Join me on our 14-Part West Coast Road Trip hiking series! You’ll find a ⭐️ below near the description of this particular video. Links to all parts will be added to the description below as videos are posted.
DAY 1: JEDEDIAH SMITH REDWOODS STATE PARK, CA
PART 1: We kicked off our journey by hiking 7.7 miles out-and-back on THE BOYSCOUT TRAIL in the great Redwood National Forest!
• Redwood Forest: The Bo...
PART 2: Then, we drove down the road a few minutes and now, we are about to hike through THE GROVE OF TITANS!
• Redwood Forest: The Gr...
PART 3: We’ve moseyed a little further down the road to STOUT MEMORIAL GROVE where we’ll end our first day.
• Redwood Forest: Stout ...
DAY 2: PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK, CA
PART 4: We’ll begin our day today with a 6 mile hike out on the JAMES IRVINE TRAIL, which will take us to the famous canyon where they filmed Jurassic Park 2!
• Redwood Forest: The Ja...
PART 5: We have now arrived at the 1 mile loop of the famous FERN CANYON! The stream is flowing heavily, but I love great water crossings-even when the water is chilly! Don’t worry, we can warm up on that 6 mile return trip back to the car on the James Irvine Trail.
• Redwood Forest: Fern ...
PART 6: After 13 miles of hiking, we’re not so tired that we can’t enjoy a couple quick roadside stops for a .1 mile jaunt out-and-back to BIG TREE and a .3 mile roundtrip to CORKSCREW TREE and… we’ll take a car ride through DRIVE THRU TREE!
• Redwood Forest: Big T...
DAY 3: PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK, CA
PART 7: Today, we’ll start our morning with a 3.5 mile hike around the loop of TRILLIUM FALLS.
• Redwood Forest: Trill...
⭐️ PART 8: Since we don’t have time to tackle the connecting trail, we’ll just drive up the road to wander along the 1.7 mile loop of the LADY BIRD JOHNSON GROVE.
• Redwood Forest: Lady ...
DAY 4: RENO, NV
PART 9: We’re in Reno visiting hubby’s family and what better time than now to explore the 7.5 mile LOWER WHITES CREEK TRAIL, which is literally at their back door-my first desert hike!
• Reno, NV: Lower White...
DAY 5: LAKE TAHOE, CA
PART 10: Today, we embarking upon a fun out-and-back 2.5 mile hike on EAGLE LAKE TRAIL and I can’t wait to see this show-stopping waterfall!
• Lake Tahoe, CA: Eagle...
DAY 6: LAKE TAHOE, NV
PART 11: Today, we return to Lake Tahoe to explore the 2.6 out-and-back hike to MONKEY ROCK TRAIL because monkeys are one of my favorite things!
• Lake Tahoe, NV: Monke...
DAY 7: GALENA REGIONAL FOREST, NV
PART 12: This is it! My first climb up an 8000’ elevation mountain and I am so unbelievably ready for this 10.9 mile loop that is the JONES & WHITES CREEK TRAIL!
• Jones & Whites Creek T...
DAY 8: BRYCE CANYON, UT
PART 13: We’ve arrived at the famous Amos of hoodoos and can’t wait to explore this gorgeous red rock canyon! The NAVAJO TRAIL to QUEEN’S GARDEN LOOP is guaranteed to be a breathtakingly scenic 4.7 mile loop.
• Bryce Canyon, UT: Nava...
DAY 9: GRAND CANYON, AZ
PART 14: Today, I’ll be taking on the maximum recommended one-day Grand Canyon hike on the SOUTH KAIBAB TRAIL all the way down to SKELETON POINT. This 6.4 mile, out-and-back excursion is no-doubt going to be a life-changing experience!