Northern California, or NorCal as it’s affectionately known, is full of attractions as well as natural splendours that ...

Getting to Sykes Hot Springs in no walk in the park. Located in the Ventana Wilderness, the hike to the springs is 20 miles round-trip with 5,600 feet of elevation gain. The springs themselves are ...

It was October of 1996, and my boyfriend Gary and I were on a backpacking weekend date. We planned to hike the Pine Ridge Trail up to the Sykes Hot Springs near Big Sur. It is approximately 20 miles ...