Schallenberger Ridge Trail
Schallenberger Ridge Donner Pass – Truckee Highway 80 to Donner Pass up to Schallenberger Ridge overlooking Donner Lake in Truckee, CA The Schallenberger Ridge 4×4 trail is a moderately trekked trail in…
Expeditions
Trail Expeditions: Anywhere from 1 – 7 day expeditions. Not quite overlanding or overland experts here but mini day trips and mini weekend trips. We wish we had the time to go on overlanding trips from months at a time but as you all know, life gets crazy. So instead of going an overland 4X4 adventure, we take Mini Trail Expeditions throughout Northern and Central California.
Castle Pass Castle Peak 4×4 Trail
Castle Pass/ Castle Peak 4×4 Trail – North Lake Tahoe Donner Pass Castle Pass to Castle Peak 4×4 Trail Near Boreal Ski Resort (North Lake Tahoe Day Trip 4×4 Trail)…
Bodega Bay Sonoma Coast State Park Beaches & Photography Spots
Bodega Bay Beaches and Sonoma Coast State Park Beaches – Best Photography Spots Just north of Point Reyes National Seashore lays a beautiful stretch of Bodega Bay coastal beaches and scenic…
Baltic Ridge Trail Review – Mormon Emigrant Gap
Pictured Above is the Mormon Emigrant Gap Abandoned Ski Resort Baltic Ridge Trail From Mormon Emigrant Trail/Gap (Between Highway 88/ Carson Pass Highway and Highway 50) The Baltic Ridge Trail is…
Monterey in Jeannette’s 4Runner
Monterey With the 2016 SR5 4Runner (Jnets 4Runner) Quick Trip to Monterey/ Big Sur with Jeannette’s 2016 SR5 4Runner While the 2014 4Runner was in the shop, we decided to make a quick…
Best Photography Spots Marin Headlands
Best Photography Spots Marin Headlands (Sausalito, CA) Landmarks Around the Marin Headlands in San Francisco (Sausalito, CA) There are quite a few spots in the Marin Headlands to shoot. For your…
Blue Lake to Red Lake 4×4 Trail – Forestdale Road & Divide
Blue Lake to Red Lake 4×4 Road – Forestdale Road, The Pacific Crest Trail, and the Forestdale Divide Blue Lakes to Red Lake is an amazing 4×4 trail with stunning…
Fordyce Lake Road and Signal Peak
Fordyce Lake Road and the Front Side of Signal Peak Fordyce Lake Road (Not the Trail) to Fordyce Lake & Signal Peak Lookout Fordyce Lake Camping and Signal Peak Lookout 4×4…
Northern & Southern California 4×4 Trails Book Review
California Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive (4×4) Trails Guide/Book Review An absolute must-have for anyone with a 4×4! If you are looking for the ultimate guide to 4×4 trails in Northern…
Helicopter Into Big Sur Post Ranch Inn
Taking a Helicopter Into Big Sur – Post Ranch Inn ESCAPE THROUGH THE SKIES – POST RANCH INN Because Highway 1 was closed, we were forced into taking a Helicopter Into…
McCloud Falls – McCloud, CA near Mt. Shasta
McCloud Falls Photography Spots – McCloud, CA Near Mt. Shasta Well, this has to be one of the coolest three-tiered waterfalls in California. If not the only three-tiered waterfall. McCloud Falls…
Photography Spots in Mount Shasta
Best Photography Spots in Mount Shasta and the McCloud Area On the list to shoot heading up I5 to Mt. Shasta from Sacramento is a wide variety of places. This…
Trail 4Runner on Old Latrobe Road 4X4 Trail
South Shingle – Old Latrobe Road 4X4 Trail An Easy and Fun 4X4 Trail in Sacramento Near El Dorado Hills, CA If you are looking for an easy 4×4 trail…
Fall Photography Spots South Lake Tahoe
Fall Photography Spots South Lake Tahoe (Hope Valley) Early to Mid October in South Lake Tahoe (Hope Valley), Carson Pass Highway, and Caples Lake An early morning adventure on a…
Photography Spots in Point Reyes
Photography Spots in Point Reyes National Seashore What are the Best Photography Spots in Point Reyes National Seashore? THE PLAN: Heading out this weekend to have a nice little Napa get-away…
11 Photography Spots on Highway 1: Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Francisco
Best Photography Spots in Big Sur and Highway 1: Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Francisco and More This was the original plan: Heading out for the weekend down to Santa Cruz/ Aptos…
Blackwood Canyon & Ellis Peak
Blackwood Canyon Road, Ellis Peak Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail, Barker Pass Road, Bear Lake, Miller Lake, Lilly Lake and McKinny Lake Blackwood Canyon Road and Ellis Peak Trail – There is…