#dayhike — Public Fediverse posts

Just a little hike on shifting ground under shifting weather at the local National Natural Landmark. For more information, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/01/shifting-sands-loop-of-ma-lel-dunes.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #HumboldtBayNationalWildlifeRefuge #MalelDunes #NationalNaturalLandmark
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #sanddunes #sand #beach

Just a little hike on shifting ground under shifting weather at the local National Natural Landmark. For more information, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/01/shifting-sands-loop-of-ma-lel-dunes.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #HumboldtBayNationalWildlifeRefuge #MalelDunes #NationalNaturalLandmark
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #sanddunes #sand #beach

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

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

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

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

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

One last grand wandering along the thin colored leaves of Patapsco Valley State Park in Maryland that met up with a bit of history here and there.

For more info, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/ilchester-to-soapstone.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark #Ilchester #Soapstone #PatapscoRiver #hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #river #forest #fallColors #history

One last grand wandering along the thin colored leaves of Patapsco Valley State Park in Maryland that met up with a bit of history here and there.

For more info, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/ilchester-to-soapstone.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark #Ilchester #Soapstone #PatapscoRiver #hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #river #forest #fallColors #history

Another walk among the fall foliage, this time beside the expansive waters of Liberty Reservoir.

For more information, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/shervettes-corner.html

#Maryland #LibertyReservoir #LibertyReservoirCooperativeWildlifeManagementArea #LibertyReservoirCWMA
#hiking #dayhike #nature #getOutside #optOutside #landscape #travel #hike #outside

Another walk among the fall foliage, this time beside the expansive waters of Liberty Reservoir.

For more information, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/shervettes-corner.html

#Maryland #LibertyReservoir #LibertyReservoirCooperativeWildlifeManagementArea #LibertyReservoirCWMA
#hiking #dayhike #nature #getOutside #optOutside #landscape #travel #hike #outside

Some more fall colors while wandering high and low along the South Branch Patapsco River in Maryland.

For more details and pictures, go here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/henryton-and-hoco-thru-trail.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark
#hiking #dayhike #blogpost #Autumn #nature #landscape #travel #outside #hike #river

Some more fall colors while wandering high and low along the South Branch Patapsco River in Maryland.

For more details and pictures, go here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/henryton-and-hoco-thru-trail.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark
#hiking #dayhike #blogpost #Autumn #nature #landscape #travel #outside #hike #river

Off to see another waterfall, this one so great it is called Great Falls! I also experienced a few miles of historic canal tow path, wandered past some mining history, but failed to get going on the particularly rough bit of trail.

The details are all here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/great-falls-of-patomac-river.html
Warning! Way too many photos included!

#Maryland #GreatFalls #ChesapeakeAndOhioCanalNationalHistoricalPark #ChesapeakeAndOhioCanal #PotomacRiver
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #canal #mining #river #waterfall #fallcolors #mine

Off to see another waterfall, this one so great it is called Great Falls! I also experienced a few miles of historic canal tow path, wandered past some mining history, but failed to get going on the particularly rough bit of trail.

The details are all here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/great-falls-of-patomac-river.html
Warning! Way too many photos included!

#Maryland #GreatFalls #ChesapeakeAndOhioCanalNationalHistoricalPark #ChesapeakeAndOhioCanal #PotomacRiver
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #canal #mining #river #waterfall #fallcolors #mine

The Ilchester Area of Patapsco Valley State Park has all sorts of ruins marked, so I took a day to have a look around it.

For more info, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/saint-marys-of-ilchester.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark
#hiking #dayhike #ruins #nature #outside #blogpost #travel #landscape #dayhiking

The Ilchester Area of Patapsco Valley State Park has all sorts of ruins marked, so I took a day to have a look around it.

For more info, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/saint-marys-of-ilchester.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark
#hiking #dayhike #ruins #nature #outside #blogpost #travel #landscape #dayhiking

A bit of fall color, a pretty little waterfall, a small lake, and a few ridges and hills out in Patapsco Valley State Park's McKeldin and Woodstock areas.

For more details, check the link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/mckeldin-falls-and-old-quarry-lake.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark #McKeldin #Woodstock
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #fallColors #PatapscoRiver #publicLands

A bit of fall color, a pretty little waterfall, a small lake, and a few ridges and hills out in Patapsco Valley State Park's McKeldin and Woodstock areas.

For more details, check the link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/mckeldin-falls-and-old-quarry-lake.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark #McKeldin #Woodstock
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #fallColors #PatapscoRiver #publicLands

A loop through the color changing trees to a popular little waterfall.

For more info, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/cascade-falls.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark
#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #dayhike #waterfall #CascadeFalls #blogpost

A loop through the color changing trees to a popular little waterfall.

For more info, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/cascade-falls.html

#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark
#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #dayhike #waterfall #CascadeFalls #blogpost

We headed out for a bunch of little hikes among the peaks of the Lassics, which tend to feature in the minds of the outdoorsy locals because they can be seen from so many places.
Many more details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/hiking-lassics.html

#California #SixRiversNationalForest #MountLassicWilderness #HumboldtCounty #TrinityCounty
#publicLands #NationalForest #nature #landscape #hiking #dayhike #travel #hike #outside blogpost

We headed out for a bunch of little hikes among the peaks of the Lassics, which tend to feature in the minds of the outdoorsy locals because they can be seen from so many places.
Many more details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/hiking-lassics.html

#California #SixRiversNationalForest #MountLassicWilderness #HumboldtCounty #TrinityCounty
#publicLands #NationalForest #nature #landscape #hiking #dayhike #travel #hike #outside blogpost

Once the crowds had died down from the official opening of this very important link in the Humboldt Bay Trail, I headed out to see how it was.

The details are here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/07/humboldt-bay-trail-connected.html

#HumboldtBay #California #HumboldtCounty #HumboldtBayNationalWildlifeRefuge
#hiking #nature #HumboldtBayTrail #GreatRedwoodTrail #CCT #CaliforniaCoastalTrail #landscape #hike #travel #outside #dayhike #pavedwalk #bayside

Once the crowds had died down from the official opening of this very important link in the Humboldt Bay Trail, I headed out to see how it was.

The details are here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/07/humboldt-bay-trail-connected.html

#HumboldtBay #California #HumboldtCounty #HumboldtBayNationalWildlifeRefuge
#hiking #nature #HumboldtBayTrail #GreatRedwoodTrail #CCT #CaliforniaCoastalTrail #landscape #hike #travel #outside #dayhike #pavedwalk #bayside

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

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

There were hints that it might be a grand time to view Rhododendrons, so Rhododendrons were viewed. Other flowers were about, too.

The details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/06/rhododendrons-on-rhododendron-trail.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodNationalAndStateParks #PrairieCreekRedwoodsStatePark

#hiking #nature #hikingAdventures #hikeCalifornia #CalParks #landscape #travel #outside #hike #dayhike #forest #publiclands #flowers #wildflowers

There were hints that it might be a grand time to view Rhododendrons, so Rhododendrons were viewed. Other flowers were about, too.

The details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/06/rhododendrons-on-rhododendron-trail.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodNationalAndStateParks #PrairieCreekRedwoodsStatePark

#hiking #nature #hikingAdventures #hikeCalifornia #CalParks #landscape #travel #outside #hike #dayhike #forest #publiclands #flowers #wildflowers

They call it the "green Trinities", but it's the Salmon Mountains and here's a few lakes and a peak on a short day hike among them.

The blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/north-trinity-mountain-waterdog-lake.html

#California #SixRiversNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #HumboldtCounty

#dayhike #hiking #nature #SixRiversNF #landscape #outside #travel #hike #SalmonTrinityPrimitiveArea #snow #flowers #BloomScrolling #wildflowers #lakes

They call it the "green Trinities", but it's the Salmon Mountains and here's a few lakes and a peak on a short day hike among them.

The blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/north-trinity-mountain-waterdog-lake.html

#California #SixRiversNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #HumboldtCounty

#dayhike #hiking #nature #SixRiversNF #landscape #outside #travel #hike #SalmonTrinityPrimitiveArea #snow #flowers #BloomScrolling #wildflowers #lakes

The view on the trail to Spirit Canyon, looking out over the Ibex Valley, Yukon. #Yukon #DayHike #Canada

The view on the trail to Spirit Canyon, looking out over the Ibex Valley, Yukon. #Yukon #DayHike #Canada

Taking on exploring a whole trail system so it can go on the map! It's not a very big one and I'd not been there and it made a good looping day hike past a bunch of lakes, so there might have been other motivations.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/red-mountain-lake-blue-lake-and-fish.html

#dayhike #hiking #exploring #hikeHumboldt #hikeCalifornia #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #HumboldtCounty #SixRiversNationalForest #SixRiversNF

Taking on exploring a whole trail system so it can go on the map! It's not a very big one and I'd not been there and it made a good looping day hike past a bunch of lakes, so there might have been other motivations.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/red-mountain-lake-blue-lake-and-fish.html

#dayhike #hiking #exploring #hikeHumboldt #hikeCalifornia #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #HumboldtCounty #SixRiversNationalForest #SixRiversNF

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

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

Hey, look! Actually got to the popular bit of the Trinity Alps Wilderness! Er, at a time when it's still really easy to get a parking space, even on the weekend.
The details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/waterfalls-and-snow-in-canyon-creek.html

#hiking #dayhike #hikingCalifornia #CaliforniaHiking #California #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityAlps #TrinityCounty #snow #waterfall #nature #landscape #travel #outside stuff like that

Hey, look! Actually got to the popular bit of the Trinity Alps Wilderness! Er, at a time when it's still really easy to get a parking space, even on the weekend.
The details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/waterfalls-and-snow-in-canyon-creek.html

#hiking #dayhike #hikingCalifornia #CaliforniaHiking #California #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityAlps #TrinityCounty #snow #waterfall #nature #landscape #travel #outside stuff like that

I headed out to the redwoods to see Ossagon Trail and the rather famous Fern Canyon of Prairie Creek Redwoods. Almost all the other people on trail were in the canyon.

All the details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/03/ossagon-creek-fern-canyon-and.html

*Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Redwood National and State Parks, Humboldt County, California

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #forest #redwoods #beach #dayhike #PNW #norCal

I walked the beautiful De Vuursche NS-trail from Baarn to Hollandsche Rading (13.7 km)!
Forests, heathlands, and royal spots like Paleis Soestdijk and Drakensteyn.
Discover peaceful paths and charming Lage Vuursche!
Full story at https://samwandelt.com/ns-wandeling-de-vuursche/

#Hiking #NSwalk #Netherlands #Baarn #NatureWalk #Wandelen #Travel #Outdoors #DayHike #Forests #Heathlands #RoyalNetherlands #SlowTravel #Wanderlust #ExploreMore

For #ThrowbackThursday: #OnThisDay in 2017, I made a start in the faint dawn light at the end of Templin Highway to bag the Lower Peaks Committee (#SierraClub) listed Redrock Mountain. They list the benchmark, anyway. The actual peak was my goal and is a little further along the ridge. I skipped looking for any cursed gold mines the area is known for and went for the more reliable reward of beauty. The narrows of Fish Canyon, a diversion into the canyons past Pianobox when I missed a turn, then high into a clearing sky where the last wild California condor soared before all were captured. Once headed down again, I took a different route, a repeat of a stunning canyon I had hiked before, but this time with enough light to see it.

It was a wonderful day and the whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2017/03/redrock-mountain.html

#hiking #dayhike #nature #canyon #peak #peakbagging #TbT #OTD

Things to do in February: bag desert peaks! For this #ThrowbackThursday I have a Feb 2022 hike up Corkscrew Peak in Death Valley, listed by the Desert Peaks Section. Unlike the last one, this was on my own like most my hikes. Some quick weather was expected to blow by in the morning, but it held off a couple hours. Without the weather, it would have just been boring blue sky all across the whole day.

The story's here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2022/02/corkscrew-peak.html

#hiking #dayhike #DeathValleyNationalPark #California #USA #peakbagging #DPS

#ThrowbackThursday In 2018, I spent a January day with the Hundred Peaks Section bagging my 100th listed peak. I should probably join up some time to get credit! They're a great bunch and allow all to come along even if you haven't joined. It doesn't even matter how many times.

For the whole story, the blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2018/01/butterfly-peak-and-rock-point.html and if you want to keep exploring, click the HPS tag for more HPS peaks and the Sierra Club tag for more club outings.

#SanBernardinoNationalForest #California #HPS #peakbagging #hiking #dayhike #landscape #nature

There's not been some real content here for a while, so I asked my everything map for just the January ones and picked this for a #throwbackThursday post. Seems I've generally been on the coast or Arizona for the first month.

Table Top may have been the most mundane of my Mojave National Preserve hikes, but also the most approachable of the off trail adventures there. Just a bit of across and a bit of up, a wander around the edge of the tall mesa for the view, then back the same way.

Get the whole story here (and a chance to click the tag for the others): https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2019/01/table-top.html

#hiking #dayHike #MojaveNationalPreserve #California #desert #peakbagging #nature #landscape #distance

Getting in a little hike before too much time has passed. Just "thru" hiking the Arcata Ridge Trail.

Post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/12/arcata-ridge-trail.html
#California #HumboldtCounty #ArcataCommumintyForest

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

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

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

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