Hikes Archives - STRAYNGER RANGER

THE IMPOSSIBLE RAILWAY: GOAT CANYON TRESTLE VIA CARRIZO GORGE

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: December 30, 2018
Category: Abandoned

With its 17 tunnels and 14 major trestles, this historical railroad through the Carrizo Gorge in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park includes one of the largest woodpile trestle bridges in the world.

STRAYNGER RANGER: TOP 10 POSTS OF 2018

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: December 25, 2018
Category: Abandoned, Mines/Ghost Towns

Reviewing where we’ve been, where we’re going and counting down our top 10 most popular posts of the year.

BIRTHDAY WITH THE BURROS: WILD BURRO RESCUE

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: December 9, 2018
Category: Nature/Hikes

There’s no other place that I’d rather spend my birthday at than the Wild Burro Rescue and Preservation Project in Olancha, CA.

TUOLUMNE DITCH & FLUME: ONE OF THE BEST HIKES IN CALIFORNIA’S GOLD COUNTRY

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: November 25, 2018
Category: Nature/Hikes

Originally constructed in the 1850’s for hydraulic mining, the Main Tuolumne Ditch or Canal includes two miles of elevated wooden flumes and provides the drinking water to over 90% of Tuolumne County.

WIND WOLVES PRESERVE: HIKING THE WEST COAST’S LARGEST NONPROFIT NATURE PRESERVE

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: June 23, 2018
Category: Nature/Hikes

Rolling grasslands, wildflowers, wetlands, oak savannas, and pinyon forests converge to create one of the most uniquely diversified nature preserves in California.

MITCHELL CAVERNS: PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS SRA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: June 17, 2018
Category: Nature/Hikes

Hiking the trails and exploring the limestone caverns in one of California’s most rugged and remote state parks.

CHUTES & LADDERS: HIKING LADDER CANYON IN MECCA HILLS, CA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: January 21, 2018
Category: Nature/Hikes

Located in the Mecca Hills Wilderness near the Salton Sea, this popular 5-mile loop hike through painted canyons, ancient faults, and deep slots requires rock scrambling, ladder climbing, and some minor rappels.

STRAYNGER RANGER: TOP 10 POSTS OF 2017

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: December 22, 2017
Category: Art, Mines/Ghost Towns

Reviewing where we’ve been, where we’re going and counting down the top 10 most popular posts of the year.

HIKING SANDSTONE PEAK: THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: October 19, 2017
Category: Nature/Hikes

Hiking the Sandstone Peak Trail to reach the highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains.

SPITTING SAND AND MAKING WAVES IN MORRO BAY: CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: July 20, 2017
Category: Nature/Hikes

Kayaking through the shallow waters of the Morro Bay Estuary over to the Sand Spit, where 80-foot high sand dunes separate Morro Bay from the Pacific Ocean.

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