Sierra Trip Itinerary – April 2025
Over the last 8 years that I have lived in California, I have completely fallen in love with the Sierra Nevada range and the areas around it. Both the west and east side have so many hikes, different terrains and cute towns. When my mom told me she wanted to visit for a week but…
McGee Pass for Fall Colors – October 2025
If you’re looking for some Fall colors in California, the eastern sierras are your place to go! I’ve come here for weekend trips just to find some color, but this year I planned a backpacking trip during the height of the aspen trees changing color. Growing up on the East Coast, the Fall was always…
Santa Cruz Weekend for King Tides – January 2026
Since leaving Santa Cruz after living there for 4 years while attending UCSC, I go back a few times a year, but I will ALWAYS go back in January/February. In my planning for this time around, I wanted to be very specific with the low tide. You can look at the tides schedule anywhere by…
Paddling to Fanette Island and Tea House – June 2025
A great adventure in the Lake Tahoe area is to visit the tea house on the only island in the whole lake, Fannette Island! This area of Emerald Bay and Fannette Island were previously privately owned, so there is a castle on the shore and a similarly architectured small house on top of the island…
Big Sur Backpacking Ventana Campground – May 2025
I had planned on going to Sykes Hot Springs for Memorial Day Weekend, but upon my (slightly later than planned) arrival, I had to start considering other options. Planning backpacking trips in Big Sur for long weekends is a great idea, free self-register permits at the trailhead, but it gets PACKED FAST. When I was…
Backpacking Duck Pass – July 2025
Duck Pass and Pika Lake Trail is a 10.3 mile great weekend backpacking or day hike. Just up the road from the Coldwater Creek Campground next to Lake Mary in Mammoth is a huge parking lot and the trailhead. I arrived late in the night driving up the 5.5 hours from Los Angeles after work on…
Roaming Wild Routes 