San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is an urban park located in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood. The park is geared towards historical exploration of our nations maritime history and offers visitors the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Pacific Coast maritime history. The primary attraction of the park is its magnificent fleet of historic ships, Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Center, […]
Humboldt Redwood State Park is a smaller park located approximately 75 miles south of the Redwood National and State Parks. It was originally not a part we even thought we would stop at but on our drive south from Redwoods National Park to San Francisco we needed to make a pit stop and saw restrooms advertised on the highway so […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~3.5 miles Elevation Gain = ~200 feet Trailhead = Big Tree Wayside These posts are beginning to get more and more delayed on account of real life busyness but I am determined to make sure they all get out into the world! After heading inland to check out Crater Lake amidst […]
Now that we have finally finished renovating our new home I can finally get back to finishing my back log of trip reports! The last point of interest in Death Valley was the Mesquite Sand Dunes. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular stop in Death Valley due to their proximity to the road and overall beauty. The dunes […]
Even though a good amount of time has passed since my last post I am determined to finish up the posts related to this trip. Real life has been incredibly busy but things are starting to get back to a point where the adventure stories can begin rolling back out at a regular pace. So, lets get right to it. […]
After leaving Zabriskie Point we made our way over to the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin. I have been here a couple of times before but this was actually the first time I had seen it so saturated with the recent rain fall. It was interesting to see such a typical dry place with so much standing water. […]
Unfortunately for us there was a big change in weather following our beautiful day in Palmer Canyon, but we weren’t going to let a little rain stop us from enjoying what Death Valley had to offer. I mean it IS Death Valley after all right? So, with the weather in mind we decided to spend the day checking out some […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~6 miles After spending a few hours driving through Titus Canyon I think everyone was ready for a hike to stretch our legs. Normally from this trailhead most people head over to Fall Canyon which is a relatively popular destination in Death Valley National Park. However, we decided to go with […]
After leaving Rhyolite we headed west down Route 374 (The main road leaving Rhyolite) and in about 2 miles we reached the turn off on the right hand side for the Titus Canyon Road. The road through Titus Canyon is a one way road covering about 27 miles through a narrow canyon on the border of Nevada and Death Valley National […]
Hike Stats at a Glance: 22 miles round trip ~6,400 ft of elevation gain Sunny and clear skies ~14 hours round trip with many long stops Summit 14,505 ft, highest in contiguous United States This is one trip report which is really hard to write simply because trying to remain concise has been very difficult. This day hike is […]
Operation Hiking 