

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Love going to extremes? Then add this trail to your hiking to-do list: Southern California’s Cactus to Clouds route. Hikers must climb roughly 10,200 feet over 14 miles, from a low-desert trailhead in Palm Springs (around 520 feet) to the airy summit of Mount San Jacinto (10,843 feet). And then there's the return trip. Backpacker magazine has ranked it among the country’s 10 toughest day hikes. ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on November 27, 2012 10:45 AM & Tagged Cactus to Clouds trail, Guidebook Getaways, Hiking and Mount San Jacinto Peak | permalink | Comments
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