Easy & Short Hikes in Yosemite National Park
Some days in Yosemite you do not have six hours and 2,700 feet of climbing in you, and that is…
Hetch Hetchy Hiking & Wapama Falls Guide
Hetch Hetchy Yosemite begins with a strange sequence: you park beside a 430-foot dam, walk across it, and step into…
Yosemite National Park Maps & Trailhead Navigation Guide
Yosemite National Park maps come in more varieties than almost any park in California, and the first lesson is that…
Death Valley National Park Map & Hiking Planning Guide
A Death Valley National Park map is the first thing you should trust and the last thing you can afford…
Upper Yosemite Falls Hiking Guide
The Upper Yosemite Falls hike announces itself before you reach the trailhead. Look up from the floor of Yosemite Valley,…
Redwood National Park Map & Hiking Guide
Look at a Redwood National Park California map for the first time, and it will not look like a park….
Joshua Tree National Park Maps & Trail Map Guide
Sooner or later in Joshua Tree, the bars on your phone disappear. The blue dot freezes, the road ahead forks,…
Malibu Canyon Hiking Guide: Escondido Falls, Solstice & Zuma
Pacific Coast Highway runs along Malibu like a ribbon laid between mansions and surf, and almost everyone who drives it…
Trans-Catalina Trail & Catalina Island Backpacking Guide
You step off the ferry in Avalon with a full pack, a town of golf carts and harbor cafés at…
Hollywood Sign Hiking Guide: Trails, Rules & Parking
From half the city, you can see nine white letters stacked against a brown hillside. Every visitor who sees them…
