On a trip into town to pickup groceries, we stopped and did a quick hike on the West Weaver Creek and Upper Creek Trails. This 4ish mile loop is located on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land...
Trinity River Rafting
When in Rome! We’re along the Trinity River where white water rafting is extremely popular so we took a turn. Our trip was with Six Rivers Rafting and I highly recommend them. We drove a short 7 miles to...
Helena, CA Road Ride
Helena, CA is a ghost town near Weaverville in Northern California and we rode our bikes out to the end of the road to see the forest and Trinity River. The site of the Helena ghost town was originally...
Weaverville Basin Ride
It’s been over a week since our last post and we’ve been busy. We’re along the Trinity River in Northern California. Derek and I raced mountain bikes in Weaverville back in the early 2000’s and swung through on vacation...
Beach Dunes
One day we hiked out across the dunes to the beach in Arcata, CA. Ma-le’l Dunes includes 937 acres cooperatively managed by the BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a diverse place...
Headwaters Forest Hike
Headwaters Forest Reserve protects 7,472 acres of coastal redwood forest containing some of the last undisturbed old-growth redwood stands in the world. The Reserve lies within the ancestral homeland of the Wiyot people, who have lived, traded, and traveled...
Bull Creek Redwoods Hike
We came to the redwoods to see redwoods! So, we hiked in Redwood State Park again – this time in Rockefeller Forest. Rockefeller Forest is the largest remaining stand of old growth redwoods in the world. Its dense, verdant...
Founders Grove
After our ride the other day we changed into regular clothes and shoes and hiked around the Founders Grove in the Redwoods. The Founders Grove is dedicated to the founders of the Save-the-Redwoods League. In 1917, several prominent men...
Avenue of the Giants Loop Ride
After our two weeks in the Yosemite area we headed north and west. The drive was beautiful as we headed past Clear Lake. Clear Lake is believed to be one of the oldest lakes in North America with core...
Bass Lake Mountain Biking
Our ride in Bass Lake was mostly dirt “roads”, though we rode mountain bikes because everything is rutted, extremely steep, and rocky. Overall this was 19 miles with 2200′ of climbing. Parking just of the main highway, we started...