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Trail tales & insights
STORIES FROM THE TRAIL
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Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
Read more: Antelope Valley California Poppy ReserveThe California poppy is the star of the flower show, which includes a supporting cast of fiddlenecks, cream cups, tidy tips and gold fields. March through…
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HIKE Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills
Read more: HIKE Griffith Park and the Hollywood HillsIntroduction from the Trailmaster Griffith Park will always have a special place in my heart. I was born in Glendale, only a mile away from the…
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Figueroa Mountain Wildflowers
Read more: Figueroa Mountain WildflowersThe spring wildflower show on Figueroa Mountain is stunning this year. In previous years of our long, long drought in Southern California, Figueroa Mountain wildflowers went…
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Mount Rubidoux, Hiking and Easter
Read more: Mount Rubidoux, Hiking and EasterMount Rubidoux, the isolated, 1,337-foot high granite hill towering above the Riverside’s western edge has long been a landmark to travelers and residents alike. By some…
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HIKE Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Read more: HIKE Sequoia and Kings Canyon National ParksCome for the sequoia, stay for the Sierra. And take a hike in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. If you only drive through you’ll be…
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Hiking Humor
Read more: Hiking HumorHikers have a sense of humor. Really. Perhaps we project a too serious demeanor as we climb to the top of the hill, prompting non-hikers to…
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Santa Cruz Island Hiking
Read more: Santa Cruz Island HikingTake a hike on Santa Cruz Island, part of Channel Islands National Park. The Trailmaster’s favorite hiking trails include Cavern Point, Potato Harbor and Scorpion Canyon.
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San Miguel Island
Read more: San Miguel IslandSan Miguel, westernmost of the Channel Islands, has much to offer the hiker, particularly if you join a ranger-guided hike. Eight miles long, four miles wide,…
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Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park
Read more: Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State ParkEven on a foggy morning or smoggy afternoon, the vistas from Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook take in a remarkably wide circle of the metropolis. You can…