I hiked to Holy Jim Falls once the trail had re-opened after the Holy Fire ravaged the area. The trail from Holy Jim to Santiago Peak is still closed. There is beautiful scenery all along the way. The trailhead is accessible down an unpaved Trabuco Creek road, subject to closure, due to flooding, from the adjoining Trabuco Creek,
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2 Trails 1 Day: Gilman Peak and Carbon Canyon Redwoods
4-11-21 Orange County has redwood trees? This is not the Pacific Northwest after all. But I had heard a rumor there are redwoods here, and thought to myself, that I guess anything is possible. With some quick research, it was confirmed. Th1 124 acre Carbon Canyon Park has redwoods growing. It is located in Yorba… Continue reading 2 Trails 1 Day: Gilman Peak and Carbon Canyon Redwoods
Death Valley: Mesquite Dunes
Follow me on my journey exploring in Death valley National Park. My first stop will be Mesquite Flat San Dunes. As I approached the dunes driving down Highway 120, I could see off in the distance a very large dune, several hundred feet high, shaped like a pyramid, which seemed to be several miles from the road. I sort of had made up my mind, I had to get there, and have a closer look.




