Planning Tomorrow’s California Adventures

Bristlecone pine by Linda Castro
Methuselah Trail
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The Methuselah Trail is located in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains in the Inyo National Forest, northeast of Bishop. From the trail you will see the…

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Mariposa Lily by S Evans
Hite Cove Trail – Proposed Devil Gulch-Ferguson Ridge Wilderness
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Features: There’s no better place in the central Sierra Nevada foothills to view a spectacular wildflower display than a hike along the scenic Hite Cove Trail on the Sierra National Forest.…

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Ishi Wilderness. Photo by Steve Evans.
Ishi Wilderness: Deer Creek Trail
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Features: This unique 41,000-acre area in the Mount Lassen foothills on the Lassen National Forest is named after Ishi. His tribe, the Yahi Indians, formerly lived in the area before being…

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California Wilderness Act Anniversary Hikes
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September 28, 2016 marked the 32nd anniversary of the California Wilderness Act, which was approved by Congress and signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. This landmark legislation protected more…

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Asa Lake
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Elevation gain: Almost none Features: Before 1984, a big chunk of the Sierra Nevada between Ebbetts and Sonora Passes north of Yosemite Park was unprotected and open to development. The California…

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Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail
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Outstanding views of Mount Whitney (the highest peak in the continental United States) and the eastern Sierra escarpment, Lone Pine Creek, the Alabama Hills, and the White and Inyo Mountains…

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Kings River
Kings River Trail
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Spring is the perfect time to hike the Kings River National Recreation Trail. The trail follows six miles of the magnificent Kings River, through one of the deepest canyons in…

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