Historic Hikes

Exploring Mammoth: Hiking to the Consolidated Gold Mine and Heart Lake

August 25, 2011
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A super short, scenic, kid and dog-friendly hike near Mammoth to an abandoned gold mine and a spectacular mountain lake.

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The Very Popular and Rarely Visited Fish Canyon Falls Trail

June 15, 2011
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Very crowded, but rarely accessible hike to a great three-tiered waterfall up Fish Canyon. Check ahead of time for free shuttle access days.

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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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