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Hiking the Seven Falls Trail in Santa Barbara

December 20, 2011
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Seven Falls is one of the most popular hikes in Santa Barbara, and for good reason–the series of falls and pools make it a scenic place to swim or relax on a sunny rock.

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Palm Canyon Trail in Anza Borrego State Park — So Good We’ve Done it Twice!

May 2, 2011
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The lower part of Palm Canyon Trail is the most popular hike in Anza Borrego State Park, and features a path that goes from dry desert terrain to a lush, palm and fern oasis, with waterfalls and pools running right past it. Beyond the “tourist turnaround” at the 1.5 mile point, is a much more strenuous, but much more scenic and less crowded hike up the creek to more palms and falls.

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A very short (but not necessarily easy) hike to Ortega Falls

March 20, 2011
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A very short, but not really easy, hike off the Ortega Highway in the Cleveland National Forest to some great waterfalls and pools.

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Bonita Falls in Lytle Creek–Yosemite’ish falls in SoCal?

February 26, 2011
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Bonita Falls on the South Fork of Lytle Creek: A short, but deceivingly difficult, 2.8 mile hike to the 2nd highest waterfall in Southern California. Lots of boulder hopping and some stream crossing leads to a beautiful waterfall less than a mile off the road in the San Bernardino National Forest.

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