Sierras

Gold towns, mountains, granite monoliths, clear alpine lakes, and waterfalls.

Parks Visited (click on photos below to read more)::

• Calaveras Big Trees State Park
• Ed Z'Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
• Emerald Bay State Park
• Malakoff-Diggins State Historic Park
• Yosemite National Park

Parks to Visit:

• D. L. Bliss State Park (info)
• Donner Memorial State Park (info)
• Kings Beach State Recreation Area (info)
  
• Moaning Caverns (link) and Mercer Caverns (link)
  
• Pulmas-Eureka State Park (info)
  • Places to stay: Chalet View Lodge (info)
• South Yuba River State Park (info)
  

Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Ed Z'Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe

Upper Yosemite

Malakoff-Diggins State Historic Park

Yosemite National Park