Category Archives: Redwood National & State Parks

Top 10 Hikes in 2021

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

The past year brought new milestones for Live and Let Hike, with the Covid-era bump in traffic continuing for a second year. In fact, annual viewership rose by more than 50 percent compared to 2020 and more than 100 percent … Continue reading →

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Miner’s Ridge – James Irvine Trail Loop, including Gold Bluffs Beach and Fern Canyon (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA)

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

If ever there was a premier, unforgettable hike in northern California’s Redwood National Park, this is it. The Miner’s Ridge – James Irvine Trail Loop combines long stretches of spectacular redwood groves with a brief jaunt along the Pacific Ocean … Continue reading →

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Boy Scout Tree Trail to Fern Falls (Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, CA)

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Together with nearby Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, northern California’s Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park contains arguably the most spectacular groves of coast redwoods in the world. Nearly the entire park, bounded by the Smith River to the north and … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

2017 is nearly in the books, and it’s been a banner year for Live and Let Hike. Viewership reached new heights (roughly 85,000 visitors and 167,000 page views in 2017), and I added 76 new posts this year that covered … Continue reading →

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Stout Grove Loop (Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, CA)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

Once one of the area’s best kept secrets, Stout Grove in California’s Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is now one of California’s most popular redwood groves. Even the crowds cannot ruin the beauty, however, of this cathedral-like forest, a dense … Continue reading →

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Yurok Loop Trail (Redwood National Park, CA)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

Although sans redwoods, the short Yurok Loop Trail in California’s Redwood National Park features terrific seaside vistas and an ecologically diverse environment along the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Named for the Native American tribe that once predominated in this … Continue reading →

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Prairie Creek Trail – Foothill Trail Loop (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe. … Continue reading →

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Fern Canyon (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

Fern Canyon—a short but exquisite passage between fern-strewn walls—is an otherworldly hike in California’s Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, a subset of Redwood National Park. Enveloped by overwhelming greenery, it’s no wonder that this jungle-like canyon was a shooting location … Continue reading →

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