![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….
![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…
![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…
![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…
![Several people walk the meditation labyrinth at Lands End Point with Golden Gate Bridge in the background.](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC00075.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
This quintessential hike on the northwestern shore of the city of San Francisco (Lands End) offers one of my favorite views of the Golden Gate…
![A movie-perfect view of the Pacific coast.](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0468.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The stretch of the Coastal Trail from Tennessee Valley to Muir Beach is one of my all-time favorites in the Bay Area with postcard perfect…
![Redwood Creek](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_4090.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Muir Woods National Monument is a major tourist destination in the Bay Area with good reason. The majestic redwood trees are a wonder of Mother Nature…
![Marin Headlands buddy hike](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/IMG_2328.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Last weekend was a “buddy hike” in the Marin Headlands. For those who have been following the blog for awhile, you’ve heard that phrase before….