Which way should I go? California has been my regular destination the past few years for some summer hiking in the mountains. As storms batter Britain my thoughts are drifting to another visit this year- but where?
 The challenge for me is how to get to the middle of nowhere by public transport (same in the UK). Generally this means finding a suitable cross country train route then a local bus then start walking. Actually I'd like to see the other side of Lake Tahoe where I went last year (subject of numerous entries in this diary last August). I'm reading good things about the profusion of wildflowers in the Barker Pass area so that's a possibility.