| Previous :: Next Topic |
| Author |
Message |
MattP.
Member
Joined: 01 Mar 2012
Posts: 58 | TRs | Pics
|
|
MattP.
Member
|
 Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:31 am |
|
|
A "what would you do?" inquiry:
I have off work from December 18 - January 3. I have the following (somewhat) firm commitments and am toying with the idea of staying in the SW for the entire period but need suggestions as to where to go. Primary interests would be hiking (day hikes) and photography. Sleeping in the car is perfectly acceptable. Snow is fine as well but mind that I'll be solo.
My only commitments:
December 18 - Sacramento, CA
December 24/25 - Las Vegas, NV
December 26/27 - Los Angeles, CA
That logically leaves the periods from the 19th-24th and 27th-3rd. Whether or not I take my own car or rent a car is TBD.
Where would you go in those periods? Understanding that day-to-day plans will be weather dependent, what general areas/parks would be worthwhile? Any must-do hikes?
Thanks in advance!
Matt
|
| Back to top |
  
|
|
Edgewood
Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2011
Posts: 137 | TRs | Pics
Location: Bellingham |
|
Edgewood
Member
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:45 pm |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bobbi
stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics
Location: olympics! |
|
bobbi
stillaGUAMish
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:45 pm |
|
|
joshua tree
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gray
Lazy Hiker
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
Posts: 1059 | TRs | Pics
Location: Seattle, WA |
|
Gray
Lazy Hiker
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:26 pm |
|
|
Redwoods/N. Cali coast?
--Gray
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mike
Member
Joined: 09 Jul 2004
Posts: 6398 | TRs | Pics
Location: SJIsl |
|
mike
Member
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:43 pm |
|
|
| Edgewood wrote: | | Death Valley |
definitely NOT DV. We're going in Dec too and hoping to keep the crowds down. 
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Schenk
Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012
Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics
Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
|
Schenk
Off Leash Man
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 3:23 pm |
|
|
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
AlpineRose
Member
Joined: 08 May 2012
Posts: 1953 | TRs | Pics
|
I second the recommendation for Red Rocks. Several days worth of great hiking only 30 min. drive from the strip. Get the Red Rock Canyon Green Trails map. Note many of the higher elevation trips near LV could be difficult or impossible to reach in winter and/or require high clearance 4wd/awd to access.
DO NOT MISS visiting the Valley of Fire. About an easy hour's drive north of LV. Check out John Morrow's recent tr.
I found this site useful: LasVegas local hikes. And this hiking guide, which includes all the major hiking areas near LV: LasVegas & Southern Nevada
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RichP
Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 5634 | TRs | Pics
Location: here |
|
RichP
Member
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:11 pm |
|
|
South of the border? Baja?
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Joey
verrry senior member
Joined: 05 Jun 2005
Posts: 2799 | TRs | Pics
Location: Redmond |
|
Joey
verrry senior member
|
Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:26 pm |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
