A Bay Area couple hoped to spend a few days camping near hot springs and redwoods. Then they heard a peculiar sound on the ...

We planned to hike the Pine Ridge Trail up to the Sykes Hot Springs near Big Sur. It is approximately 20 miles round trip. Gary and I had been dating a few months. We worked together at an ...

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 ...

If you set up camp at Sykes Camp about 9 miles in, there’s only a short side trip to the hot springs at the end of the day. This section can be tricky to navigate, so leave some time in your day ...

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 ...