Inland Empire

Re-Hiking the Coal Canyon Waterfall Trail After a Rainy Season

May 5, 2011
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A small, hidden, box canyon waterfall right off the side of the 91 freeeway at the “Offramp to Nowhere” in Coal Canyon.

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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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Hiking Scully Ridge in Chino Hills State Park

February 13, 2011

A fairly easy hike in the southeast corner of Chino Hills State Park, that features views of Riverside County/Prado Basin, Orange County, and into the north part of the park.

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Coal Canyon: an Orange County hiking treasure via the off-ramp to nowhere

January 23, 2011
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A short 5.4 mile round-trip hike to a secluded box canyon and waterfall nestled between the crowded communities of Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda in Orange County, California.

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A short family-friendly hike to Tenaja Falls

May 26, 2010
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A short 1.4 mile (300 foot elevation gain) hike to Tenaja Falls in the San Mateo Wilderness Area in southern California. Definitely best hiked after a rainy season.

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