The Trailmaster Blog

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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July 4, 2016
04Jul
Hiking from A to Z
Buy Now A Dictionary of Words and Terms Used by Hikers Don’t get left in the [...]
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July 4, 2016
04Jul
Day Hiker’s Guide to California State Parks
Buy Now Lively and comprehensive guide puts you on the trail to 150 California State [...]
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July 1, 2016
01Jul
HIKE Annadel State Park
One of my favorite hikes in Annadel State Park is the journey to Lake Ilsanjo via [...]
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June 10, 2016
10Jun
Golden Gate Bridge: Celebrate it with a Hike
It’s known as one of the world’s engineering marvels, the proud emblem of a proud [...]
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June 6, 2016
06Jun
Backbone Trail Named National Recreation Trail at Completion Ceremony
Backbone Trail is now an official National Recreation Trail. The announcement was [...]
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May 29, 2016
29May
Hikers Rejoice! Backbone Trail Now Complete
Like so many Southland hikers, I was overjoyed when I learned the news: the Backbone [...]
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April 2, 2016
02Apr
National Parks: The Next 100 Years
As the National Park Service kicks off its centennial celebration, I began thinking [...]
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