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The Muir Taco Adventure – 2015 Edition

June 14, 2018 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

The Second Annual Muir Taco Adventure

We peered up at the ridge above the cirque, straining to find Lamarck Col. Checking our maps and double-checking the GPS, we found what looked like a playground of car-sized boulders. The silhouette of a lone backpacker sitting at the top confirmed our suspicions — our route was going to involve some scrambling. Little did we know that the other […]

Filed Under: Hiking News, Lifestyle Tagged With: Backpacking, JMT, Kings Canyon National Park, Lamarck, Lamarck Col, McClure Meadow, MuirTaco, PCT, Piute Pass, trail magic

Hiking Mt San Jacinto via Humber Park in Idyllwild

May 4, 2018 By Jeff H 9 Comments

Hiking to Mount San Jacinto via Devils Slide Trail in Idyllwild

If you’ve hiked up a peak many times before, taking a new route to the top keeps the adventure fresh. That was my goal as I hiked Mount San Jacinto via the Devil’s Slide Trail from Humber Park in Idyllwild. I’ve been up Mount San Jacinto more times than I can remember, and I’ve hiked […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 11+ miles, Cranston Fire, Mount San Jacinto, PCT, peak, peakbagging, scenic, Six-Pack of Peaks, State Park, strenuous

Book Review: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California

November 3, 2017 By Jeff H 1 Comment

Book Review - Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California

My longest thru-hike (so far) is the 211-mile John Muir Trail, which I’ve hiked twice. The Pacific Crest Trail  beckons me, but at 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada, it would take a five-month commitment to thru-hike, and that’s if I were lucky enough to avoid calamity along the way. Fortunately for those of us […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: book review, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Southern California

Interview with Shawnté Salabert, author of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail – Southern California

November 3, 2017 By Jeff H 3 Comments

Interview with Shawnté Salabert, author of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California

Recently I received an advance copy of Shawnté Salabert’s new book Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California: Section Hiking From Campo to Tuolumne Meadows. Shawnté has been active in the SoCal hiking community, and we were lucky to chat with her about her experience writing the book. SCH: How long have you been hiking? […]

Filed Under: Hiking News, Lifestyle Tagged With: interview, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT

Hiking Mt Baden-Powell

September 15, 2014 By Jeff H 21 Comments

The sky was a deep, cloudless blue. The only sounds came from the occasional wind through the sparse trees and the crunching of my boots on the trail. I had just climbed nearly 3,000 vertical feet to the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell (9,406′) — one of the highest mountains in the San Gabriel mountains. The […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, dog-friendly, Mount Baden-Powell, Mt Baden-Powell, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, peakbagging, San Gabriel Mountains, strenuous, Vincent Gap, vista, wilderness, Wrightwood

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

Hiking the PCT in Vasquez Rocks

November 1, 2013 By Jeff H 6 Comments

Hiking at the famous Vasquez Rocks

The famous Vasquez Rocks will be familiar to most people. They have been used as a film site for Star Trek (Captain Kirk battling the Gorn), Blazing Saddles, The Flintstones and many others. What you might not know is that the Pacific Crest Trail runs right through the park, and that there is a rich […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: LA County, PCT, Vasquez Rocks

Movie Review: Tell it on the Mountain

June 9, 2013 By Jeff H 8 Comments

Map of the PCT and hikers from Tell it on the Mountain

The Pacific Crest Trail is one of three famously long trails in the National Scenic Trails system. It extends over 2,600 miles, from Mexico to Canada. Established in 1968, the trail itself was not completed until 1993 — just twenty years ago. And each year, about 300 hikers from all walks of life step out […]

Filed Under: Hiking News, Reviews Tagged With: Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail, movie, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Scott Williamson, Tell It On The Mountain, The Pacific Crest Trail, Thru-hiking

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