Hiking Trails
Salt Creek Loop
Auburn State Recreation Area
an easy loop down to the north fork american river
#499
Nov 18
4½ miles
Rating: 4
Blue Lake Trail
Tahoe National Forest
an uninteresting route to virtually nowhere
#498
Sep 30
5¼ miles
Rating: 3
Lake Spaulding
Tahoe National Forest
a short loop explores an interesting hydroelectric setup
#497
Sep 17
2 miles
Rating: 4
Muir Woods National Monument
Marin County
climb the famous Dipsea stairs as a back way to the tall trees
#496
Aug 03
6½ miles
Rating: 5
Chewing Gum Lake Overlook
Emigrant Wilderness
a popular back-country access to a lakes basin viewpoint
#495
Jul 01
6 miles
Rating: 5
Budd Lake
Yosemite National Park
explore a pair of climbers' trails to an exquisite cirque
#494
Jun 29
6½ miles
Rating: 7
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Folger Peak
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
a very steep scree trail has awesome flowers
#493
Jun 23
3 miles
Rating: 6
Rubicon Peak
Desolation Wilderness
a steep trail and non-trail with some outstanding views
#492
Jun 14
5 miles
Rating: 5
The Base of Ribbon Fall
Yosemite National Park
scramble up a steep social trail to a unique amphitheater
#491
May 24
3 miles
Rating: 5
Fruita Overlook & Hickman Bridge
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
a scenic climb to an overview of the center of the park
#490
April 28
6 miles
Rating: 7
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Fisher Towers
Colorado Waterway, Utah
climb among the amazingly sculpted mud cliffs
#489
April 26
5 miles
Rating: 7
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Grandview Point Overlook Trail
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
a cliff-side stroll along the mesa rim
#488
April 24
2 miles
Rating: 4
Eagle Canyon Arch
San Rafael Swell, Utah
a mundane stroll down a jeep road to a nice big arch
#487
April 20
5½ miles
Rating: 5
Ted's Group Outings
(these might hold interest only for the participants)