The Trailmaster Blog
December 20, 2018
20Dec
First Day Hikes in America’s State Parks
America's State Parks is promoting a "First-Day Hikes" program that offers guided [...]
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April 13, 2018
13Apr
Letter From John To The Hikers
Brothers and Sisters in Christ. From the time Adam and Eve were exiled from Paradise, [...]
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April 11, 2018
11Apr
Hike-ku for You and Me
Hikers, let us celebrate the hike-ku, uh, haiku. I confess I always have a lot of fun [...]
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December 3, 2017
03Dec
Why I Like to Hike Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park beckons hikers with pathways leading to a diversity of [...]
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August 24, 2017
24Aug
Hiking and Backpacking, New Book for Kids by John McKinney
My newest book for children is “Hiking and Backpacking” (2017, Mason Crest) is [...]
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August 24, 2017
24Aug
Lost Coast Found with New Edition of Popular Map
A new and significantly revised edition of the popular map, California’s Lost Coast [...]
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July 25, 2017
25Jul
With Mo and Jo on the California Coastal Trail
In 2016 Morgan Visali and Jocelyn Enevoldsen, recent grads from UCSB’s Bren School of [...]
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June 25, 2017
25Jun
San Diego a Beach Hiker’s Dream
San Diego is a beach-hiker’s dream! Meander Mission Bay, enjoy nature trails amidst [...]
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February 6, 2017
06Feb
ZEV Adventures to California Parks
The Trailmaster has been a longtime promoter of green transport to our parks. I’ve [...]
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