Right now, there are lots of eye-popping superb mariposa lilies to be seen on the Cloverdale Loop Trail! Also not to be missed are the…
To celebrate my 71st birthday, wife Billie, daughter Ciara, and dogs Baxster and Tiny joined me for a hike on one of John Springer’s favorite…
On Monday, April 27, 2020, naturalist and insect enthusiast Chris Gray and I walked part of the Waters Gulch Trail, in Lakehead, observing proper social…
Spring is bustin’ out all over, and the magnificent bush poppies on Bailey Cove Trail are in their prime! So are the irises and the…
Back on January 18 of this year, I visited this trail in the good company of Shasta Chapter CNPS members Bob Madison, Shirley Martin, Judy…
The Yana Trail offers archaeology, animals, and wonderful wildflowers, all on a relatively flat trail on the bluff above the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento…
On April 13, 2020, Chris Gray and I took a walk at Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve (observing proper social distancing, of course). It was a beautiful…
Here’s a walk that will get your heart pumping and give you a 360-degree view of Redding’s surrounding mountains. The first half of the hike…
Here’s a nice walk with virtually no elevation gain. The well-marked trail passes through the riparian area along Battle Creek. Coleman Fish Hatchery is…
I took a little drive out Millville Plains today. It’s carpeted in white, yellow, and purple. The budding oaks have left me with a bad…
Looking for an easy hike with panoramic views of Whiskeytown Lake? Head west on Highway 299 (where you’ll see thousands of California poppies), and just…
On Sunday, March 29, we took a hike along and around Yana Trail, starting at Perry’s Riffle Trailhead. Yana Trail is a prominent trail in…