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Bay Area
New Naturalist-Led Backpacking Trips in Santa Cruz Mountains Offered by California State Parks
Have you wanted to explore the Northern California wilderness but just don’t know where to start? Or maybe your brave…
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How You Can Snowshoe an Active Volcano for FREE in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo: National Park Service With mounds of snow in the Northern California mountains, adventurers…
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3 Northern California Snowshoe Hikes with a Waterfall Payoff
Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Lower McCloud Falls under a blanket of snow. It’s wintertime in Northern California, possibly…
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An Underground Adventure in Lassen’s Subway Cave
Sitting in the Lassen National Forest is the Subway Cave, a beautiful cave formed thousands of years ago by flowing…
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The Best View of Lake Tahoe? The Breathtaking Hike to Monkey Rock
View this post on Instagram Tahoe’s Monkey Rock enjoying the spring weather. 📷: @bueller.bueller . . . . . .…
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Hiking into an Ancient Lava Tube at Mount Shasta’s Pluto’s Cave
Just on the north side of Mount Shasta sits Pluto’s Cave, an ancient lava tube that zig-zags in and out…
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Hiking to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the best kept secrets in Northern California, as its a hotbed of volcanic…
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Hike Underneath a Waterfall at Dunsmuir’s Hedge Creek Falls
Similar to hideout entrances seen in Batman movies and the Legend of Zorro, Hedge Creek Falls cascades in front of…
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Outside Magazine Lists the Best Hikes in Northern California National Parks
A list of the best hikes in every National Park in America was recently compiled by Outside Magazine, including the…
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Following 17-Month Closure, Lassen’s Bumpass Hell Trailhead Reopens to the Public
Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park. Flickr/J. Philipp Krone On Friday, September 13th, Lassen Volcanic National Park officials brought joy…
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Hiking the Three Tiers of McCloud Falls
In McCloud, California sits one of the premiere outdoor destinations in Northern California. The three tiers of McCloud Falls offers…
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7 Exhilarating Summit Hikes Around Redding, California
Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo of Chip O’Brien on the Summit of Mt. Shasta “Doubly happy,” said John…
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Celebrate Lassen’s Birthday with 2-Day Event in the Park – Discover Lassen
Lassen Volcanic National Park turns 103-years-old this week and the only way to celebrate this milestone is to head up…
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The Historic Hike To Faery Falls
Combining history and nature, the Ney Springs Canyon Trail near Siskiyou Lake in Mount Shasta City is an easy hike…
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The 8 Best Adventures in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo: Joe Parks Sitting right outside Redding, California is one of the most underrated…
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Best View in NorCal? The Unforgettable Hike to Heart Lake
We don’t take the designation of “Best View in NorCal” lightly. Northern California is full of beautiful destinations, and Mount…
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Yosemite Installs Half Dome Cables to Reopen Summit Hike
Yosemite National Park officials have reinstalled the cables on Half Dome, officially opening the hiking season to the top of…
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An Urban Hike to Explore Sacramento’s Spectacular Murals
Improv Alley in Sacramento’s Midtown District It was a beautiful day in Sacramento so I set out to take an…
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California Untamed: NorCal Trail Runner Sets Out to Run 330-Miles From Arcata to Mt. Shasta
Ryan Spitz is ready to complete the first ever California Untamed. Photo via CaliforniaUntamed.com Ryan Spitz is accustomed to being…
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Steal My Northern California Summer Bucket List
The sun has inspired me to start thinking more about summer. In case you missed it, one of the activities…
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17 Breathtaking Waterfalls Just Outside of Redding, California
Photo by Matthias Rossini It’s springtime in California, which means it’s waterfall chasing season for any outdoor adventurer. Finding great…
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Hiking Lassen’s Cinder Cone is Hard but the Views are Incredible
My first attempt to hike Cinder Cone this summer did not go as planned, as I ended up getting stuck…
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Where the Wildflowers Are: See NorCal’s Super Bloom at Table Mountain
Flickr/Sathish J Spring has arrived and that means wildflowers have begun to embellish many of our favorite trails. Strolling through…
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Hiking to the Isolated Toad and Porcupine Lakes
“The trail has got to be around here somewhere….” was our refrain for the day. After the long, windy, and…
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