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Crystal Cove State Park Bluffs

Between the Pacific Coast Highway and the wide blue Pacific, and between Laguna Beach and Newport Beach, lie the beautiful blufftops of Crystal Cove State…

John McKinneyJuly 22, 2016

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Gold Bluffs Beach a Magnificent Part of California Coastal Trail

Wildlife-watching, waterfalls and a wilderness beach are highlights of a hike along the northern reaches of Gold Bluffs Beach in Redwood National Park. While even…

John McKinneyJuly 5, 2016

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Tomales Bay State Park

Johnstone and Jepson Trails: From Heart’s Desire Beach to Jepson Memorial Grove is 3 miles round trip with 300-foot elevation gain; to Shell Beach is…

John McKinneyJuly 5, 2016

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Point Reyes: Bear Valley and Arch Rock

What’s not to like about a fairly flat footpath that leads through lovely forest, across wide meadows and ends at a drop-dead gorgeous overlook above…

John McKinneyJuly 4, 2016

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Point Reyes: Abbotts Lagoon

From 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,…

John McKinneyJuly 1, 2016

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Santa Barbara’s More Mesa Offers Hiking and More

More Mesa offers more: a defacto nature preserve, great bird-watching, a network of walking-hiking trails and access to Santa Barbara’s most isolated beach. I’ve been…

John McKinneyMay 6, 2016

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Santa Cruz Island Hiking

Take 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…

John McKinneyJanuary 2, 2016

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San Miguel Island

San Miguel, westernmost of the Channel Islands, has much to offer the hiker, particularly if you join a ranger-guided hike. Hike to Cuyler campground on…

John McKinneyJanuary 2, 2016