Exploring the mud caves at Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Click to read more…
Category: 2 – Easy Hikes
These hikes are short and not much elevation gain. They are great for beginners or older children.
Exploring The Crit
The Arizona desert has had my heart for years. It started at an early age going to the Havasu with my parents sleeping under the stars during the crazy hot nights and playing on the river. It was a simpler time those days and now every time I go it never fails to bring those…
Ropes & Ladders @ Painted Canyon ~ October 2, 2016
Hiking the Ropes & Ladders @ Painted Canyon, Mecca Hills. Click to read more…
Half of Castle Rock Trail, Big Bear ~ July 16, 2016
We headed up to Big Bear for a nice weekend away. We came up Friday and drove past the trailhead of Castle Rock on our way to our hotel. We had no plans for the weekend, we just figured we would play it by ear. We checked into our cute cottage of Cathy’s Cottages on the…
Big Horn Mine & Vincent’s Cabin ~ July 9, 2016
I got up to the trailhead about 8am. The parking lot wasn’t crowded yet but there was plenty of cars there starting off the morning early. The trailhead houses a few different trails, the most popular is the portion of the PCT going to the summit of Mt Baden Powell that my brother and I…
Sturtevant Falls ~ May 28th 2016
I have been dying to get my daughter out hiking with me, but I have not been able to yet. She was born with a rare syndrome call Focal Dermal Hypoplasia also known as Goltz Syndrome. She has few disabilities one of which she has a hard time walking long distances. Since I love to…
Fish Canyon Falls ~ April 23, 2016
Update: As of June 2016 this trail has been closed until further notice due to the 2016 Fish Fire I have become a social media hoarder of all things hiking on Facebook. So when I saw the link to an article 10 Waterfalls In Southern California I immediately opened up my bucketlist and jolted down every waterfall in…