Backpacking

Information and tips for backpacking California’s Lost Coast, including the Lost Coast Shuttle, Lost Coast trail maps, and a lot of Lost Coast photos!

You should enjoy hiking around Lake Tahoe without worrying about bears. Here’s how to conduct yourself in black bear country.

Know where you can & can’t fly your drone when you go backpacking & hiking. Take a look at the rules for state & national parks, rec areas, wilderness, and so on.

The portable solar charger and battery that I wanted to love just wasn’t cutting it anymore, so I was forced to find a new solution and the Nomad 7 is it.

This eight-day, seven-night High Sierra Trail itinerary has info about suggested segmentation, campsites, and alternate campsites.

A summary of the 72-mile High Sierra Trail through Sequoia National Park – how to get permits, what to bring, and what to expect while backpacking the HST.

I replaced my Mavic Pro with the Mavic Air because I thought it’d be the best travel drone and work great for hiking & backpacking. But how well did it stack up to my expectations after a few months? Here’s a practical review.

I packed up camp and hiked back up to the trailhead, dropped my pack off at the car, and started hiking the neighboring Tall Trees Grove trail. Isolated and beautiful, but why didn’t I see the whole thing? Cause I had my next move on my mind too much.

What a day loaded up with beautiful scenery. I packed up my campsite at Gold Bluffs Beach and made the short walk to Fern Canyon. I spent quite a while photographing Fern Canyon before hiking up the James Irvine Trail. Then I hiked down to Redwood Creek and found a great campsite for tonight.

Today started by waking up in a remote rest stop and ended in a tent on a beautiful beach at Redwood National Park. The in-between was spent driving through the Avenue of the Giants and backpacking the Miner’s Ridge Trail through massive, ancient redwood trees. Photography tips included!