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Spectre Peak (4,482′) and Aqua Benchmark (4,419′) are the tallest mountains in the remote Coxcomb Mountains of Joshua Tree National Park. The park’s eastern section is rarely seen, much less hiked. This one’s been on my radar for a very long time, however. With recent October road trip and excellent weather, we made a bid...
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Tin Mine Canyon is a relatively easy 4.7 mile, out-and-back hike near Corona California. Well-shaded and quite narrow, its a great hike, even in hot weather
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Snow Mountain, East is the highest summit of Lake and Colusa Counties. Its perhaps the closest summit to the Bay Area with an alpine zone and a fine hike
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Pyramid Peak (9,984') is the tallest summit of Tahoe's Crystal Range. Previously a bit of a bushwhack, a nice class I-II route has developed over the years.
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Corral Hollow Hill is the highest mountain of Calaveras County, at 8,170'. Its indistinguishable from the surrounding terrain however it affords excellent views of the Mokelumne River and gorge.
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
