There you can watch out for the whales that use to migrate and it can be seen off the coastal region in the month December whenever they proceed towards south and in the spring whenever they continue going along with their calves to the northern side. California Hiking makes you feel like you are returning back to a century ago with a population for only 2000 and Elk being a hustling city with flourishing timber industry. Get a helping stick for the trip Though there is no compulsion, that you should take a stick for walking, it will be of great help if you take. This will be beneficial for your knees, ankles, hips etc which will motivate you along. Carrying a stick with you during the hiking vacation will help in demonstrating a well suited rhythm and will also help to reduce your full time weariness from the hiking. Even though we never forget about getting a backpack, we usually don't think about taking a rain cover along with the various hiking equipment we plan to take along with us. We may think: "Why to get out if at all it is raining?" You may later realize that rainy days make you get adapted to rains and are inevitable while you go for longer hikes. You may like taking with you a great spice set, many pans and pots for various cooking purposes, and of course a spatula in order for preparing pancakes. However, these items may exert such a weight on your hiking gear that they may haul you down. It would be better if you can buy one-pot concoctions. Try to gather some information which can be collected in the 11th hour for handy information about the tract by checking that with the authorities found locally. Try to ensure yourself that, you are well equipped and you have everything with you to go for hiking. Be sure that your gear list is well suited for the climatic conditions as well as for the tract. Hiking Vacations Hiking vacation is also called by different names like Trampling, Bush bashing and whacking. They are also commonly called as trekking, backpacking and hiking trips. Hiking ,if looked as a word meaning ,then its the 'exploration' in the path taken which is adventurous .From narrow gullets to deep valleys, tiny streamlets to impeccable sceneries etc.