Need suggestions for a destination

Snow Mountain wilderness in Mendocino Nat’l Forest is a possibility; I have been in a couple times, both from Deafy Glade trailhead. Not sure of the drive time, but I think around 4 hours. And despite the name, should be mostly snow free.

Thank you for the suggestion.  That area is actually closed for “fire restoration”.  It looks like a very nice area.

• Henry Coe State Park.  Plenty of interesting trails, and this time of year you might even have some good fishing ..

We ended up going to the Trinity Alps.  The drive was a little longer, but it ended up being worth it.  We even saw a bear the first night.  He came to visit while we were eating dinner.  I guess he smelled the food and wanted to check it out.  Used an ursack for our food and other smellables, and tied it to a tree about 100 yards from camp.  No problems.  It was a wonderful trip.

where’d you go in trinity alps

thats a nice area with lots of different areas to go

What were the snow and bug conditions?

We went to Granite Lake. There was a lot of snow on the north side of the lake. None on the south side.  Lots of water to walk through. I discovered that hiking with wet feet isn’t so bad. Bugs were not a problem. We got started late and spent the first night about 4 miles from the swift creek trailhead. That is where we saw the bear.