Our annual festival guide is hitting the streets. Woohoo! Grab your copy at over 1000 distribution spots throughout California and Nevada. We are excited about this illustrated cover by Kevin Howdeshell of The Brave Union. He put together a montage of elements from this issue that captures the spirit of festival season and the hard work of our editors.
Leonie Sherman tells the story of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue and three full moon hikes that will get readers to appreciate night hiking.Jim Scripps details the trail opportunities coming together at Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument and the riding and hiking bonanza coming together with the help of the community just north of Santa Cruz. Meanwhile Matt Johanson takes us on a tour of the "Magnificent Seven" waterfall hikes in Yosemite. Then it's Chris Van Leuven with a profile of Ryan Sheridan and Priscilla Ann Mewborne, two athletes at the cutting edge of climbing and art. Cody Siler introduces us to the challenge and camaraderie of randonneuring ...