Tahquitz Peak via South Ridge Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: This is one of my favorite hikes! There are two ways to reach the top, from the South Ridge trail and from the Devil’s Slide trail. The South Ridge trail is less crowded and has a really cool rock window. Look at…
Mt. Wilson Peak Loop w/Sturtevant Falls [ROAD TO TRAILHEAD STILL CLOSED AS OF MAY 2023]
Cappie’s Scoop: This is a long hike furiends so get here early! Plus if you do, you may have some uncrowded fun time at the waterfall! This is our first stop on our big loop hike. Over a bridge, through the woods, and a few…
Piedras Pintadas and Bernardo Bay
Cappie’s Scoop: There are a lot of trails around Lake Hodges and I’ve been on a mission to explore all of them! This time we headed to the Piedras Pintadas trail which has a great view of the lake. I can see lots of birds…
Maple Canyon
Cappie’s Scoop: I’m very lucky because this canyon is down the street from where I live! So mom and I can go anytime which means we see a lot of the changes in the canyon from lots of crunchy sticks to colorful (and sometimes edible)…
Horsethief Canyon
Cappie’s Scoop: Who loves a swimming hole! I do I do! I was really surprised when I found a big pool of water on this hike. I’m just hiking along, smelling the flowers, eating some green grass, dodging some garter snakes (yeah that one…
Peters Canyon Loop
Cappie’s Scoop: This is another roller coaster hike! Just check out the pictures. Last time I hiked here, it was very green and mom was getting upset that I kept pulling over to eat the grass. I couldn’t help it. Again, look at the pictures….
Sitton Peak
Cappie’s Scoop: One of my favorite hikes! The trail starts next to the candy store … ahhh the candy store where they have ice cream! The 3,273 ft peak has 360 views of the Santa Ana Mountains, San Diego County, Orange County, and Catalina…
MTRP – 5 Peak Challenge
Cappie’s Scoop: Mom and I were training for my first long backpacking trip and she thought it was a good idea for us to do this hike. Five peaks in one day! As you can see from the pictures, I start out smiling, but…
Sweetwater Preserve
Cappie’s Scoop: I saw lots and lots of yellow flowers and very tall things with sharp needles staring at me. They didn’t smell like trees and I didn’t even get close to potty on them. I stayed on the trail like mom said and just…
Agua Caliente Hill
Cappie’s Scoop: Stay on the trail! There are very sharp things on the sides that can poke you in the nose if you smell them too close. Mom told me to be careful and stay on the trail, she was right! We watched the sunset…