BRECKENRIDGE: The sky-high town of Breckenridge, perched 9,600 feet above sea level, sits in the midst of Colorado’s most stunning alpine scenery. The ski resorts are considered among the finest in the United States. Much like Aspen and Vail, Breckenridge is a town that is known for its luxury ski resort, stunning mountain scenery, and endless recreation. The former mining town is lined with hundreds […]
Cactus to Clouds (C2C) Hiking
The Cactus to Clouds Trail (C2C) is a hiking route in California. It begins in Palm Springs, California, and ascends to San Jacinto Peak. With a net elevation gain of roughly 10,300 feet, it has one of the greatest elevation increases among day-hike routes in the United States. The elevation gain happens in only 16 miles, also making it one of the steeper trails of its length in the world. Its ranked […]
Hiking Mt San Gorgonio (11,503 feet)
San Gorgonio mountain is the tallest peak in Southern California with an altitude of 11,503 feet. Its situated 27 miles east of the city of San Bernardino. The hike to San Gorgonio is every hiker rite of passage, and I highly recommend it. There are different trailheads to start this hike, but the most famous one is via Vivian creek trailhead. I hiked this mountain […]
San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway – Colorado
In 600 AD, Pueblo Indians, lived and worked in Southwest Colorado. When resources became scarce and their crops had been compromised by drought and frost, the Pueblo Indians left the region to settle in other parts of Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Spanish followed about 500 years later, striking gold. Miners established towns, leading to the birth of the railroad in the area. Today, […]
Yosemite National Park – 2018
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the central eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. To see more about this National Park, please visit here After the successful get-together in Smoky Mountain National Park in 2015, we planned for another get-together, this time in California – to see and explore one of […]
Largest, Driest, Hottest and Lowest Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a national park in the United States – straddling the border of California and Nevada, located east of the Sierra Nevada. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons, and mountains. It is the largest national park in the lower 48 states and has been declared an International Biosphere Reserve. Approximately 91% of the park is a designated wilderness area. It is […]
Hiking Mount Whitney – 14,508 Feet
The MT WHITNEY hike is on every hiker’s bucket list. At 14,508 feet, this is the highest point in the contiguous united states and is one of those high peaks that you hike to without mountaineering skills. But before attempting this hike, I would suggest to do some training hikes above 10,000 feet. As a southern Californians, we hiked the famous “Six Pack of Peaks“, Mt Wilson, Cucamonga Peak, Mt […]
Hiking Half Dome – 8,839 Feet
Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft above […]