Thru-Hiking Journal Mark Schramm, from Medford, Oregon, completed his 2020 thru-hike in mid-July by combining the Bigfoot Trail and Trinity Alps High Route. He began on June 20th and finished […]
Day Hikes
On the Bigfoot Trail This is the summer for outdoor adventure and, while there are many folks visiting the wilderness of northwest California, not so many are venturing out away […]
The Southern End of the Bigfoot Trail
2020 Trip Report Saddened by the cancellation of our work week on the trail between Ides Cove and the Knob, Dennis and Liz Houghton and my wife, Amy, and I […]
2020 Hiking Season
COVID-19 Well, this will be an interesting and unprecedented season for outdoor recreation, trailwork, and stewardship for all things wilderness. The Pacific Crest Trail is recommending staying off the trail […]
Bigfoot National Recreation Trail Moves Forward
February 13th, 2020 – On February 12th, the House passed the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act. Twenty four hours later, we’re so excited to see U.S. Senator Kamala […]
Eight Days in the Siskiyous
In 2019, the Bigfoot Trail Alliance received a Rose Foundation grant to fund work on the South Kelsey Trail in the Siskiyou Wilderness. We recruited 12 graduate CCC Backcountry Corpsmembers […]
Poker Flat
By Rees Hughes My wife, Amy, and I just spent the past couple of days enjoying beautiful fall weather in the Klamath Mountains. We camped at Poker Flat on the […]
Kelsey Trail Collaborative
The South Kelsey Trail was first designated as a National Recreation Trail in 1979, but was used by early miners between 1855-1880 as a route between Crescent City and Fort […]