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 over a decade ago but haven’t been back since. The riding is great! Big news, we’re …
Month: April 2026
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 where sand dunes, forestland & wetlands meet – just a few miles from Arcata. The name …
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 along the waterways of the Humboldt Bay region for millennia. Our destination? Elk River Trail. Unfortunately, …
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 groves have been called “the world’s tallest forest” and are some of the most impressive anywhere. …
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 traveled to Humboldt County to view the magnificent redwood groves. When they found out the trees …
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 samples indicating it’s at least 480,000 years old. With 68 square miles of surface area, it’s …
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 up Cheppo Saddle Road. It’s closed to cars still but opens April 15 so we had …
The weather was a bit dicey looking so we decided to go for a quick hike in the trees. Lewis Creek National Scenic Trail is just north of Oakhurst outside the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. We planned to hike one direction to Corlieu Falls and then turn back and hike the other way …
There isn’t much singletrack to ride in the Yosemite area, but there are a lot of gravel/dirt roads to explore. This ride was entirely gravel/dirt and was a nice quiet exploration of the forest surrounding Fresno Dome and the Sugar Pine Railroad. This ride starts in the forest with Big Creek flowing alongside in a …
You wouldn’t think it, but the area we’re staying in has endless miles of rolling grassy hills with oak and manzanita trees. At leas, early in spring it’s green and inviting, though I’m sure it dries up in the summer. We found this gravel ride on the Fresno Cycling page so figured it was fairly …