Unplug, Discover & Recharge
With many trail options, the Portuguese Bend Reserve in Rancho Palos Verdes is a popular hiking destination. This is also our go-to place when I don’t have time to research a new trail but want to spend some time on the trail. Not a bad place to have as a backup. The view from Burma
9/12/19 Update: This trail is indefinitely CLOSED due to fire damage since 2016. Fish Canyon Falls trail is located in Duarte, CA and the trailhead is located in Vulcan Material Plant. At the end of Fish Canyon Road, there is a sign for the trail. Follow the sign to the parking lot. This is a popular hike
The trailhead is in O’Melveny Park located in Granada Hills. This 672-acre park is the second largest public park in L.A. after Griffith Park. We met up with my friend and his pups at the parking lot at 7:15 am. There were lots of spaces to choose from. You can also park on the street if the
This is our new favorite springtime hike! When we first time visited in January, the entire place was brown, as you can see in the photo below. We parked on the street outside of the park and walked under the Victory Trailhead sign. Around 7:30 am, only a few cars were on the street. The
There are two trailheads off Glendora Ridge Road for this hike. This hike begins from the second trailhead (“Sunset Peak Trailhead #2” in Google Map). We started around 10:15 AM which is much later than our usual start time. I miscalculated how much cooler it would be up there with higher elevation (starts at 4,361 ft.)
With a mountain name like that, we had to go! The trailhead is off Mt Baldy Road in Claremont, CA where it meets Palmer Evey Mtwy. There is no official sign for the trailhead but there are dirt strips on both sides of the road for parking so it wasn’t hard to find. GPS information can
The trailhead is located at the end of Bonsall Dr in Malibu. Easy enough. As usual, I had to use the porta-potty once I got there. It’s the coffee, I know, but I must have my coffee in the morning. I must. I picked up a map at the trailhead – that was nice – and
Hiking Girl with Dog 