![The first view of Hankapi'ai Beach beneath the Kalalau Trail](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC00053.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
If you are looking for an adventure hike or backpack in Kauai, Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park is sure to come up. This northern most…
![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…
![Mt. Diablo day](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_2337.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Saturday’s hike was our longest yet, 5.5 hours and a perfect round 12 miles (we walked a little extra distance in the parking lot to…
![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….
![Wildflowers of San Bruno Mountain](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/IMG_2204.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
San Bruno Mountain State Park is pretty unassuming. You drive past it on Highway 101 as you pass South San Francisco from SF. From the…
![Grand adventure on the Grand Canyon's Grand View Trail](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/IMG_0558.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Well I did it. I hiked the toughest trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (Grand View Trail) and survived. Hope I didn’t…
![Buddy hike: Tennessee Valley and the Coastal Trail](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/IMG_0472.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
Our latest hike was a buddy hike: a smaller hike with our buddy group instead of the entire team. It was also a shorter hike…