Beautiful Day Hike

 Near Birmingham, AL.

 Mountain biking and hiking area in Anniston, AL.  40+ miles of trails!

National Wildlife Refuge near Jacksonville, AL. Talladega Mountains (a sub-range of the Blue Ridge Mountains) to the east.

 ATV park near Piedmont, AL.

 Wilderness Area, Talladega NF.  Near Piedmont, AL.

 Nice trip to Reno and the surronding mountain ranges in winter. 930 miles driven, 70 miles hiked (including snowshoe) and lots of work accomplished at the house. A highlight of the trip was Beckwourth Pass and the Frenchman Recreation Area near Chilcoot, CA.  This is known as the Sierra Valley and gives rise to both the Yuba and Feather Rivers.  Many more days of exploring ahead!

 Near Reno, NV. Next trip.

 Plumas NF, near Chilcoot, CA.

  Recreation Area, Plumas NF.  Near Chilcoot, CA.  Upper Feather River watershed.

 Regional park near Washoe City, NV.

 Virginia City, NV in the middle right.

 Peterson Mtn in the distance.  Near Chilcoot, CA.

 Snowshoe day in Truckee, CA. Mild temps.

 Third ridge climb in the canyon.  Near Lockwood, NV.

Near Reno, NV. 

Ski day!  Lake Tahoe, NV side. 

Beautiful light at East Keystone as the day is ending.

 Hiking the hills above the Tesla gigafactory and others, near Silver Springs, NV.

Near Reno, NV. 12" snow in last two days!

Hiking trails near Reno, NV. 

Near Lockwood, NV. Following wild horse trails!

Toiyabe NF. Near Reno, NV. Mt. Rose ski are in the distance.

Near town trails! Good to be back in Reno, NV. It's a work trip, but there's snow in the Sierras and unlimited opportunities in the NV high desert. 

 Nice trip to Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee River Valley, Lookout Mountain, and southern Appalachians of Tennessee and Alabama in the winter. 450 miles driven and 25 miles hiked over 4 days.  Overnights in Jasper, TN and Ft. Payne and Centre, AL. Highlight of the trip was Savage Gulf Natural Area in TN.  Deep gorges on top of the Cumberland Plateau make for a hiking paradise!  Miles and miles of trails.

North from US 78/AL 281 trailhead. Near Heflin, AL. 

National Wildlife Refuge near White Plains, AL. Former Fort McClellan property.

Climbing area near Leesburg, AL. Weiss Lake in the background. 

National Preserve near Fort Payne, AL.

Bouldering area near Ft. Payne, AL.