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STORIES FROM THE TRAIL
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Point Reyes: Abbotts Lagoon
Read more: Point Reyes: Abbotts LagoonFrom Abbotts Lagoon to Point Reyes Beach is 3.2 miles round trip Something about Abbotts Lagoon personifies the word melancholy. Maybe it’s the lagoon itself, a…
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Mount Whitney
Read more: Mount WhitneyYou can’t get any higher than the 14,495-foot summit of Mt. Whitney, highest of all peaks in the continental U.S., and a once-in-a-lifetime (at least!) hiking…
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Santa Barbara: Rattlesnake Canyon
Read more: Santa Barbara: Rattlesnake CanyonRattlesnake Canyon Trail: From Skofield Park to Tin Can Meadow is 3.6 miles round trip with 1,000-foot elevation gain; to Gibraltar Road is 6 miles round…
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Sequoia: Deeper into Giant Forest
Read more: Sequoia: Deeper into Giant ForestCongress Trail, Trail of the Sequoias: Congress Trail is 2-mile loop; Trail of the Sequoias is 5.1-mile loop with 500-foot elevation gain Many are the wonders…
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HIKE The San Gabriel Mountains: An Introduction
Read more: HIKE The San Gabriel Mountains: An IntroductionThe San Gabriel Mountains Most of the San Gabriel Mountains lie just north of metro Los Angeles and within Angeles National Forest, one of the nation’s…
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Yosemite Valley Loop
Read more: Yosemite Valley LoopValley Trails: 5.5-mile loop The tram tour of Yosemite Valley is fine, but to really appreciate the valley, hit the trail. On this heart of the…
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Yosemite: Tuolumne Meadows
Read more: Yosemite: Tuolumne MeadowsFrom Tioga Road to Parsons Lodge and Soda Springs is 1.5 miles round trip Lush and lovely Tuolumne Meadows is likely the national park’s best known…
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Santa Barbara’s More Mesa Offers Hiking and More
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Inspiration Point Santa Barbara
Read more: Inspiration Point Santa BarbaraHike to Inspiration Point Santa Barbara for grand vistas of the city, coast and Channel Islands. San Roque Canyon is one of the great pleasures of…