2023-11-21, 11:55 AM
Ditto on Pinnacles.
A little bit beyond 5 hours (6 hours from Hayward, which I selected arbitrarily) is Lava Beds National Monument, way up against the Oregon Border. Really quiet, quite beautiful in a way different from most of CA. Over 800 caves, about 2 dozen of which are developed with trails. Lots of stuff to see outside of the caves in the surrounding landscape.
The Scott Mountains (a subrange of the Trinity Alps) just west of I-5 from Weed are really cool too with lots of space and quiet trails.
A little bit beyond 5 hours (6 hours from Hayward, which I selected arbitrarily) is Lava Beds National Monument, way up against the Oregon Border. Really quiet, quite beautiful in a way different from most of CA. Over 800 caves, about 2 dozen of which are developed with trails. Lots of stuff to see outside of the caves in the surrounding landscape.
The Scott Mountains (a subrange of the Trinity Alps) just west of I-5 from Weed are really cool too with lots of space and quiet trails.
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