The Hiking Guide for Southern California
The team working on their multimedia documentary of their 2011 John Muir Trail hike has finished the official trailer, and it’s beautiful. Now titled Mile… Mile & A Half, the trailer gives you a little glimpse into what it’s like to hike this epic, 211-mile trail. Even after hiking the JMT twice, watching this trailer [...]
Yosemite is one of my favorite places on earth. I’ve backpacked and hiked throughout the park on many occasions, and yet there is still so much more to see an experience. Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty met via Vimeo, and discovered a mutual love for Yosemite. They set out to capture Yosemite’s beauty in this [...]
In Southern California, there’s a tight-knit community of hiking bloggers. Many of you from the area may know Kolby Kirk as The Hike Guy, who committed to 100 hikes in a year. This past April, Kolby was planning to meetup with 100Peaks, ADKinLA and myself for a day of hiking with fellow SoCal hiking bloggers. [...]
The Cristianitos Fault is a major earthquake fault line located less than one mile from the San Onofre nuclear power plant. This hike takes you on a 3.8 mile loop through San Onofre State Beach to the site of the fault line. Along the way, you’ll see the Monterey Formation, which holds most of the [...]
I have hiked and backpacked for years without trekking poles. I’ve seen plenty of people using them, but always thought they would be more of a nuisance than a help. My views have changed, with this caveat: trekking poles are great when you use them correctly. Sadly, most people I see on the trails do [...]
Bee Rock juts above the western mountainside of Griffith Park. The … more
The Red Route is one of my favorite hiking trails in Crystal Cove State … more
For the past few years, I've been hiking and backpacking exclusively in New … more
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