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April 5, 2019
05Apr
California State Parks Wilderness Hikes
Official “Wilderness” with a capital W is rare in our 280 state parks, which makes it [...]
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January 30, 2019
30Jan
Top Ten Waterfalls California State Parks
For fans of falling water, California’s state parks offer a variety of intriguing [...]
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December 16, 2018
16Dec
Ventura’s Grant Park and Serra Cross
From City Hall to Grant Park Overlook is 2 miles round trip with 300-foot elevation [...]
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September 10, 2018
10Sep
Franklin Trail: Historic Path to Santa Barbara Backcountry Re-opens
I can’t resist hiking a 100-year old trail—especially one that recently re-opened [...]
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September 10, 2018
10Sep
Cahuenga Peak and the HOLLYWOOD Sign
Wonder View Trail leads to the 1,820-foot summit of Cahuenga Peak, high point of the [...]
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September 10, 2018
10Sep
Mount Hollywood Trail from Griffith Observatory
Griffith Park’s best-known hike leads to the top of 1,625-foot Mount Hollywood, the [...]
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June 17, 2017
17Jun
Why I Like to Hike Point Reyes
With densely forested ridges, wild and open coastal bluffs, and deserted beaches, [...]
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January 12, 2017
12Jan
Why I Like to Hike Death Valley
A bighorn sheep standing watch atop painted cliffs, sunlight and shadow playing atop [...]
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December 15, 2016
15Dec
Point Reyes: Drakes Estero
Christmas Tree, oh Christmas Tree. A former Christmas tree farm is only one of many [...]
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