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Point Reyes: Bear Valley and Arch Rock

What’s not to like about a fairly flat footpath that leads through lovely forest, across wide meadows and ends at a drop-dead gorgeous overlook above…

John McKinneyJuly 4, 2016

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Point Reyes: Abbotts Lagoon

From Abbotts Lagoon to Point Reyes Beach is 3.2 miles round trip Something about Abbotts Lagoon personifies the word melancholy. Maybe it’s the lagoon itself,…

John McKinneyJuly 1, 2016

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Sequoia: Deeper into Giant Forest

Congress Trail, Trail of the Sequoias: Congress Trail is 2-mile loop; Trail of the Sequoias is 5.1-mile loop with 500-foot elevation gain Many are the…

John McKinneyJuly 1, 2016

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon: Eagle Lake, Mineral King

7.2 miles round trip with 2,200-foot elevation gain Eagle Lake, a popular weekend backpacker destination, is reached by one of Mineral King’s easier trails. Relatively…

John McKinneyJanuary 1, 2016