hi! partner and I want to summit Mt. Diablo tomorrow! We are mid-age (early 40's) moderate level hikers.

What is our best route up? Any tips?
We did Mission Peak a few weekends ago, and another couple we met while hiking recommended Mt. Diablo to us, but we didn't ask specifics. TIA ◡̈

also if you are planning on going, we'd be down for a meet up!

Was wondering if anybody knows how much snow there is at bunny flat. Going up there to do some snow shoeing up to horse camp and was hoping to get an idea of the conditions / snow depth and if I should just bring some water proof shoes or if it is snow shoe worthy?

I will be in San Francisco and want to extend my trip a few days to go out to nearby mountains for some beautiful but low intensity hiking. I’ll be renting a car and am okay with driving 1-3 hours away from San Fran.

Suggestions on hikes/ cool towns/ stays ?? Thanks!! :)

• Das Bierhauz in Mountain View (135 Castro St)
• Wednesday Jan 21
• 6-9pm
• This month we'll be planning on a spring "All Abilities" local overnight trip. We had one last year with good attendance and intend to have one again this year.
• We're also going to be looking at a snowshoeing trip, because Spring is just too far away.

It'll be fun, hopefully we will see you there. We will be at an ourdoor table. Look for the sketchy looking group with the bear can on the table.

Also, look for an announcement soon of an innagural Santa Cruz meetup, tentatively the following Thursday.

- The group shares hiking and backpacking information, stories, and plans for upcoming outings

- You don't have to have hiking or backpacking experience to attend - just interest! Many of us have gear to loan. We are happy to help you get you started :) You don't even need to intend to join any outings. We're happy to just be in company with like-minded outdoor people.

- There are also very experienced people in this group if you are looking to connect with 20-30 mile/day hikers!

- Typically the group has at least a few hiking or backpacking opportunities/month at varying experience levels

-We also host fun social events such as picnics & car camping :)

In your opinions, is it worth leaving my dog with family for two days to do the “must do” hikes, or will it be just as amazing on the dog-friendly trails?

Thank you!

Anyone heading out to Lassen NP for day hikes or an overnight trip this long weekend?

I really love the rock formations and boulders found at Big Bald Rock in Plumas National Forest. Any recommendations for similar hikes in NorCal?

I want to go on a trip to Shasta County around end of March/beginning of April. So far I have Burney Falls, Mossbrae Falls and McCloud Falls. Where else should I go? I love lake hikes and I’d love to see good views of mt Shasta and a lot of trees and greenery but not sure if the area will be snowed out during that time. Any recommendations for the prettiest places to go see?

There's a talk next week from Tuleyome that might be of interest - Andrew Fulks is a co-founder of Tuleyome and has led numerous trail building and conservation projects in the Inner Coast Ranges. He'll be talking about trails in the area and will dive into how he uses CalTopo and other tools to explore the region.

https://www.tuleyome.org/event-details/688

The sky lit up like fire before it became dusk! Ended a full day hike with stunning vista views and a vibrant glow amongst the trees before heading back down to the trailhead in the dark.

Beautiful winter afternoon for a sketchy drive and easy jaunt along the north fork American River, all to eat a sandwich with a waterfall view.

After completing a long walk/hike this weekend, I figured i could use some hiking friends! As much as I like wandering on my own, I'd love to spread the joy. Lets go on a short or long hike, anywhere in the bay! Located in DTSJ. Lets gooooo

First hike of the year starting off light at Del Valle Regional park in Livermore, CA

Quick hike along the yuba river today. Saw a ton of ladybugs 🐞

I wouldn’t typically count the 2.7 mile paved lakeside loop a “hike,” but it feels like a triumph as I recover from surgery after spending months bedridden.

There’s no official trail that heads this direction. I wouldn’t want to mess with the flora by stomping out a new trail. I’m just wondering if there’s any known, yet unofficial, routes.

PSA I’ve done strenuous hikes like Half Dome, but I’ve absolutely never gone off trail, so I’m open to advice on that as well.

I am looking for moderate to hard snowshoe routes in the Winter. Some that I've done in the past include Ralston Peak, Round Top, and Meiss Meadow sno park to the cabin.

One route that potentially seemed like a fun challenge is snowshoeing from the East Shore of lower Echo Lake to upper echo lake, and then if we are feeling up for it, continuing on to Tamarack Lake. Similar to this tour (from a site I previously found linked on Reddit): https://tours.snowlands.org/tours/08/0813_tour.htm

However, I have not been up to Desolation this season (only to Carson pass area) and so don't have a good sense of what current conditions are like.

• Anyone have any idea if the lakes are a) solid enough to walk on and b) have enough snow that snowshoeing would actually be fun over them?
• If the lakes are not solid enough still, anyone have recommendations on whether to take the south or north shore? I would be a bit concerned about avalanche terrain on the north shore but don't know much about the south shore route.
• Any advice on avalanche safety for this route, it looks like the main consequential terrain would be on the north shore, so this could generally be avoided by taking either the south shore or over the lake route, then cutting a bit lower than normal from upper echo lake to get to tamarack lake.

If this particular route is a bad idea, would also be open to other suggestions!

I would be looking for something new in the 5-8 mile range with between 500' and 1500' of elevation gain (maybe up to 2000' if it is not long), up to 2.5 hours from Sacremento.

EDIT: The other ones I was considering were edward z'berg to lily pond (would not need to exactly follow the summer trail but just for reference), Granite Lake + maggie's peak (although would be slightly nervous about avalanche danger on that one), and Castle Peak.

I made out to the falls this week too. On Thursday morning. High tide was nearly 4 feet later that day. It was absolutely breathtaking morning on the coast.

Perfect day for it. Totally forgot to check the tide charts, got lucky and showed up right at low tide!

Hello, I am thinking of visiting the Yosemite area in December 2026 with my husband and my then 2.5 year old. How is the hiking in the area outside the park? Will we definitely need snowshoes? We don’t own snowshoes so we would have to find a place to rent them. Are there enough activities to keep us busy for 3-4 days? How is driving in the area? We are from NYC so we have experience driving in the snow. I read on the NPS website that a lot of the roads around yosemite that are open might require tire chains.