Mount Sizer

I’m sorry to report that “The Shortcut”, the ~1.5 mile section of Hobbs Road between the Middle Fork of the Coyote Creek and the Blue…

Mt. Sizer

A long crazy solo hike. Summiting Mount Sizer was very anti-climatic, but the rest of the hike was not!

Mount Sizer

Started around 8 AM from the visitor center up Dunne Road and Manzanita Point Road and up Monument Trail. Followed Hobbs Trail to Little Coyote…

Tackled the shortcut!

Well, I had typed up a nice long story, but I accidentally closed the page and had to start over, twice!  So, since I’m pretty…

Sizer with kids

We did this as a short 1 night backpacking trip, camping at Sata Springs.   There was a lot of hype about this being a…

Uphill both ways :)

Hiked Sizer with kids (7 and 9), so we decided to break this up into an overnight trip. We got a late start on Friday…

SUPER SIZER

The 2nd largest state park in California – whoa!  What a hidden gem.   Other than the extremely nice and helpful rangers I chatted with before…

Mt. Sizer (Final hike)

This was the hardest hike out of all six. I want to hike it after 3 days from the last rain and the last was…

Pleasant surprise

First time at Henry Coe SP and it was better than I imagined. Perhaps it was the cool weather but it was a pleasant hike…

Mount Sizer

Solid hike. It was beautiful with the fall colors. The shortcut was super steep and definitely a workout. Could see the snow in the Sierras.