Recent Hikes In My Blog
What to do if attacked….
What to do if you are attacked on the trail by a Mountain Lion or a Bear. I was hiking yesterday with some friends and we got to talking about what you should do if attacked by a mountain lion while out on a hike, I always felt that if you are in a group of people...
Palm Springs Tram to San Jacinto Peak
This past weekend I took my hiking group on another excursion into the San Jacinto State Park. This time taking the Palm Springs Tram up to 8500 feet and hiking for 12 miles up to San Jacinto Peak at 10,834 feet and then back down to the top of the tram again. It was...
Suicide Rock Via Deer Springs Trail
Another great trail that we tackled this past week in Idyllwild was the Deer Springs Trail to Suicide Rock Hike. It wasn't a hard trail, but any trail become harder when its hot and humid out. We found this 6.6 mile trail harder the first day then the Devils Slide To...
Devils Slide Trail to Tahquitz Peak
A great hike to take in the Idyllwild / San Jacinto Area. Its a nice 2 hour drive from San Diego, I find I prefer to take the back way through the high desert ( taking the 79 off of the 15) and through Garner Valley rather then driving through the city of Hemet, but...
Hiking along the Indian Creek Loop Trail and to Garnet Peak
A great day for a hike up in Mt Laguna. It was pretty overcast by the coast but by the time we drove past El Cajon Mountain along the 8 we started to see sunshine. I was afraid it would be to hot which is why we started this trail going counterclockwise so that we...
Hiking Volcan Mountain near Julian
Hiking up Volcan Mountain was a pleasure. 2 days after the fourth of July with the heat being unbearable in the city we headed up to the mountains in Julian. The hike starts around 3900 feet and by the top of the hike your over 5200 feet and feeling a great breeze...
Hiking Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
A couple of weeks ago a few buddies and I headed up to Yosemite for several days. I've posted the write up for the first hike we completed that trip, Yosemite Falls. This write up is for our 2nd big hike that trip, Half Dome. Half Dome is one of the ultimate...
Hiking in Palomar Mountain
I took advantage of a beautiful weekend to take a group up to Palomar Mountain for a hike. What a great little hiking area. I got the idea from another web site Modern Hiker. This hike was wonderful. Its a nice long moderate hike. It was nice to see all the...
Hiking Yosemite Falls
I had the pleasure recently of heading up to Yosemite with a couple of friends from work for several days. Yosemite is a real special place and although this is only my second time visiting I cant imagine ever getting tired of going to the park, there just seems to be...
Pyles Peak from the Big Rock Trail head
Distance: 8.55 miles. Elevation Gain: 1940 feet . Time to complete: 3-4 hours. To get to the Big...