Get Outside and Explore
Patriot Trail Today's hike, was one of my favorite local hikes, is to head to the flagpole on Patriot Trail in San Juan Capistrano, CA. This trail is popular with hiker, mountain bikers, dog walkers, even equestrians. I recommend checking it out, next time you venture to South Orange County California in June Just as… Continue reading June Gloom Fades Away
Follow me as I explore the history and mystery of Santiago Oaks Regional Park, heading to Robbers Peak, the Old Dam, Barham ridge the riperian areas, and more.
Started off hiking up the Santiago Oaks Creek Trail, and through a series of many different trails, on up to the ridge. I took Oak Trail, Yucca, and then Bumblebee. The trails here are hard packed with dirt and at least 4 feet wide for most of the way. There are lots of mountain bikers… Continue reading Hiked to the Peak in Santiago Oaks Regional Park
The swell was building, as massive waves crashed across Dana Point breakwater, a long jetty protecting the harbor. I was standing right by the Ocean Institute with the headlands towering above. I always loved this spot, for checking the waves.
I went for a 6 mile scenic hike at one of my favorite coastal bluffs, at San Onofre State Beach. It’s a kind of strange location to find a state park, sandwiched between a border patrol checkpoint to the east of it, the remnants of a nuke plant to the north of it, and the huge expanse of Camp Pendleton, to the south and east of it.
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