• Who we are: experienced hikers who have lived in California for decades
• What we do:
  • We pick you up
  • We take you there
  • We hike with you, showing you famous and hidden treasures
  • All the hikes are designed by legendary hiker Piero Scaruffi (google him)
• What you need: a backpack, food, drinks and good hiking shoes
• How much it costs you: we charge you the cost of renting the car (that we get at a discount price), park fees (sometimes free because we have the national park pass), gasoline, and $50/hour for the driver/guide (which is divided by the number of people).

• Winter is the best season for Point Reyes. This magnificent park is cursed with almost thick year-round fog. Miserable weather can make your experience miserable too. The cold months of winter are actually the months when chances of fog are relatively low. You have three options:
  • A day trip for a long (32km) coastal hike on the first day that includes Bass Lake, Alamere Falls, Arch Rock and Sculptured Beach (see the pictures)
  • A day trip for short hikes and sightseeing that include Abbott's Lagoon, the Elk Reserve, the lighthouse, one of the beaches
  • A two-day trip with camping included: a long (32km) coastal hike on the first day that includes Bass Lake, Alamere Falls, Arch Rock and Sculptured Beach, and a second day of shorter hikes and sightseeing (Abbott's Lagoon, the Elk Reserve, the lighthouse, one of the beaches).

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  Below is the full list of all the hikes that we can organize for you.
  Scroll to the bottom of the page for a suggested calendar: each destination has a best season and a worst season.

  Sacramento to Lake Tahoe

  1. Lake Tahoe rim trail (also this page)
  2. The Pacific Crest trail at the Echo Lakes in Desolation Wilderness
  3. Mt Tallac (South Lake Tahoe, 16kms, 3.000m) - the highest peak of Desolation Wilderness
  4. Velma Lakes and Dick's Peak (South Lake Tahoe, 30kms, 3.040m)
  5. Horsetail Falls and Pyramid Peak (Desolation Wilderness)
  6. Round Top (Mokelumne Wilderness, 3164m)
  7. Snowshoeing

  Central western California

  1. Condor Gulch to High Peaks to Balconies to Bear Gulch cave (Pinnacles, moderate)
  2. Pfeiffer State Beach (Big Sur)
  3. Partington Canyon (Big Sur)
  4. Sykes Hot Springs (Big Sur 32 kms, moderate)
  5. From Santa Lucia Memorial to Arroyo Seco (34/40 kms, strenuous)
  6. China Camp to Big Sur in the Ventana Wilderness (37 km, moderate)
  7. Junipero Serra Peak in the Los Padres National Forest (30 km, moderate)
  8. Bottchers Gap to Double Cone, Ventana Wilderness (50 km, strenuous)
  9. Bottchers Gap to Pico Blanco to Mt Manuel to Pfeiffer (32 km, moderate)
  10. Pfeiffer Park to Tin House Camp (30 km, strenuous)

  Yosemite and Mammoth

  1. El Capitan trail and Upper Falls (Yosemite)
  2. Misty Trail to Half Dome (Yosemite, 24kms, strenuous) - waterfalls, great views
  3. Tenaya Lake to Cloud's Rest to Mist Trail (8)
  4. Ten Lakes Trail & May Lake (Yosemite, 38 kms)
  5. Tenaya Canyon (Yosemite)
  6. Mt Dana - second highest mountain in Yosemite (Yosemite, 19 kms)
  7. Saddlebag Lake to McCabe Lakes to Tuolumne Meadows (Yosemite, 40 kms)
  8. Mt Conness (Yosemite)
  9. Mt Lyell - highest mountain in Yosemite (Yosemite, 46 kms)
  10. Mt Warren - highest mountain in the Hoover Wilderness
  11. Mirror Lake to Snowcreek Falls to North Dome to Upper Falls (Yosemite, 26 km)
  12. Pohono trail
  13. Upper Yosemite Falls (Yosemite, 11kms, strenuous) - tallest waterfalls in the Us
  14. Cathedral Lake
  15. Tuolumne and Waterwheel Falls
  16. From Tuolumne Meadows to Saddlebag Lake
  17. Wawona to Glacier Point road via Chilnualna Falls
  18. Bishop Pass (Bishop, 17kms, moderate)
  19. Mt Ritter, Ansel Adams Wilderness (Mammoth, strenuous)
  20. Lakes of the Ansel Adams Wilderness (Mammoth, moderate)
  21. Mt Abbot (Mammoth, strenuous)
  22. Mt Morgan and Morgan Pass (Mammoth, 24 kms, moderate)
  23. John Muir Trail

  Kings Canyon to Death Valley

  1. Mt Whitney/ North Fork (Lone Pine, 27kms, strenuous) - highest mountain in the contigous US, three lakes
  2. Mt Whitney (Lone Pine, 33kms, strenuous) - highest mountain in the contigous US, four lakes
  3. Mt Russell (Lone Pine, 26kms, strenuous) - not much shorter than Whitney
  4. Mt Muir (Lone Pine, 28kms, strenuous) - not much shorter than Whitney
  5. Mt Langley (Lone Pine, 33kms, strenuous) - not much shorter than Whitney
  6. Hiking across the Sierra from Roads End to Onion Valley
  7. Shephard Pass (Independence, 36kms, strenuous)
  8. Glen Pass and Rae Lakes (Independence or Roads End, strenuous)
  9. Telescope Peak (Death Valley, 22kms, strenous) - great view
  10. White Mountain (Bishop, 26kms, strenuous) - third highest mountain in the contigous US
  11. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (Big Pine, easy)
  12. Sphinx Lakes, Kings Canyon
  13. Crossing the Great Western Divide and the Kerns-King Divide, Kings Canyon
  14. East Lake, Kings Canyon
  15. Alta Peak, Sequoia National Park
  16. Seven Lakes circuit
  17. Palisades glacier
  18. Thunderbolt via Bishop Pass
  19. Mt Darwin
  20. Mt Hawkins
  21. Mt Humphreys
  22. Evolution loop
  23. Souther Evolution loop
  24. Split Mt
  25. Edison Lake to Silver Pass & Goodale Pass
  26. Hiking across the Sierra from Lake Edison to Mosquito Flat
  27. Hiking across the Sierra from Lake Edison to Rovana via Italy Pass
  28. Hiking across the Sierra from Lake Florence to North Lake via Piute Pass
  29. Hiking across the Sierra from Mammoth trailhead to Devils Postpile
  30. Lake Florence to Lake Edison via Selden Pass
  31. My Brewer
  32. Lucy's Pass and Milly's Pass
  33. Mt Stanford via University Pass
  34. Charlotte Lake via Charlotte Creek

  Southern California

  1. San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek (Redlands, 20kms, strenuous) - highest San Bernardino mountain
  2. Cactus to the Clouds from Palm Springs to Mt San Jacinto (strenuous, 35 kms)
  3. Mt San Jacinto via Idyllwild (15kms, strenuous) - great view
  4. Sespe Gorge
  5. Rattlesnake Canyon (Joshua Tree, 5kms, easy) - Wonderland of Rocks
  6. 49 Palms (Joshua Tree, 5kms, easy) - oasis

  San Francisco Bay Area (See the full list)

  1. Pt Reyes coast trail from Palomarin (Bolinas, 28kms, moderate) - waterfalls, lakes, cliffs, beaches
  2. Muir Woods to Stinson Beach to Mt Tamalpais (Stinson Beach, 29kms, moderate) - great views, forest, beach
  3. Waddell Beach to Berry Creek Falls to Chalk Mountain (Big Basin, 25kms, strenuous)
  4. Portola Redwoods to Big Basin to Waddell Beach (Big Basin, 38kms, strenuous)
  5. Portola Redwoods Park to Skyline Ridge Preserve via Peters Creek Grove (Portola Redwoods Park, 28kms, moderate)
  6. Ohlone Wilderness from Sunol to DelValle via Rose Peak
  7. Fremont to Mission Peak to Sunol
  8. Abbott's Lagoon (Olema, 5kms, easy) - lagoon, sand dunes, beach
  9. Three Lakes (Fairfax, 9kms, moderate) - pretty lakes
  10. Murietta Falls (Livermore, 17kms, moderate) - tallest waterfall in bay
  11. Tomales Point (Olema, 10kms, easy)
  12. Sweeney Ridge (San Bruno, 7kms, easy)
  13. San Pedro Park to Montara Mountain (Pacifica, 12kms, moderate)
  14. Berry Creek Falls (Big Basin, 18kms, easy) - voted #1 trail in bay
  15. Alpine Lake to Mt Tamalpais East Peak (Stinson Beach, 12kms, moderate) - great views

A suggested calendar

• Snow melts in June/July on the Sierra
• Chances of thunderstorm and avalanche increase in September on the mountains (earlier on Shasta)
• There can be heavy fog along the coast in the summer
• The landscape of the Bay Area "burns" in the summer
• After the snow and ice have melted, the danger of loose rocks increases exponentially on glaciers
• After several months of no rain, lower-altitude areas (e.g. Yosemite) have no waterfalls, lakes, etc, thus not really worth it
• Days are longer in June and July and become much shorter from september on (which means shorter time for completing the hike and temperature drop at higher elevation)

Hike	Best season	Worst season	Difficulty
Pt Reyes	Winter	Summer	*
Sweeney Ridge	Winter	Summer	*
Anything on the coast	Winter	Summer	*
Death Valley	Spring	Summer	*
Mt Tamalpais	Spring, Fall	Summer	*
Mission Peak, Ohlone Wilderness	Spring, Fall	Summer	*
Portola Redwoods	Spring, Fall, Winter	Summer	*
Big Basin	Spring, Fall, Winter	Summer	*
Yosemite High Country	Jun-Jul	Sep	**
Mt Shasta	Jun-Jul	Aug-Sep	*****
Yosemite Valley (Half Dome, El Capitan)	Jun-Jul	Sep	***
Mt Williamson	Jul 1-15	Winter	*****
Kings Canyon and Western Sierra	Jul-Aug	Winter	****
Mt Whitney	Jul-Aug	Winter	*****
All other Eastern Sierra	Jul-Aug	Winter	*****