The mouth of the Mattole River, with and without fog.

The campground location is in beautiful balance. Fresh water and the ocean; sunshine and fog; quiet except for sea lions kicking off in the distance 🦭 Hard to beat.

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The Timberline Trail / PCT in July. Patches of snow on the ground, and a heatwave above ground.
Is Mt Hood the only place PCT hikers walk under an operating chair lift full of skiers? 🚠⛷️

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Kicked off the New Year at Pinnacles National Park. It has beautiful hiking - don't overlook it, Californians 🪨⛰️🪨
For me, Pinnacles is a one-season Park (winter), because it heats up so easily and I run hot, but there are plenty of cheerful maniacs who love it 365 days a year.

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Should you ever have the opportunity, spend a night at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The hike is strenuous, but beautiful, exhilarating and rewarding
Caveat: I hiked it in winter. I cannot imagine a summertime hike.

📷 My photo from December 2024 🏞️🫏🌌

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We got reservations for Phantom Ranch! 🌵 Reservations are for December 2024, so no rim-to-rim hike will be happening, but absolutely stoked 🙌

Currently devouring podcast episodes from previous hikers, and getting up to speed on the likely winter conditions 🥾

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A little detour to put my feet on the Appalachian Trail near Bear Mountain, NY.

Manhattan is in the distance, San Francisco is far away.

🥾🐾🌲

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