#trinitynationalforest — Public Fediverse posts

[3/3] Day 3 backpacking Yolla Bolly: Finishing the circuit with two more named peaks to tag on the way. First Blue Slide by the side of the trail just before everything got dicey. Second Horsehead Mountain where three forests and three major watersheds meet.

More info here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/03/shell-mountain-blue-slide-and-horsehead.html

#California #TrinityCounty #MendocinoNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityNationalForest #SixRiversNationalForest #YollaBollyMiddleEelWilerness
#hiking #nature #landscape #outside #mountains #peakbagging #backpacking #hike #blogpost

[2/3] Day 2 backpacking Yolla Bolly: Headed up to Buck Ridge and up the yolla bolly (snowy mountains, well, mountain) of Shell Mountain. They really should all be yolla bolly at the moment.

More is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/03/shell-mountain-buck-ridge-and-shell.html

#California #TrinityCounty #MendocinoNationalForest #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #YollaBollyMiddleEelWilderness
#hiking #nature #landscape #mountains #peakbagging #backpacking

Day 4: All the way back.

https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/07/alpine-boulder-creek.html

#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #TrinityNationalForest #AlpineLake #StuartFork #TrinityRiver #waterfall

Day 3: The attempt to reach Smith and Morris Lakes. It was rather more strenuous than expected. I need to practice some boulder hopping.

https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/07/alpine-smith-and-morris-lakes.html

#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #lake #granite #TrinityNationalForest

Day 2: The surprisingly hard hike to Alpine Lake and some excursion around it.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/07/alpine-alpine-lake.html

#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #AlpineLake
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #lake #TrinityNationalForest

It's been 2 weeks since I got these posts done, so I should probably mention that there's a small but tough backpacking trip stopping by Alpine Lake most the time that's on the blog.

Day1: Short and easy up Stuart Fork to the ford.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/07/alpine-stuart-fork.html

#California #TrinityCounty #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityAlpsWilderness #StuartFork #TrinityRiver
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #backpacking #river

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

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

When I saw "Natural Bridge" on the map, I had to go see it. It's off Bridge Gulch Road in Bridge Gulch, so I'm not the only one obsessed. (Plaque words are in the alt.)

All the details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/10/massacre-natural-bridge.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityNationalForest #PNW #naturalbridge #limestone

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

Day 4 backpacking the South Fork National Recreation Trail/South Fork Trinity River Trail was getting back. I took an easy day. Because. Got to poke around a bit more than on the way out and then rest for the evening.
Details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/09/south-fork-downhill-all-way.html

#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #TrinityNationalForest #forest #SouthFork #TrinityRiver #BigfootTrail

Day 2 backpacking South Fork was actually spent on Smoky Creek where the Bigfoot Trail climbs away from the river. I hiked up to the trailhead, getting in some views, before returning to the river.
Details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/09/south-fork-smoky-creek.html

#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #BigfootTrail
#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #outside #BigfootTrail #TrinityNationalForest #NationalRecreationTrail #NRT #SouthForkNationalRecreationTrail #SouthForkTrinityRiverTrail #backpacking #forest #river #TrinityRiver #SouthFork #OptOutside

With my backpack packed for 5 days, I headed out to explore the bits and pieces of South Fork Trinity River accessible from the National Recreation Trail. I also wanted to hike the bits of the Bigfoot Trail in the area. First day was lots of miles generally high above that river with a few chunky creek crossings.
Details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/09/south-fork-up-river.html

#California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #TrinityNationalForest #NationalRecreationTrail #NRT #SouthForkNationalRecreationTrail #SouthForkTrinityRiverTrail #backpacking #forest #river #TrinityRiver #SouthFork #getOutside #OptOutside

Mostly not trail work photos from cutting trees and brush along a couple trails in the Canyon Creek area with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/canyon-creek-area-trail-work.html

#hiking #volunteering #trailwork #landscape #California #TrinityCounty #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #nature #wildflowers

Mostly not trail work photos from cutting trees and brush along a couple trails in the Canyon Creek area with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/canyon-creek-area-trail-work.html

#hiking #volunteering #trailwork #landscape #California #TrinityCounty #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #nature #wildflowers

Mostly not trail work photos from cutting trees and brush along a couple trails in the Canyon Creek area with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/canyon-creek-area-trail-work.html

#hiking #volunteering #trailwork #landscape #California #TrinityCounty #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #nature #wildflowers

Mostly not trail work photos from cutting trees and brush along a couple trails in the Canyon Creek area with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/canyon-creek-area-trail-work.html

#hiking #volunteering #trailwork #landscape #California #TrinityCounty #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #nature #wildflowers

Mostly not trail work photos from cutting trees and brush along a couple trails in the Canyon Creek area with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/canyon-creek-area-trail-work.html

#hiking #volunteering #trailwork #landscape #California #TrinityCounty #TrinityAlpsWilderness #TrinityNationalForest #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #nature #wildflowers