NEVADA, CALIFORNIA & NORTHWEST – Hikes

NEVADA
Great Basin NP: Wheeler Peak, Bristlecone-Glacier Trail

CALIFORNIA
Death Valley NP: Bad Water, Natural Bridge, Desolation Canyon
Dantes View

Eureka Dunes

Joshua Tree NP: Lost Palms Oasis, Mastodon Peak Loop, Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail, Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail, Keys View Loop/Inspiration Peak, Skull Rock Nature Trail, Cap Rock Nature Trail, Wall Street Mill, Wonderland Wash, Barker Dam Nature Trail Loop, Eureka Peak

Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). I climbed it in 2002.


White Mountains Bristlecone Pine – Bristlecone Pine

Yosemite NP: Vernal Falls→Nevada Falls→Half Dome (constructed trail)

Yosemite Falls

Glacier Viewpoint

Crater Lake National Park

WASHINGTON
Mt Ranier National Park (14,410′) Mount Rainier is an active volcano, and the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano. I climbed Ranier in 1980.

Olympic National Park: Hurrican Ridge, Anderson Pass
Mt Olympus→Ho River Valley