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Wahclella Falls Trail Waterfall hike Portland Oregon Columbia River Gorge Tanner Creek

Wahclella Falls in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

If you were designing a landscape just for waterfalls, you would end up with something not unlike the Columbia River Gorge. Dozens of waterfalls spill from the basalt cliffs in this... Read more.

Multnomah Falls Trail Waterfall hike Portland Oregon Columbia River Gorge

Multnomah Falls in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in Oregon and one of the tallest year-round waterfalls in the United States. The 620-foot waterfall is grand, beautiful, and easy to reach,... Read more.

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Camping in Los Angeles

Despite being one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world, Los Angeles is surrounded by great camping. Below is a list of some, but certainly not all, of the campgrounds around... Read more.

Bridge to Nowhere hike Los Angeles San Gabriel Mountains Angeles National Forest California trail

Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains

For outdoor-loving Angelinos, Bridge to Nowhere is the affectionate name of a local treasure, an abandoned bridge on a washed-away road in the San Gabriel Mountains that spans across... Read more.

Woodland Trail Richardson Grove Redwoods State Park

Woodland Trail in Richardson Grove Redwoods State Park

Normally when you hike a trail, you don't spend your time speculating what motivated the trail builders to put the path where the did. Perhaps the CCC was eager for work when it... Read more.

Durphy Creek Tan Oak Spring Lookout Point Trail Richardson Grove Redwoods State Park

Durphy Creek, Tan Oak Springs, and Lookout Point Trails Loop in Richardson Grove Redwoods State Park

Richardson Grove Redwoods State Park protects approximately 2,000 acres of woodlands in Humboldt County on the North Coast of California. Outside the main redwood grove near the park... Read more.

Gould Grove Trail Humboldt Redwoods State Park Gould Grove Hike

Gould Grove in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Avenue of the Giants runs for 32 miles down Humboldt Redwoods State Park, providing a scenic passage through an enchanting wilderness. About halfway through this autotour, the road... Read more.

Founders Tree Trail in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Founders Grove Nature Trail in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

The driving force in the creation of the redwoods state and national parks on California's North Coast was the Save-the-Redwoods League. Founders Grove was selected to memorialize the... Read more.

Stout Memorial Trail Redwood Grove CaliforniaJedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Stout Memorial Grove in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

For a stroll through an old growth grove of coast redwoods, head to the heart of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park - Stout Memorial Grove. At just over half a mile in length with 75... Read more.

Salt Point Trail California State Park hike

Fern Canyon Trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

If you've never walked between fifty foot walls of ferns, than you haven't experienced a hike like Fern Canyon Trail. This short trek transports you through a cool moist canyon with... Read more.

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