Lost Palms Oasis is the longest listed day hike (7.1 miles) in Joshua Tree National Park, taking you from one palm oasis to another, only 9 miles from I-10. [Read more…]
San Juan Hill is the highest point in Chino Hills State Park offering 360 degree views of Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. [Read more…]
A great scenic hike for locals and tourists takes you to the top of the famous Hollywood Sign and to Bronson Canyon, site of the “Bat Cave” and hundreds of other movies. Excellent views of the Los Angeles Basin on a clear day. [Read more…]
San Onofre State Beach is a great beach hike above and below the bluffs on the San Diego-Orange County line. Perfect on a hot summer day, but a good hike year-round. Nuclear plant to the north and a marine base (and an illegal nude beach!) to the south, but a beautiful hike in between. [Read more…]
On December 30th, Jeff and I met (slightly surpassing) our goal to hike 200 miles in 2011. We have trekked through some pretty spectacular scenery this past year, all of varying difficulty, topography, climates and ecosystems. These stand out as our absolute favorites of 2011. [Read more…]
A great 7.74 mile dog-friendly hike into a geological wonderland called Devil’s Punchbowl out to the Devil’s Chair, right on top of the San Andreas Fault. Located where the Mojave Desert meets the Angeles National Forest, the rock formations and landscape are amazing, and if you pick up the visitor’s guide at the visitor’s center or research it in advance, quite educational! [Read more…]
This hike from the top of Santiago Oaks Regional Park and Robber’s Roost, to the almost unknown Weir Canyon Wilderness Park in Anaheim Hills is a great 8 mile hike on a cool spring day when wildflowers are present, but very hot and exposed later in the summer. [Read more…]
A scenic, but exposed, hike along a ridge in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. It was a hot climb out of Willow Canyon in the summer, but great views of the entire coast along Bommer Ridge at the top. Probably better suited for spring or winter, but worth the 9 mile out-and-back hike on a clear day. [Read more…]
