#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

Got in a little bit of snowshoeing on a day hike out to see the canyon along Swift Creek, a popular Trinity Alps Wilderness location in the summer, and finally check around an old cabin.

For all the details, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/01/swift-creek-snow-survey.html

#California #ShastaNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityCounty
#waterfall #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #dayhike #mountains #snowshoeing #snow #canyon #river #water

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

Although a little busy on a weekend day and a little bit on road, this was a surprisingly nice hike to a peak and old lookout site where the view really opened out.
Details all here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/10/monument-peak-and-eagle-rock-lookout.html
#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #MonumentPeak

#hiking #dayhike #ShastaTrinityNF #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #peakbagging #TrinityNationalForest #firelookout #ruins #peakbagger

Here's the easy way to get up Hayfork Bally, if you don't want the 8.5 mile lesser maintained trail and Jeep road route:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/10/hayfork-bally-lookout-and-high-point.html
#California #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityCounty #HayforkBally

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger #peak #lookout #firelookout #TrinityNationalForest #Hayfork #PNW

I decided it was time for a little peak bagging, complete with lookout. Oh, and a waterfall to check out and still on the Bigfoot Trail route.
Details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/09/philpot-waterfall-and-plummer-peak.html
#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #TrinityNationalForest #peakbagger #peakbagging #peak #firelookout #waterfall

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

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

A hike to see a striking, but rather short, peak. Then on to a taller, but not so striking, peak. The geology of the Esmeralda Formation (I think) dominates interesting patches along the way.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/castle-peak-and-norman-benchmark.html

#USA #Nevada #GreatBasin #TonopahBLM #MonteCristoRange
#hiking #dayhike #peakbagger #peakbagging #desert #basinandrange #EsmeraldaFormation #geology #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains

Poking around The Crater. Because volcanos are fun!

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-crater.html

#hiking #GreatBasin #desert #volcano #nature #landscape #Nevada #TonopahBLM #basinandrange #mountains #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #peakbagging #peakbagger

More peak bagging in the Silver Peak Range! Grand views of the edge of the Great Basin and more from atop Rhyolite Ridge.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/rhyolite-ridge.html

#hiking #Nevada #desert #peakbagging #peakbagger #TonopahBLM #nature #views #landscape #GreatBasin #USA #travel #hike #outside #mountains #dayhike #SilverPeakRange #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Now is the time for the long hike up Emigrant Peak!

New blog post here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/emigrant-peak-from-emigrant-pass.html

#hiking #dayhike #Nevada #TonopahBLM #desert #deserthiking
#desertphotography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #landscape #nature #geology #rocks #blogpost #travel #hike #outside #mountains #SilverPeakRange #peakbagging #peakbagger #peak

Back to peak bagging with a stroll along the Silver State Trail (first nationally recognized… er… OHV trail) to the top of Grey Dome and back.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/grey-dome-sugarloaf.html

#Nevada #ElyBLM #CalienteBLM #SilverStateTrail #ChiefMountainOHVRecreationArea #ChiefMountainSouthTrailhead #GreyDome #Sugarloaf #hiking #peakbagging #peakbagger #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #mountains #desert

I stopped by an old corral to make a trailless hike to the highest point of the Fat South Egans Wilderness. It is a rugged place, but folks have discovered a route that is very straightforward right to the top.

New blog post here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/shingle-peak.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #mountains #peakbagging #Nevada #ElyBLM #CalienteBLM #peakbagger #trailfree #publiclands #FarSouthEgansWilderness
#FarSouthEgans

A little exploration of the of the mountain bike oriented trails around the edge of Ward Mountain. They are gentle climbs as is typical, but they get places while doing it, which is quite nice. I tagged an extra minor peak at the high point, too. Got even more views that way.

More: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/ward-mountain-loop-gl.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #dayhike #outside #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger #Nevada #HumboldtToiyabeNF #HumboldtNF #WardMountainRecreationArea #WardMountain #publiclands