Sunday, February 28, 2010

 

California Hiking Trails Directory Pg. 1A

Pg. 1A - Personal Websites on Hiking in California - PR4 to PR6.
Pg. 1B - Personal Websites on Hiking in California - PR0 to PR3.
Pg. 2 - National, State & Regional Parks in California.
Pg. 3 - County Parks in California.
Pg. 4 - Hiking Trails Listed by Counties & Regions in California.
Pg. 5 - Hiking Clubs in California.
Pg. 6 - Photos from Hiking in California.

Personal & Community Sites - Hiking in California.

Many people and organizations have websites where they discuss hiking in California. Updated 12feb2012.
Sierra Club Trails PR6
SummitPost PR6

SF Bay Area Hiker PR5
SF Bay Area Backcountry PR5
LocalHikes PR5
MindfulHiker PR5
Justinsomnia PR5

Musings of a Mad Macedonian PR3
Modern Hiker PR4
YoloHiker PR4
Weekly Walker PR4
Weekend Hike PR4
dan’s outside PR4
cactuseaters PR4
Most Casual Observer PR4
WineHiker PR4
Trailspotting PR4
Kevin's Hiking PR4
Waterfallswest. PR4
Reflections - GurmeetSingh PR4
Wildflower Trails SF Bay Area. PR4
Marin Trails PR4
CA Peaks - MountainZone PR4
CyberHikes PR4
Bay Area Back Pages PR4
Calipidder PR4
CA Parks - Oh Ranger PR4
California EveryTrail PR4
Hiking in Big Sur PR4
Modern Hiker PR4
TrailBehind PR4
EveryTrail Guides CA PR4
John Wall's Natural CA PR4
Swimmingholes.info PR4
Yosemite Blog PR4

Places to Post Trail Reports

Sierra Club Trails PR6
SummitPost PR6
SpotAdventures PR5
Trailpeak PR4
This Hiking Trail PR3
AllTrails PR3
WikiHike PR0
Wikispot Hiking PRN

Dog-Friendly Trails

Hike With Your Dog - Bay Area Hiker PR5
Bay Area Dog Hikes - LoveToKnow PR4
Take Your Dog Hiking - TomMangan PR3
Dog Fun in California PR3
Dog Walks - weeklywalker PR2
Northern CA Dog Fun Directory PR2
BringFido PR1

Wildflower Hiking

California Native Plant Society Forums PR5
Wildflower Hotline - theodorepayne PR4
Wildflower Conservancy blog PR4
Great Wildflower Spots - CNPS Forums PRN

More about:
Contact me to add a hiking site or to update a PageRank (PR).
Google PageRank (PR) estimates a web page's online popularity.
Site Map - BRT Insights - Kayaking & Hiking in California.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

 

Judge Davis Trail hiking trip report - Lake County, California, USA.

JimH, OliverH & Royce & I drove up Hwy 16 on 20feb2010 through the Capay Valley where we saw mustards in full bloom and the beginning of the fruit tree blooms. We continued north along Cache Creek and Bear Creek.

The Judge Davis trailhead (trail map - yolohiker - pdf) is in Lake County on Hwy 20 at mile marker 46.07. The first 1/4 mile of the trail was a horrid, muddy mess!! Fortunately we kept going because the trail was fine once we turned south and started the uphill climb.

Map of Judge Davis Trail & nearby landmarks.

Instructions for online interactive topographic river maps & road maps.
• Click on Map button for road map, Topo button for topographic map.
Full-Screen Map - landmarks along Judge Davis Trail.
• Names of landmarks (A, B, etc.) - DoubleClick or point on the red markers.

      N 39.00878 W 122.41482 - Judge Davis trailhead (A)
      N 38.96662 W 122.46477 - Wilson Valley (B)
      N 39.00878 W 122.41482 - unnamed? peak north of Wilson Valley (C)
      N 38.82794 W 122.19286 - Ibarra's Mexican Restaurant & Bar, Guinda, CA (D)
• Go to: Full-screen map, gps track & photos of Judge Davis Trail by ElRemaro.

• Judge Davis Trail goes down the top of the ridge into the Cache Creek valley.

• (Parasitic plant) growing on the manzanita roots.

• Cache Creek and Wilson Valley.

• Manzanita flowers.

• Cache Creek and Wilson Valley.

• More photos: Judge Davis Trail hiking photo album 20feb2010.

Cache Creek was flowing at 240 cfs when we were there. It looked like it would have been possible to cross the creek without getting wet too much above knee level. (Check the recent flow updates for Cache Creek when planning your hike on the Judge Davis Trail.)

On the way out we avoided the muddy part of the trail by climbing over an old gate near Hwy 20 mile marker 45.88 and hiking along Hwy 20 for the last 1/4 mile back to the trailhead.

My Hydration Fruit-Ade homemade sports drink flavor of the day was Welch's Black Cherry Concord Grape. Mmm-mmm good!! I brought a gallon and didn't finish all of it, but it kept me well hydrated throughout a long, hard day of hiking.

We stopped for dinner at Ibarra's Mexican Restaurant in Guinda, CA. The tacos & burritos were good and the nice, warm fire in the fireplace was great!

For more information:
Judge Davis Trail - Napa Wiki -- Hiking in Lake County - Napa Wiki
California Maps - Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme, 2008.
Cache Creek Recreation & Conservation Directory. (Sort alphabetically. Section 5 = camping & hiking)
California Hiking Trails Directory
Hiking & Camping Trip Reports - BRT Insights.
Olympus Stylus 720SW camera. Photos edited with IrfanView & PanoStitcher softwares.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

 

Cache Creek Ridge Trail hiking trip report - Lake County & Colusa County, California, USA.

Hiking for the fresh air and the incredible views!

JimH, OliverH, Royce & I drove up Capay Valley, turned east on Hwy 20 and stopped at the northern trailhead for the Cache Creek Ridge Trail (trail map - yolohiker - pdf) on 13feb2010. The first part of the trail was soft & muddy, but the trail got better as we got farther along.

Map of Cache Creek Ridge Trail & nearby landmarks.

Instructions for online interactive topographic river maps & road maps.
• Click on Map button for road map, Topo button for topographic map.
Full-Screen Map - landmarks along Cache Creek Ridge Trail.
• Names of landmarks (A, B, etc.) - DoubleClick or point on the red markers.

      N 39.00878 W 122.41482 - Cache Creek Ridge Trailhead (A)
      N 38.96808 W 122.39267 - impoundment in Brophy Canyon (B)
      N 38.95981 W 122.40555 - firebreak area on the ridgeline (C)
      N 38.94746 W 122.41671 - U-bend in Cache Creek at Kennedy Flats (D)
      N 38.95564 W 122.40147 - lunch spot (E)

      N 38.97490 W 122.76638 - Mount Knocti, elevation 4299 ft. (Lake County) (F)
      N 39.37684 W 122.75874 - Snow Mountain, elevation 7056 ft. (Lake County) (G)
      N 39.35985 W 122.74140 - High Rock, elevation 6350 ft. (Lake & Colusa Counties)
      N 38.90974 W 122.29757 - Cache Creek divides Cortina Ridge &
Blue Ridge (Yolo County) (H)

Wherever we weren't looking down constantly to avoid the mud the views were quite fine. We saw Mount Konocti to the west, Snow Mountain to the north-west and the gap where Cache Creek cuts between Cortina Ridge & Blue Ridge to the south-east.

Double-click on the photos to see a larger image. Use the back button to return.
• Cortina Ridge & Blue Ridge.

• Hiking the Cache Creek Ridge Trail.

Cache Creek Ridge Trail photo gallery.

We had lunch at a great spot overlooking the Cache Creek valley. We were hoping to see some of the bald eagles which are known to overwinter there, but we didn't see any eagles soaring over the valley. I talked to a lady at the BLM office. She said that there are fewer bald eagles at Cache Creek this year and more of them upstream at Clear Lake (the source for the fish that the eagles eat). I think that supports my idea that the low flows due to drought are not releasing enough carp from the lake into the creek, so most of the eagles have to go upstream to get their fish directly from the lake this year.

Cache Creek Ridge Trail - gps track & map by ElRemaro.

ElRemero used his Garmin GPSMAP 76S to save a gps track of our exact hiking route and then plotted it on a map together with his photos.

• Go to Full-screen map & gps track of Cache Creek Ridge Trail by ElRemaro - EveryTrail.
Mapping Methods and GPS Equipment for Travel Photography.

On the way home we stopped for dinner at Chuy's Taqueria in Winters, CA. The Saturday special of 2 soft tacos, beans & rice was quite excellent!

More about:
Cache Creek Ridge Trail - Davis Wiki.
Colusa County Trailheads Map - BRT Insights.
California Maps - Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme, 2008.
California Hiking Trails Directory.
Hiking & Camping Trip Reports - BRT Insights.
Olympus Stylus 720SW camera. Photos edited with IrfanView & PanoStitcher softwares.

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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

 

Zim Zim Falls hiking trip report - Napa County, California, USA.

A nice trail with excellent views of the Coast Range.

Oliver, Royce & I drove up Berryessa Knoxville Road to Zim Zim Falls on 31jan2010. Putah Creek valley was covered in fog, but the skies cleared as we drove north past Lake Berryessa. The trailhead is at the confluence of Zim Zim Creek with Eticuera Creek.

Map of Zim Zim Falls.

Instructions for online interactive topographic river maps & road maps.
• Click on Map button for road map, Topo button for topographic map.
Full-Screen Map - landmarks in Zim Zim Creek valley.
• Names of landmarks (A, B, etc.) - DoubleClick or point on the red markers.

      N 38.75197 W 122.28337 - Zim Zim Falls trailhead (A).
      N 38.78092 W 122.31864 - Zim Zim Falls (B).
      N 38.76151 W 122.31289 - Overlook to Lake Berryessa (C).

Hiking the Trail to Zim Zim Falls and Beyond.

The trail along Zim Zim Creek provided nice, easy hiking, but be prepared to wade across the creek many times. Depending upon the flow in the creek it may be possible to keep your feet dry if your hiking boots are waterproof. Alternatively you may want to go barefoot across the creek or wear shoes that you don't mind getting totally wet.

Double-click on the photos to see a larger image. Use the back button to return.
• Zim Zim Creek crossing.

We climbed up the hillside to have lunch at a place where we had a great view of the falls.
Zim Zim Falls
• Zim Zim Falls overlook.

We hiked around behind the falls and up the ridge trail to get some spectacular views.
Zim Zim Valley panorama
• Zim Zim Creek Valley - panorama of 2 photos.

view from ridgetop to Lake Berryessa
• View down to Lake Berryessa from the ridge trail.
Zim Zim Falls hiking photo gallery.

Then we hiked back down into Zim Zim Creek valley and retraced our steps down the creek back to the trailhead.

More about:
Zim Zim Falls photo gallery - Eric Machleder april2007.
Map to the Trailheads of Napa County, CA.
California Maps - Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme, 2008.
California Hiking Trails Directory.
Hiking & Camping Trip Reports - BRT Insights.
Olympus Stylus 720SW camera. Photos edited with IrfanView & PanoStitcher software.

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