Easy Hikes

Our favorite hikes of 2011

January 4, 2012
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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.

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Exploring the Smokies: Newfound Gap Road to the Appalachian Trail and Clingman’s Dome

November 20, 2011
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If you are visiting Smoky Mountains National Park, Clingman’s Dome and the Appalachian Trail are two must-see day hikes along Newfound Gap Road.

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Exploring Mammoth: A short hike to Inyo Craters

July 31, 2011
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An easy short scenic 1.25 mile hike to two volcanic craters and lakes located just outside of Mammoth Lakes.

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Exploring Mammoth: Inyo National Forest Earthquake Fault walking trail

July 30, 2011
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This super short easy scenic walking trail just outside of Mammoth provides a close up look at a deep growing fissure being cut into the earth through tectonic activity.

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Pictograph Trail to Smuggler’s Canyon — a Cool and Easy Anza Borrego Hike

May 11, 2011
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The trail to Pictographs and Smuggler’s Canyon is one of the shorter hikes in Anza Borrego State Park, but if you tie it together with the Morteros and/or Yaqui Well Nature Trail, it is well worth the side trip. Interesting prehistoric Indian Pictographs and a great viewpoint over Smuggler’s Canyon and one of Anza Borrego’s scenic valleys.

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A super short scenic hike to the Morteros in Anza Borrego Desert State Park

April 30, 2011
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A super short (1/2 mile round-trip), but scenic historic hike to an old Native American site located within Anza Borrego Desert State Park.

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Yaqui Well Nature Trail in Anza Borrego Desert State Park

April 18, 2011
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A short, easy, scenic 1.6 mile loop hike through a desert nature trail to a historic watering hole in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Easily accessible from Highway 78, this is a quick little hike you can hit on your way in or out of the park.

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Carbon Canyon Regional Park is lush and green this spring!

April 4, 2011
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Another visit to one of our favorite neighborhood hikes, an easy 3.4 mile loop through Carbon Canyon Regional Park — beautiful in the spring.

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Eaton Canyon Falls: Easy and crowded, but well worth hiking

February 21, 2011
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An easy scenic kid and dog-friendly — but crowded — 3.84 mile mike to one of Los Angeles County’s most popular waterfalls.

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Holy Jim Falls, one of Orange County’s best known hikes

February 7, 2011
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This easy scenic 2.8 mile historic hike to a waterfall makes Holy Jim Trail one of the most popular hikes in Orange County. Dog-friendly and kid-friendly, best in the spring season.

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Hiking Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: Borrego Canyon to Red Rock Canyon

January 30, 2011
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This short 4-mile round-trip Orange County hike takes you through groves of live oaks and chaparral and scrub to beautiful red sandstone formations embedded with ocean fossils.

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A dog-friendly hike to the Redwoods in Carbon Canyon Park

January 25, 2011
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Carbon Canyon Regional Park is a 124-acre park, operated by the County of Orange and located next to Chino Hill State Park. This 3.4-mile round-trip hike is usually referred to as a nature trail, and it’s short, well-marked, and flat enough for anyone comfortable walking on a dirt path.

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Canadian Rockies: Ski lift to Lake Louise, hiking Moraine Lake, elk sightings in Bow Valley

January 3, 2010
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Our Canadian honeymoon gondola ride grizzy-bear-encounter at Lake Louise, followed by a 4-mile hike at scenic Lake Moraine.

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