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Day two on Wooley Creek found much water and a bit of bad trail:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/wooley-haypress-creek.html

*Marble Mountain Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California

#hiking #backpacking #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #publicLands

Day two on Wooley Creek found much water and a bit of bad trail:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/wooley-haypress-creek.html

*Marble Mountain Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California

#hiking #backpacking #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #publicLands

Day two on Wooley Creek found much water and a bit of bad trail:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/wooley-haypress-creek.html

*Marble Mountain Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California

#hiking #backpacking #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #publicLands

Day two on Wooley Creek found much water and a bit of bad trail:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/wooley-haypress-creek.html

*Marble Mountain Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California

#hiking #backpacking #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #publicLands

Day two on Wooley Creek found much water and a bit of bad trail:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/04/wooley-haypress-creek.html

*Marble Mountain Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California

#hiking #backpacking #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #publicLands

Unfortunately, day 4 was the early, unplanned, hike out because the August storms were bearing fruit. A little of it was visible along this route out. As were some firefighting efforts.
The whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-sky-high-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #hike #California #fire #SkyHighValley #KlamathNationalForest #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #shortenedtrip

Unfortunately, day 4 was the early, unplanned, hike out because the August storms were bearing fruit. A little of it was visible along this route out. As were some firefighting efforts.
The whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-sky-high-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #hike #California #fire #SkyHighValley #KlamathNationalForest #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #shortenedtrip

Unfortunately, day 4 was the early, unplanned, hike out because the August storms were bearing fruit. A little of it was visible along this route out. As were some firefighting efforts.
The whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-sky-high-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #hike #California #fire #SkyHighValley #KlamathNationalForest #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #shortenedtrip

Unfortunately, day 4 was the early, unplanned, hike out because the August storms were bearing fruit. A little of it was visible along this route out. As were some firefighting efforts.
The whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-sky-high-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #hike #California #fire #SkyHighValley #KlamathNationalForest #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #shortenedtrip

Things were going great for the first two days of working on the Bigfoot Trail in the Marble Mountains.
The whole story is here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-working-bigfoot-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #volunteering #trailwork #MarbleMountainWilderness
#volunteer

Things were going great for the first two days of working on the Bigfoot Trail in the Marble Mountains.
The whole story is here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-working-bigfoot-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #volunteering #trailwork #MarbleMountainWilderness
#volunteer

Things were going great for the first two days of working on the Bigfoot Trail in the Marble Mountains.
The whole story is here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-working-bigfoot-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #volunteering #trailwork #MarbleMountainWilderness
#volunteer

Things were going great for the first two days of working on the Bigfoot Trail in the Marble Mountains.
The whole story is here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-working-bigfoot-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #volunteering #trailwork #MarbleMountainWilderness
#volunteer

I had a lovely hike up to the camp for another week of trail work (well, 4 days planned for actually working) heading up Canyon Creek in the Marble Mountain Wilderness of Kamath National Forest.
The whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-elk-canyon-creek.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #SiskiyouCounty #volunteering #wilderness #trailwork #trail #backpacking #wildlife #toad #burned #CanyonCreek #MarbleMountain

The second day included bagging of Boulder Peak, the high point of the entire Marble Mountain Wilderness. Then I took a different way down through Second Valley.
The blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-boulder-peak-and-second-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger #backpacking #sitclub #lake

The second day included bagging of Boulder Peak, the high point of the entire Marble Mountain Wilderness. Then I took a different way down through Second Valley.
The blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-boulder-peak-and-second-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger #backpacking #sitclub #lake

The second day included bagging of Boulder Peak, the high point of the entire Marble Mountain Wilderness. Then I took a different way down through Second Valley.
The blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-boulder-peak-and-second-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger #backpacking #sitclub #lake

The second day included bagging of Boulder Peak, the high point of the entire Marble Mountain Wilderness. Then I took a different way down through Second Valley.
The blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-boulder-peak-and-second-valley.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #travel #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #mountains #peakbagging #peakbagger #backpacking #sitclub #lake

A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-lower-wrights-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.

A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-lower-wrights-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.

A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-lower-wrights-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.

A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/boulder-lower-wrights-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.

3rd and final day at the north end of the Russian Wilderness: A morning visit to Albert Lake, then a little extra PCT time before returning to the car on the PCT the other direction.
For a whole lot more: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-albert-lake-and-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #California #mountains #lakes #butterflies #bee #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #PaynesLake #SiskiyouCounty #granite #Shasta #MountShasta #reflection

3rd and final day at the north end of the Russian Wilderness: A morning visit to Albert Lake, then a little extra PCT time before returning to the car on the PCT the other direction.
For a whole lot more: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-albert-lake-and-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #California #mountains #lakes #butterflies #bee #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #PaynesLake #SiskiyouCounty #granite #Shasta #MountShasta #reflection

3rd and final day at the north end of the Russian Wilderness: A morning visit to Albert Lake, then a little extra PCT time before returning to the car on the PCT the other direction.
For a whole lot more: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-albert-lake-and-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #California #mountains #lakes #butterflies #bee #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #PaynesLake #SiskiyouCounty #granite #Shasta #MountShasta #reflection

3rd and final day at the north end of the Russian Wilderness: A morning visit to Albert Lake, then a little extra PCT time before returning to the car on the PCT the other direction.
For a whole lot more: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-albert-lake-and-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #California #mountains #lakes #butterflies #bee #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #PaynesLake #SiskiyouCounty #granite #Shasta #MountShasta #reflection

Day 2 around the north end of the Russian Wilderness: Tagging the top of Etna Mountain and then stopping by Meeks Meadow Lake and Smith Lake (by trail that isn't) and finally Paynes Lake.

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #peakbagger #peakbagging #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #RussianWilderness #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #wildlife #lakes #PaynesLake #RuffeyLakes #MeeksMeadowLake #SmithLake #PNW #PCT

Day 2 around the north end of the Russian Wilderness: Tagging the top of Etna Mountain and then stopping by Meeks Meadow Lake and Smith Lake (by trail that isn't) and finally Paynes Lake.

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #peakbagger #peakbagging #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #RussianWilderness #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #wildlife #lakes #PaynesLake #RuffeyLakes #MeeksMeadowLake #SmithLake #PNW #PCT

Day 2 around the north end of the Russian Wilderness: Tagging the top of Etna Mountain and then stopping by Meeks Meadow Lake and Smith Lake (by trail that isn't) and finally Paynes Lake.

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #peakbagger #peakbagging #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #RussianWilderness #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #wildlife #lakes #PaynesLake #RuffeyLakes #MeeksMeadowLake #SmithLake #PNW #PCT

Day 2 around the north end of the Russian Wilderness: Tagging the top of Etna Mountain and then stopping by Meeks Meadow Lake and Smith Lake (by trail that isn't) and finally Paynes Lake.

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #peakbagger #peakbagging #mountains #SiskiyouCounty #RussianWilderness #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #wildlife #lakes #PaynesLake #RuffeyLakes #MeeksMeadowLake #SmithLake #PNW #PCT

I spent a little more time around the north end of the Russian Wilderness, making a little loop visiting lakes and taking in a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Day 1 was a short one, just a few miles along to a lakeside camp.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-ruffey-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #lake #peak #peakbagging #peakbagging #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #mountains #RuffeyLakes #EtnaSummit #PNW #KlamathNationalForest #PCT

I spent a little more time around the north end of the Russian Wilderness, making a little loop visiting lakes and taking in a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Day 1 was a short one, just a few miles along to a lakeside camp.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-ruffey-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #lake #peak #peakbagging #peakbagging #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #mountains #RuffeyLakes #EtnaSummit #PNW #KlamathNationalForest #PCT

I spent a little more time around the north end of the Russian Wilderness, making a little loop visiting lakes and taking in a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Day 1 was a short one, just a few miles along to a lakeside camp.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-ruffey-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #lake #peak #peakbagging #peakbagging #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #mountains #RuffeyLakes #EtnaSummit #PNW #KlamathNationalForest #PCT

I spent a little more time around the north end of the Russian Wilderness, making a little loop visiting lakes and taking in a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Day 1 was a short one, just a few miles along to a lakeside camp.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-ruffey-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #KlamathNF #RussianWilderness #lake #peak #peakbagging #peakbagging #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #SiskiyouCounty #mountains #RuffeyLakes #EtnaSummit #PNW #KlamathNationalForest #PCT

A few from the 7 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to finish backpacking around the Russian Wilderness on my 3rd and last day.
Lots more and all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #backpacking #butterfly #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #RussianWilderness

A few from the 7 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to finish backpacking around the Russian Wilderness on my 3rd and last day.
Lots more and all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #backpacking #butterfly #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #RussianWilderness

A few from the 7 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to finish backpacking around the Russian Wilderness on my 3rd and last day.
Lots more and all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #backpacking #butterfly #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #RussianWilderness

A few from the 7 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to finish backpacking around the Russian Wilderness on my 3rd and last day.
Lots more and all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-pacific-crest-trail.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #California #mountains #PCT #PacificCrestTrail #backpacking #butterfly #SiskiyouCounty #KlamathNF #KlamathNationalForest #RussianWilderness

Day 2 #backpacking the #RussianWilderness started as a short plan, but couldn't stay that way. I added on a cross country hike to a little peak to see a hidden lake before starting. I added on a cross country hike to the biggest peak in the Wilderness after the hike.
Much more here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-bingham-lake-and-russian-peak.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #outside #California #mountains #peakbagging #RussianPeak #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #SiskiyouCounty #hikeCalifornia #lake #MountainMonday

Day 2 #backpacking the #RussianWilderness started as a short plan, but couldn't stay that way. I added on a cross country hike to a little peak to see a hidden lake before starting. I added on a cross country hike to the biggest peak in the Wilderness after the hike.
Much more here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-bingham-lake-and-russian-peak.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #outside #California #mountains #peakbagging #RussianPeak #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #SiskiyouCounty #hikeCalifornia #lake #MountainMonday

Day 2 #backpacking the #RussianWilderness started as a short plan, but couldn't stay that way. I added on a cross country hike to a little peak to see a hidden lake before starting. I added on a cross country hike to the biggest peak in the Wilderness after the hike.
Much more here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-bingham-lake-and-russian-peak.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #outside #California #mountains #peakbagging #RussianPeak #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #SiskiyouCounty #hikeCalifornia #lake #MountainMonday

Day 2 #backpacking the #RussianWilderness started as a short plan, but couldn't stay that way. I added on a cross country hike to a little peak to see a hidden lake before starting. I added on a cross country hike to the biggest peak in the Wilderness after the hike.
Much more here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-bingham-lake-and-russian-peak.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #outside #California #mountains #peakbagging #RussianPeak #KlamathNationalForest #KlamathNF #newt #SiskiyouCounty #hikeCalifornia #lake #MountainMonday

The #RussianWilderness. It's not very big, but packs a punch. I hadn't been and found my way from the south via the #PacificCrestTrail. For my 1st day of 3 #backpacking, one of the jewels of the area: Russian Lake.
The post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-siphon-lake-russian-lake-and.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #Califronia #KlamathNationalForest
#KlamathNF #RussianLake #SyphonLake #WaterdogLake #lake #randompond #SiskiyouCounty #publiclands #granite #PCT

The #RussianWilderness. It's not very big, but packs a punch. I hadn't been and found my way from the south via the #PacificCrestTrail. For my 1st day of 3 #backpacking, one of the jewels of the area: Russian Lake.
The post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-siphon-lake-russian-lake-and.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #Califronia #KlamathNationalForest
#KlamathNF #RussianLake #SyphonLake #WaterdogLake #lake #randompond #SiskiyouCounty #publiclands #granite #PCT

The #RussianWilderness. It's not very big, but packs a punch. I hadn't been and found my way from the south via the #PacificCrestTrail. For my 1st day of 3 #backpacking, one of the jewels of the area: Russian Lake.
The post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-siphon-lake-russian-lake-and.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #Califronia #KlamathNationalForest
#KlamathNF #RussianLake #SyphonLake #WaterdogLake #lake #randompond #SiskiyouCounty #publiclands #granite #PCT

The #RussianWilderness. It's not very big, but packs a punch. I hadn't been and found my way from the south via the #PacificCrestTrail. For my 1st day of 3 #backpacking, one of the jewels of the area: Russian Lake.
The post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/russian-siphon-lake-russian-lake-and.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains #Califronia #KlamathNationalForest
#KlamathNF #RussianLake #SyphonLake #WaterdogLake #lake #randompond #SiskiyouCounty #publiclands #granite #PCT

The 4th day #backpacking the #TrinityAlpsWilderness did have some burn at the start, but mostly was a day of lakes and explorations. I stopped by one of the Forest's designated special places (for #geology) even!

#hiking #nature #landscape #mountains #California #KlamathNF #PNW #waterfall #lake #dam #frog #CementBanks #bee #glaciation

There's still scattered burn and surreal twice burned areas on the third day backpacking, but there's also unburned and healthy after the burn areas. My plans had to morph a little and I got in tagging a peak right at the end!
The post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/07/boulder-loop-doe-lake-eagle-peak-and.html

#hiking #KlamathNF #ShastaTrinityNF #PNW #California #landscape #nature #mountains #outside #travel #hike #peakbagging #peakbagger #KlamathNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #SiskiyouCounty #TrinityCounty #lake

Day 2, the crazy burn. So much burn. Pockets of pristine creek and some nice wildflowers, but mostly burn. A tough day with half the trail really hard to find.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/07/boulder-loop-granite-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #TrinityAlpsWilderness #KlamathNF #ShastaTrinityNF #California #PNW #burn #nature #landscape #lake #milkweed

Day 2, the crazy burn. So much burn. Pockets of pristine creek and some nice wildflowers, but mostly burn. A tough day with half the trail really hard to find.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/07/boulder-loop-granite-lake.html

#hiking #backpacking #TrinityAlpsWilderness #KlamathNF #ShastaTrinityNF #California #PNW #burn #nature #landscape #lake #milkweed