There are many wonderful hiking options at Mount Badly. This write-up will guide you to hike to Stoddard Peak in Mount Baldy Wilderness Preserve. It starts out in the shade but soon you will be exposed and it will remain that way most of the hike. For this, the best time to do this hike
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Kagel Mountain via Dillon Divide offers a fantastic view of the Kagel Canyon below most of the way to the top. Finding a parking spot was easy on a weekday morning as expected. On that February morning, 2-3 people we ran into in the parking lot were there to hike the Dagger Flat Trail and
Although we didn’t explore new trails in 2022 as much as we had in the past, there are still a few we managed to add to our ever-growing list. I was looking for new moderate hikes to add to our guided hike list when I came across Hogador Canyon in Corona, CA. Hogador Canyon seemed
Our introduction to the Sand To Snow National Monument near Palm Springs was a pleasant one! Since we enjoyed exploring the Whitewater Canyon View Loop trail in springtime, I wanted to go back and explore more. So, when we stayed in Joshua Tree last October, we went back and hiked to Red Dome. This mostly
I love the desert in cooler months, so I was thrilled when I found out one of our close friends was planning a birthday bash for her fur baby in Joshua Tree last fall. Due to the photo schedule during September and October, I didn’t have much time to explore. I started to feel claustrophobic.
Mt Pinos is located in the Los Padres National Forest on the boundary between Ventura and Kern counties. At 8,847 feet, Mt Pinos is the highest point in Ventura County. This hike is near Frasier Park (74 miles northwest of Los Angeles). The drive to Mt Pinos from LA was pretty easy and nice. It






