oakland > mt diablo on trails

joaquin


> redwood > chabot


> watershed




chair in the middle of nowhere




off piste




> las trampas




> shell ridge

redwood np > eureka > amtrak > oakland (14 | 14 {2days})

riding out








nature


nearing the land of larrupin


the next day i cruised into eureka and jumped on the amtrak.

another fantastic trip.

gold beach > redwood np (13 | 14)

camp


heading home


off the road, del norte




portrait








cozy






parts of the trail evidenced that the ribbon of single track was actually on top of an old road--duff spreads fast in forests like these, apparently.


friends




had to climb about 10 feet below all that debris to reach a trickle of a stream for the night's water


crescent city in the distance

galice > the ocean, bear mountain road, nf (12|14)

morning on the rogue


beginning bear camp road, a sinuous ribbon of pavement that reaches through the heart of the ocean range across a 5000ft pass.


apparently people still prospect for gold in this stream






out there


it was hot




cool ocean weather was a relief

crater lake > shore of the rogue near galice, blm (11 | 14)

on my own again, i decided to point myself toward the redwoods. the order of the day was utilitarian: 130 miles across the scorched earth and 95 degree weather that separates the cascades from the ocean range. it wasn't all bad, as i'd end up following the rogue river watershed the entire time--definitely an experience.


dropping out of the cascades


into reservoirs and heat

windigo pass > crater lake (10 | 14)