Hollenbeck Canyon
Cappie’s Scoop: Spring is a great time to visit this canyon! Lots of flowers to smell, sticks to crunch and of course green grass to eat. Yummm! We did a big loop around the canyon and even took a small side trail to see some…
Snow Day on Tahquitz Peak
Nala’s Scoop: First snow hike up in the Idyllwild mountains! Mileage (round trip) 6.6 or 8.1 Difficulty Strenuous Gain (in feet) 2400 Trailhead 33.735309, -116.696079 (via South Ridge Trail for 6.6 RT or 33.764694, -116.686133 (via Devils Slide Trail for 8.1 RT) Hike Time…
Obsidian Dome Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: This is a fun snow hike! Since this is a closed road covered in snow, it’s like a huge hiking trail! Mom can snowshoe and I can zoom around in the snow. We also saw lots of hoomans cross-country skiing. It was…
Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail via Humber Park
Olive’s Scoop: Two hours from San Diego, Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail is dog friendly and kid friendly. Lots of shade during the hike, lots of great places for pictures, waterfalls, wildflowers, trees, and smells! The dogs will love it. Ernie Maxwell starts at Humber…
Buttermilks Fire Road
Cappie’s Scoop: This is a fun snow hike! Mom can snowshoe and I can zoom around in the snow. But even though the road was covered in snow, it wasn’t closed. There were two trucks that came by doing some off-road driving for fun….
South Lake Road
Cappie’s Scoop: This is a fun snow hike! Since this is a closed road covered in snow, it’s like a huge hiking trail! Mom can snowshoe and I can zoom around in the snow. We also saw lots of hoomans cross-country skiing. It was…
Lake Sabrina to Emerald Lakes
Cappie’s Scoop: This trail has a lot of big rocks that I can climb on to see a view of Lake Sabrina! I wanted to swim in the lake but mom said we’re hiking to another lake and I would be able to swim…
Bishop Pass
Cappie’s Scoop: I started very early because I knew we were going very far this time on the trail. I was going all the way to the pass! Last time I was here, I hiked in the snow to only Long Lake but this time,…
Island Lake via Ice Lake Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: I made mom slide down the mountain on her butt in the snow – it was so much fun to watch! Most of the trail was dry but then we kept hiking and eventually found snow, my favorite! The lake was also…
San Gorgonio Peak via South Fork Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: This is one of the highest mountain’s I’ve climbed! I was so proud of myself that I made it to the top! It’s a long hike if you want to do it in one day. Mom and I started very early. On…