Junipero Serra Peak
Junipero Serra Peak is a peak of many names. It has also been named just “Serra Peak” (what the register says), or Santa Lucia Peak.. or even Pimkolam Summit (this was the Native American...
Author: Brian
Machesna Mountain Wilderness
Machesna Mountain Wilderness offers some beautiful terrain in San Luis Obispo County. This wilderness borders Garcia Wilderness and is part of the Los Padres National Forest. If there weren’t slices of private land in...
Garcia Wilderness Trails
There are a few, somewhat neglected trails in the Garcia Wilderness. These trails are perfect for running and hiking – especially in the winter time. By early spring, they tend to be overgrown with...
Lottie Potrero Trail – Silver Peaks Wilderness
There are a number of abandoned or nearly abandoned trails in the Ventana. The Lottie Potrero trail falls into the “nearly abandoned” category. The existence of this trail opens up the opportunity for some nice...
Ventana Cone from Los Padres Dam
*This route was designed by Leor Pantillat. You can find his report here Leor said something about exploring a creek in the Ventana Wilderness, so I found myself awake at 3:30AM, driving the winding...
Dutra Creek Circumnavigation
This was an exquisite run in the Silver Peak wilderness on mostly runnable trails. The first section, climbing Salmon Creek Falls trail takes you through a shaded riparian environment. The falls are a short...
Trift Bridge Route
The Trift bridge is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the Alps. Because the Trift Glacier had been retreating, it was no longer possible for hikers to reach the huts in the mountains above....
Aescher Route
Because we were on a bicycle, we started the Aescher Route at the end of Bibern road. We saw people walking up this quiet road from their hotels in Schwende… but you can access...
