hikes of 2020

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 McPherson Peak and Peak Mountain, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 4

 Deal Trail, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 7

 Cuyama Peak, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 9

 Tecuya Mountain, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 11

 Frazier Mountain, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 13

 Griswold Hills high point, BLM: Jan 20

 Panoche Hills high point and Panoche Mountain, BLM: Jan 21

 Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Midpeninsula Regional Park District: Jan 29

 Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Midpeninsula Regional Park District: Jan 29

 Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Midpeninsula Regional Park District: Jan 30

 San Andreas Fault Trail in Los Trancos Open Space Preserve, Midpeninsula Regional Park District: Jan 30

 Slacker Hill and Bunker Hill among the batteries of Marin Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Jan 31

 Chamberlin Waterfall Trail, Jackson State Demonstration Forest: Feb 2

 Ecological Staircase to the Pygmy Forest, Jug Handle State Natural Preserve: Feb 3

 Ten Mile Dunes and Inglenook Fen, MacKerricher State Park: Feb 4

 Bruhel Point, Caltrans: Feb 5

 Mad River Beach, Humboldt County Park: Feb 12

 Mad River Levee: Feb 14

 Mad River Fish Hatchery, BLM: Feb 14

 Beith Creek Loop, Arcata Community Forest: Feb 29

 Miners Ridge, Fern Canyon, and James Irvine Trail; Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Mar 4

 Dry Lagoon, Humboldt Lagoons State Park: Mar 4

 King Range, King Range National Conservation Area: Mar 9-13

 Mal Coombs Park, King Range National Conservation Area: Mar 13

 Hidden Valley, King Range National Conservation Area: Mar 13

 more big trees, John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: Mar 13

 Arcata Marsh: Mar 19

 Shorebird Loop Trail, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Mar 26

 Hookton Slough Trail, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Mar 26

 Redwood Park, Arcata Community Forest: Apr 1

 Elk River Trail, Headwaters Forest Reserve: Apr 2

 Beith Creek Loop, Arcata Community Forest: Apr 22

 South Fork Trinity River, Six Rivers National Forest: Apr 24

 Rhododendron Trail, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Apr 28

 Arcata Ridge Trail, Arcata Community Forest: May 17

 Bug Creek and Chaparral Mountain, Six Rivers National Forest: May 20

 South Siskiyou, Six Rivers National Forest: May 31-Jun 3

 Cheatham Grove, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park: Jun 19

 Abe Wouk Grove to Williams and Graham Grove to Harriet Hunt Bard Grove, Grizzley Creek Redwoods State Park: Jun 19

 Wooley Creek, Klamath National Forest: Jun 29-Jul 1

 Ukonom Lake, Klamath National Forest: Jun 1-Jun 4

 Salmon Mountain, Six Rivers National Forest: Jul 22-Jul 25

 California Coastal Trail Flint Ridge Section, Redwood National Park: Aug 5

 Zigzag #2 to Fern Canyon by West Ridge, Friendship Ridge, and California Coastal Trail, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Aug 7

 California Coastal Trail Klamath Section, Redwood National Park: Aug 16

 Ossagon Creek to Carruthers Cove via California Coastal Trail, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Aug 19

 Hope Creek and Ten Taypo Loop, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Aug 19

 Redwood Creek, Redwood National Park: Aug 24-27

 Lyons Ranch, Redwood National Park: Aug 27

 Dolason Prairie, Redwood National Park: Aug 27

 Lost Coast, King Range National Conservation Area: Sep 15-18

 California Coastal Trail Last Chance Section and Damnation Creek, Del Norte Redwoods State Park: Sep 23

 Redwood Park to Loop 8 and more wandering, Arcata Community Forest: Oct 1

 Russ Park, Ferndale: Oct 2

 Forks of Blue, Klamath National Forest: Oct 20-21

 Marble Mountains, Klamath National Forest: Oct 23-27

 Kelsey Range, Klamath National Forest: Oct 28-30

 Wooley Creek, Klamath National Forest: Oct 31-Nov 2

 Samoa Beach and Dunes, Arcata BLM: Dec 18

 Chah-GAH-Cho Trail, McKinley Land Trust: Dec 22

 Elk River Sandspit, Elk River City Wildlife Area: Dec 23

 Carlson Park, Arcata City Park: Dec 24

 Aldergrove Marsh, Arcata City Park: Dec 24

 Eureka Waterfront Trail, Eureka City Trails: Dec 28

 PALCO Marsh Trail and Hikshari' Trail, Eureka City Trails: Dec 29

 Fey Slough Wildlife Area, California Fish and Wildlife: Dec 29





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