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Summer Hiking In L.A.

May 29, 2009

So it’s just about summer in Southern California. The sun is bright, the temperature is high — is there a better time to slather on sunscreen and climb mountains, sweating through your clothes for hours on end?
I’ll admit, when it gets really hot in the City of Angels, I’m more likely to [...]

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Hiking Borrego Palm Canyon

March 13, 2009

A relatively easy, 3-mile roundtrip down a rocky canyon to one of the last remaining naturally occurring native California palm groves left on the planet. This is a fascinating hike for amateur botanists and geologists, and desert hikers will be rewarded with a surprising amount of water along the trail. There’s a free [...]

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Hiking Shortcut Canyon to West Fork Camp

February 23, 2008

A tranquil route into a wooded canyon on the Silver Moccasin Trail. A good conditioning hike with beautiful campgrounds, streamside views for almost the entire run, and plenty of boulder-hopping and stream crossing along the way. This would be a great candidate for a first-time moderate hike – it’s easy enough for experienced [...]

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