Path of bleached soil through pygmy forest

September 25th 2012
We returned to Russian Gulch State Park on a foggy day to hike deep into the magnificent redwood forest with its glorious expanse of ferns carpeting the base of the trees. The heavy fog was bringing much-needed moisture to the coastal forest. Our eight-miles/four-hour hike took us up into another pygmy forest and then down to a small stream that leads to the waterfall. The silence in the forest wa ... read more

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Backpacking by Car

When my husband, Phil, and I decided to schedule a driving trip to Yosemite for a series of day hikes, I thought we should also arrange a visit and hike with a friend who lives north of Santa Fe. Our Yosemite visit would be mid-September, but our friend wasn't available until the end of October. As a result, we stitched together a 6-week, 6,000-mile trip starting in Minneapolis on September 8, 2012 driving in my small EOS VW hardtop convertible. From Yosemite we will swing up into Oregon to visit one of my brothers and his wife, then meander down to Santa Fe, visiting several remote nationa... full info

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