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Hiking Portuguese Bend Reserve

February 13, 2015 By Jeff H 6 Comments

The Rancho Palos Verdes peninsula is a prominent feature in Southern California geography. It protrudes into the Pacific Ocean as if it could almost touch Catalina Island. The hills of Palos Verdes really stand out against the flat terrain surrounding it, making it instantly recognizable from a hike on nearly any hill or mountain in SoCal. […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, coastal, dog-friendly, LA County, Palos Verdes

Hiking Angels Landing

August 29, 2014 By Jeff H 6 Comments

We ascended Walter’s Wiggles, the 21-switchbacks carefully engineered and reinforced with sandstone blocks and were standing atop Scout Lookout, with awe-inspiring views down into Zion Canyon and over the Virgin River. Looming before us was a slender finger of red sandstone leading to Angels Landing. I have been up Half Dome several times. I’ve sat atop Banner Peak and dangled […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, National Park, out of bounds, scenic, strenuous, Utah, vista, Zion National Park

Cooper Canyon Falls

August 27, 2014 By Jeff H 21 Comments

Cooper Canyon Falls is a beautiful waterfall that flows almost year round, but roars in April-May as the spring snow melts. The falls can be spectacular when you time your hike right, and I’m surprise more people don’t talk about this trail. This hike includes a side trip to Cooper Canyon Campground — a wilderness campsite right […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, Angeles National Forest, Backpacking, dog-friendly, LA County, moderate, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, waterfall, wilderness

Lost Coast Trail: Mattole Beach to Sea Lion Gulch

August 20, 2014 By Jeff H 10 Comments

We drove up Highway 101 from San Francisco, marveling at the beautiful scenery all the way. The golden coastal mountains, dotted with ancient oak trees slowly give way to towering redwoods that darken the skies. We turned off at Garberville and stopped for lunch before making the two hour drive to Shelter Cove. Oddly, our […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, Backpacking, King Range Wilderness, LCT, Lost Coast Trail, multi-day, Northern California, out of bounds

Metolius River Trail

May 5, 2014 By Joan Hester 1 Comment

 The magical, mystical Metolius River is one of the many reasons we loved visiting Central Oregon during our spring break road trip. This short river springs from the side of a mountain, has lush forested banks and surreal blue water. Our friend Kolby (aka The Hike Guy) had recommended this trail over dinner in Bend […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, easy, family-friendly, Metolius, Oregon, out of bounds, river

Deschutes River Trail

May 4, 2014 By Jeff H 1 Comment

Hiking the Deschutes River Trail in Bend Oregon

The Deschutes River Trail is a wonderful river-front loop that starts at the edge of the Old Mill district in Bend, and magically transforms into a remarkable wilderness trail before you know it. This is an out-of-bounds trail — meaning that it’s not in Southern California. In fact, it’s in Bend, Oregon — our third destination from our […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, Bend, dog-friendly, easy, Oregon, out of bounds, scenic

Trail Canyon Falls and Lazy Lucas Camp

March 23, 2014 By Jeff H 16 Comments

The Trail Canyon Trail isn’t a product of the Office of Redundancy Department (or the Ministry of Silly Walks, for that matter). Trail Canyon refers to the trail of gold flakes seen swirling down the creek at the bottom of the canyon. At the turn of the 20th century, miners worked the creek, but the trail didn’t lead […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, dog-friendly, LA County, moderate, National Forest, waterfall

Eaton Canyon Falls

March 21, 2014 By Jeff H 2 Comments

Hiking to Eaton Canyon Falls

Eaton Canyon Falls are often flowing in the spring, especially after Los Angeles has had a few good rainstorms. This hike takes you to a genuine waterfall right in Los Angeles and one of the easier ones to get to — which is both good and bad. I’ll get to that later. First the specifics. Eaton Canyon […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, Altadena, Angeles National Forest, dog-friendly, easy, family-friendly, LA County, Los Angeles, waterfall

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