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Guler Ice Cave hike Washington Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Guler Ice Cave in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

The Cascade Range is home to many caves including volcanic lava tubes and glacier ice caves. The Guler Ice Cave south of Mount Adams offers a sample of both. Through the early summer... Read more.

Antlers Campground Shasta-Trinity National Forest Shasta Lake Camping

Antlers Campground in Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Below pines and oaks beside Shasta Lake, you'll find Antlers Campground. The campground is conveniently located just off Interstate 5 between Redding and Mount Shasta, but you won't... Read more.

Bailey Cove Trail Shasta Lake Hike Shasta-Trinity National Forest California

Bailey Cove Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Bailey Cove Trail follows an easy path that weaves along the edges of a roughly triangle-shaped peninsula extends into Shasta Lake. A hill rises over the center of the peninsula, which... Read more.

Chumash Trail Crespi Trail Hutash Trail Loop Morro Bay State Park San Luis Obispo hike California Turri Road

Chumash Trail – Crespi Trail – Hutash Trail Loop in Morro Bay State Park

While it is one of the more inland hikes in Morro Bay State Park, the loop formed by connecting Chumash Trail, Crespi Trail, and Hutash Trail delivers ample coastal views as it leads to... Read more.

Terrace Hill Open Space hike San Luis Obispo California Terrace Hill Loop

Terrace Hill Open Space in San Luis Obispo

An interesting chain of conical volcanoes, or volcanic plugs called the Morros, graces San Luis Obispo County. Terrace Hill is one of the smaller and harder to identify Morros within... Read more.

Dixie Canyon Park Hike Sherman Oaks Santa Monica Mountains

Dixie Canyon Park in the Santa Monica Mountains

Dixie Canyon Park preserves twenty tucked-away acres in the Santa Monica Mountains on the north side of the range west of Coldwater Canyon. The park can be accessed from Sherman Oaks... Read more.

Terwilliger Hot Springs Willamette National Forest Oregon Hike Cougar Hot Springs Terwilliger Falls

Terwilliger Hot Springs in Willamette National Forest

Terwilliger Hot Springs (also known as Cougar Hot Springs) is a five-tiered pool accessible with 0.9 miles of easy hiking. The hot springs is located in Willamette National Forest,... Read more.

Mosier Twin Tunnels Hike Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Columbia River Gorge Oregon

Mosier Twin Tunnels via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail in Columbia River Gorge

With its grand river and towering cliffs, the Columbia River Gorge is a tough place to build a roadway. See one of the engineering feats used to build a road through the gorge by... Read more.

Ecola State Park Hike Ecola Point to Indian Beach Oregon Coast Trail Cannon Beach Oregon

Ecola Point to Indian Beach in Ecola State Park

The Oregon coast is a rugged and wild with evergreen topped sea cliffs. Jagged shorelines hide tucked away beaches and dramatic rocks islands. One great place to witness this... Read more.

Cape Meares Hike Cape Meares Lighthouse Trail Octopus Tree Trail Oregon Coast Oceanside Cape Meares State Park Walk

Cape Meares Lighthouse & Octopus Tree in Cape Meares State Park

A two-for-one special is going on at Cape Meares State Park. Here's the deal – two short hikes for the price of one (which is free). Take one trail to a well preserved... Read more.

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