Modern Hiker
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Trail guides and outdoor news since 2006. Now we're here, too!
Los Angeles to Portland, OR and several places in between.
Los Angeles to Portland, OR and several places in between.
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Modern Hiker
@modernhiker.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Hello, all! Casey from Modern Hiker here! This is my fifth social media for Modern Hiker, because I am old and the site has been around since 2006. Welcome! Be sure to check out the old-school website as well as my Substack:
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There's still time for some Bay Area foliage treks! modernhiker.com/13-trails-fo...
13 Trails for Bay Area Fall Foliage | Modern Hiker
There is beautiful fall foliage within the Bay Area. The trick of it is to think beyond forests and even trees to salt marshes (yes, salt marshes!), vineyar ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There's still time for some Bay Area foliage treks! modernhiker.com/13-trails-fo...
This is the *legal* way to see the Goat Canyon Trestle: modernhiker.com/hike/goat-ca...
Goat Canyon Trestle via Mortero Palms | Modern Hiker
UPDATE 1/1/2018: I hiked this route on 12/30/2017, at which time I encountered a number of hiker-created route-finding gimmicks that have no place in t ...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is the *legal* way to see the Goat Canyon Trestle: modernhiker.com/hike/goat-ca...
Stretch out, lace up, and tackle these leg-busters! modernhiker.com/top-5-leg-bl...
Top 5 Leg-Busting Hikes in Los Angeles | Modern Hiker
5 of the toughest inclines you can get on decently-sized day hikes near Los Angeles. Time to get those legs in shape, right?
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November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Stretch out, lace up, and tackle these leg-busters! modernhiker.com/top-5-leg-bl...
It's backcountry time: modernhiker.com/hike/gila-wi...
Gila Wilderness Loop | Modern Hiker
Located in southern New Mexico, the Gila Wilderness consists of 558,085 acres of truly unique and pristine land. With its near-vertical canyon walls, snakin ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's backcountry time: modernhiker.com/hike/gila-wi...
If you're looking for the best (and most interesting) view of the Hollywood Sign, look no further: modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Hollywood Reservoir | Modern Hiker
This easy, flat, just-over three mile trail takes you around the perimeter of the Hollywood Reservoir (sometimes known as Lake Hollywood), an artificial lak ...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you're looking for the best (and most interesting) view of the Hollywood Sign, look no further: modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Atmospheric rivers mean earth-bound creeks get a nice little refresher:
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15 Refreshing Creek Hikes in the Bay Area | Modern Hiker
I just love exploring creeks in the Bay Area's rainy season (roughly November through March). Finally, FINALLY, empty creek beds are filled with water ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Atmospheric rivers mean earth-bound creeks get a nice little refresher:
modernhiker.com/15-refreshin...
modernhiker.com/15-refreshin...
This is still probably my favorite hike inside Griffith Park: modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Wisdom Tree and Cahuenga Peak to the Hollywood Sign | Modern Hiker
A rugged three mile out-and-back to the Wisdom Tree on Burbank Peak and across Cahuenga Peak to the Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee in Griffith Park. One of the shortest and toughest routes to the…
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November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is still probably my favorite hike inside Griffith Park: modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Want to hike to an ancient pyramid? modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Tepozteco Pyramid | Modern Hiker
There aren't too many places where you can find a trail that will kick your butt with elevation gain, bring you to the ruins of a 500-year-old religiou ...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Want to hike to an ancient pyramid? modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Here are some great LA trails for you and your pup: modernhiker.com/best-l-a-dog...
Best L.A. Dog Hikes | Modern Hiker
As the weather starts to get warmer, Los Angeles gears up for another summer hiking season. But don’t worry — you don’t need to leave your furry friend at h ...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here are some great LA trails for you and your pup: modernhiker.com/best-l-a-dog...
Sometimes you want solitude in nature ... and sometimes, you're looking for a sweet city skyline at sunset: modernhiker.com/10-l-a-hikes...
10 L.A. Hikes With The Best Views | Modern Hiker
Very few things are as rewarding as a stunning view at the end of a hike. Sometimes, the destination can be just as worthwhile as the journey, and while we ...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sometimes you want solitude in nature ... and sometimes, you're looking for a sweet city skyline at sunset: modernhiker.com/10-l-a-hikes...
If you're in L.A. and looking for something spooky and outdoorsy to do ... modernhiker.com/7-haunted-tr...
7 Haunted Trails in Los Angeles | Modern Hiker
Looking to get your spooky on for Halloween? These 7 L.A. area hikes might get you a close encounter of the supernatural kind ...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If you're in L.A. and looking for something spooky and outdoorsy to do ... modernhiker.com/7-haunted-tr...
Still time to get some California color in before the season is over! modernhiker.com/10-beautiful...
10 Beautiful Fall Foliage Trails in the Sierra Nevada | Modern Hiker
Here are ten of our favorite fall foliage trails in the Eastern Sierra Nevada of California - and the best way to figure out which trails are approaching peak color, too!
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October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Still time to get some California color in before the season is over! modernhiker.com/10-beautiful...
A brand new Modern Hiker Newsletter just landed in your inbox (if you're in on it). We've got some news on the latest ways the shutdown is straining our public lands, as well as some good news about native plants, fall advice that's ecologically sound AND saves you tedious yardwork, and more!
Shutdown Strain
plus, Native Plant Sales, Leaf Strategies, Love for City Parks, and more
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October 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A brand new Modern Hiker Newsletter just landed in your inbox (if you're in on it). We've got some news on the latest ways the shutdown is straining our public lands, as well as some good news about native plants, fall advice that's ecologically sound AND saves you tedious yardwork, and more!
For you Bay Area folks ... modernhiker.com/13-trails-fo...
13 Trails for Bay Area Fall Foliage | Modern Hiker
There is beautiful fall foliage within the Bay Area. The trick of it is to think beyond forests and even trees to salt marshes (yes, salt marshes!), vineyar ...
modernhiker.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
For you Bay Area folks ... modernhiker.com/13-trails-fo...
These are some of my all-time favorite fall foliage hikes. Hit the link in the bio for more -- and let me know where YOU hope to leaf peep this year!
10 Beautiful Fall Foliage Trails in the Sierra Nevada | Modern Hiker
Here are ten of our favorite fall foliage trails in the Eastern Sierra Nevada of California - and the best way to figure out which trails are approaching peak color, too!
modernhiker.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
These are some of my all-time favorite fall foliage hikes. Hit the link in the bio for more -- and let me know where YOU hope to leaf peep this year!
Back in the saddle over here. modernhiker.substack.com/p/a-ping-fro...
A Ping from the Void
Plus, how we talk about public lands, winter forecasts, keeping a trail open, and the best foliage tracker in the West
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October 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Back in the saddle over here. modernhiker.substack.com/p/a-ping-fro...
After a short break, the Modern Hiker Newsletter is back!
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In this issue, lots on the multi-pronged attacks on our public lands ... and some good news to counter, including new city parks, restored river landscapes, and lots more!
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In this issue, lots on the multi-pronged attacks on our public lands ... and some good news to counter, including new city parks, restored river landscapes, and lots more!
A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours
So Long, Public Lands? Plus, History being erased, hummingbirds evolving, a highway turns into a park, a free Klamath River blooms, and more!
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
After a short break, the Modern Hiker Newsletter is back!
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In this issue, lots on the multi-pronged attacks on our public lands ... and some good news to counter, including new city parks, restored river landscapes, and lots more!
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In this issue, lots on the multi-pronged attacks on our public lands ... and some good news to counter, including new city parks, restored river landscapes, and lots more!
Time for an all-new Modern Hiker Newsletter. modernhiker.substack.com/p/this-land-...
This Land Was Your Land
Here we go again with this ... plus, billboard advocacy, sea lions, tech on the thru-hiking trails, flower bombs, and much more
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May 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Time for an all-new Modern Hiker Newsletter. modernhiker.substack.com/p/this-land-...
Get out and spot those blooms! modernhiker.com/6-best-wildf...
6 Best Wildflower Hikes in Southern California | Modern Hiker
To those new SoCal transplants who claim we don't have any real seasons, our landscape proudly presents "Wildflower Season" as a counterargum ...
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May 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Get out and spot those blooms! modernhiker.com/6-best-wildf...
It's Waterfall Season. Get out there: modernhiker.com/10-beautiful...
10 Beautiful Waterfall Hikes Near San Francisco | Modern Hiker
I don't know what it is about waterfalls, but they always make me feel happy. Thankfully, the Bay Area is teeming with waterfalls—horsetail falls, fan ...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's Waterfall Season. Get out there: modernhiker.com/10-beautiful...
Still my favorite way to see the Hollywood Sign: modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Hollywood Reservoir | Modern Hiker
This easy, flat, just-over three mile trail takes you around the perimeter of the Hollywood Reservoir (sometimes known as Lake Hollywood), an artificial lak ...
modernhiker.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Still my favorite way to see the Hollywood Sign: modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-...
Get out there to check out this fun, rugged scramble in the desert:
Hidden Valley via Mormon Trail | Modern Hiker
The Mormon Trail takes an adventurous route into South Mountain's Hidden Valley region, providing fun scrambling opportunities and interesting geology.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Get out there to check out this fun, rugged scramble in the desert:
Hey hey hey, it's another Modern Hiker Newsletter, doing our best to find the tiny thread of silver lining in the state of the outdoor world. buff.ly/fAAL2NI
Signs of the Times
Yeah, things are weird. Plus, California's shortest trail, a new riverfront park in Portland, baby eagles, a trail confessional, and more!
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March 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hey hey hey, it's another Modern Hiker Newsletter, doing our best to find the tiny thread of silver lining in the state of the outdoor world. buff.ly/fAAL2NI
Yeah this one is popular, and sometimes pretty crowded on the weekends ... but it's still worth it.
Wisdom Tree and Cahuenga Peak to the Hollywood Sign | Modern Hiker
A rugged three mile out-and-back to the Wisdom Tree on Burbank Peak and across Cahuenga Peak to the Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee in Griffith Park. One of the shortest and toughest routes to the…
modernhiker.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yeah this one is popular, and sometimes pretty crowded on the weekends ... but it's still worth it.
Head to these epic waterfall hikes in the Bay Area!
10 Beautiful Waterfall Hikes Near San Francisco | Modern Hiker
I don't know what it is about waterfalls, but they always make me feel happy. Thankfully, the Bay Area is teeming with waterfalls—horsetail falls, fan ...
modernhiker.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Head to these epic waterfall hikes in the Bay Area!