![View to the south from Arch Rock](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_0692.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Update. Original posted Aug. 2012 Point Reyes National Seashore is a birder’s paradise with more than 45% of North American avian species living in the…
![Mt. Hoffman's views - 360 degrees of Yosemite](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1370.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The High Sierras, especially in the more remote backcountry of Yosemite National Park and Inyo National Forest, are without a doubt my favorite outdoor destination….
![A narrow, windy trail along the spine of a ridge outcropping leads to the giant's nose](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_4143.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Two years ago I went on a hiking-focused multi-week visit to the amazingly beautiful island of Kauai. For regular readers of hikerly, you remember the…
![View from Turtlehead Peak](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1267.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
If you happen to be in Las Vegas and need a break from the bright lights and late nights, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area…
![Donohue Pass](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/DSC00049.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
It was September 2010. Three friends and I decided to do something we’d never done before: backpack a segment of one of the United States’…
![Rock scramble](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0604.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Joshua Tree National Park gets its name from the Dr. Seuss-like Joshua trees that can be seen through much of the park’s higher elevations, but…
![A perfect view of May Lake on the return trip down from Mount Hoffman (day three)](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC00115.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park are a much-sought after way to see the park’s mountainous backcountry without the trouble of carrying all…
![The view from The Meadows](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_0709.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Wunderlich County Park in San Mateo County is a gem of a local hike spot with history. In addition to numerous hiking trails through redwoods,…
![Tufas on Mono Lake](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4283.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
For regular readers of this blog, you probably already know the name James Temple (@jtemple). He’s one of my backpacking buddies and a hobbyist documentary…
![Backpacking over Donahue Pass on the John Muir Trail](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC00049.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
A year ago I was training for an epic adventure: Backpacking the northernmost approximately 60 miles of the John Muir Trail. It was a 6-day…