The Portuguese Bend Reserve took me by surprise – this beautiful coastal hike in the Southbay is a great option this time of year because the rain makes everything green and the wildflowers already started to bloom. The Portuguese Bend Reserve has a system of many interconnected trails with one main fire road (Burma Rd) […]
HIKE TO: South Mount Hawkins TRAIL: Windy Gap Trail > South Mt Hawkins Trail > Hawkins Ridge Trail MILES: 9.33 miles TIME: 3:40 hrs DATE I WENT: 11/10/19 DIFFICULTY: easy ELEVATION: 7760 ft ELEVATION GAIN/ LOSS: 1943 ft HIKE PERMIT: no PARKING PERMIT: yes, adventure pass LOCATION: Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles/ Southern California Day […]
HIKE TO: Smith Saddle (the saddle before Smith Mountain) TRAIL: Upper Bear Creek Trail MILES: 5.98 mi TIME: 4:05 hr total time, 3:18 hr moving time DATE I WENT: 11/30/19 DIFFICULTY: easy ELEVATION: 4291 ft ELEVATION GAIN/ LOSS: 982 ft HIKE PERMIT: no LOCATION: San Gabriel Mountains in Angeles National Forest, California This past Thanksgiving […]
HIKE TO: San Gabriel Peak TRAIL: Mt. Lowe Road to San Gabriel Peak Trail MILES: 3.2 miles TIME: 1.5 hrs DATE I WENT: 6/1/19 DIFFICULTY: easy-moderate ELEVATION: 5979 ft ELEVATION GAIN/ LOSS: 997/1020 ft HIKE PERMIT: no LOCATION: Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles/ Southern California For National Trails Day 2019, I decided to do a […]
HIKE TO: HENNINGER FLATS, UPPER CAMPGROUND TRAIL: MT WILSON TOLL RD MILES: 6 MILES OUT AND BACK ELEVATION: 2600 FT ELEVATION GAIN: 1300 -1500 FT ish TIME: 1 NIGHT (2 HR TOTAL HIKE TIME) DATE I WENT: 6/29 – 6/30, 2018 DIFFICULTY: MODERATE BACKPACKING TRIP HIKE PERMIT: NO, BUT YOU NEED TO SIGN IN AT […]
The world is your playground. The trails are just maps holding potential adventures. Enjoy it. [7.27.15] My friend and I planned a hike to Malibu to cliff jump, but since the weather was gloomy and humid, we opt to stay away from the bugs and went about hiking Temescal Canyon. I’ve never been hiking without […]
Since I’ve been slow at updating my hikes, I just wanted to first share that I backpacked Mt San Gorgonio via the Vivian Creek Trail and finally completed the Socal Six Pack of Peaks last weekend! 😀 😀 😀 Check back for my full blog post later. 😉 Please follow and like:
So no weekend is complete without a hike. The weekend of EDC, we came back on Sunday [6.21.15], and i went straight to a hike after grubbing. My friend came over so we went hiking at the closest trail to my place which was the first peak I’ve ever conquered: Jones Peak of Bailey Canyon […]
I don’t work weekends much, but this is one of the few weekends I’m stuck in the office… which I guess isn’t terrible since the weather isn’t too great outside. But I’ve been craving the outdoors so I woke up at 4:45 am to catch a sunrise hike back at the Wisdom Tree, and explore […]
Last month, [6.13.15] two weeks after bagging peak four, I conquered peak 5 of the socal six pack of peaks… and it was one of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen. I can’t decide which I liked more… San Jacinto Peak or Cucamonga Peak… I think this one wins. This was my first hike […]
