Written on September 27, 2010
Mt Shasta, Cascade Range (Nor-Cal) “Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great black forests of Northern California.” -Joaquin Miller USGS Picture showing the sheer mass of Mt Shasta Standing ...
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Written on September 26, 2010
Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Desert (So-Cal) “Rugged, yet delicate desert serenity” When most people think of “desert” a picture of the Sahara probably comes to mind and thoughts of a hot, lifeless wasteland. Clearly, most people have n...
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Written on September 25, 2010
Mt. San Jacinto, Southern California “The view from San Jacinto is the most sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on the Earth!” — John Muir At the summit, I-10 is over two vertical miles below When John Muir says something is a “subl...
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Written on September 25, 2010
Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada “Every season is adventure season” Welcome to the greatest skiing and snowboarding on the west coast (Yes, we know that). Welcome also, to California’s biggest mountain biking destination (really?). Lake Tahoe, locate...
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Written on September 24, 2010
Redwood National Park, North Coast “Natural Skyscrapers” Its a jungle out there! Redwood National Park is located in the Northwestern corner of the state and is probably the greenest area of the world. Redwood trees themselves can gr...
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