high point of the Garfield Hills. It's a 2000 foot prominence peak, so "hills" seems a bit of a misnomer.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/garfield-hills-high-point.html

#USA #Nevada #StillwaterBLM #GreatBasin

#dayhike #desert #peakbagging #mountains #nature #outside #landscape #hiking #travel #hike #peakbagger #views

Some more peak bagging, but staying warmer by keeping lower. (Probably more useful was the lack of wind.) Exploring some area mining on the way up, too.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/mable-mountain-of-garfield-hills.html

#USA #Nevada #GreatBasin #StillwaterBLM #GarfieldHills #MableMountain
#hiking #dayhike #mine #ruins #nature #desert #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger