Blue Lakes Backpack
Cappie’s Scoop: The marmots were teasing me on this trail! I made it to our campsite and there was a nice big lake there! But then when I was hiking around the lake, I heard them. My ears opened up and I started looking, where…
Kennedy Meadows to Relief Reservoir Backpack
Cappie’s Scoop: This is one of my favorite areas to visit now because it had lots of spots to swim, good smelling fish in the river, fun bridges to cross, tasty sticks to chew and horse poop. Although mom would not let me eat…
Ramona Trail Backpack
Cappie’s Scoop: Do you like sleeping in a tent? I do because it means I get to snuggle with mom and I really needed to snuggle with her on this trip. The hike to the campground started off sunny with blue skies but then…
“Dry” Lake
Kaela & Bo’s Scoop: Dry Lake was incredible. It’s a lake that isn’t man-made, so it is usually dry. But in the winter of 2018, we had so much rainfall that Dry Lake was still full of water in July of 2019. The trek…
Section Hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail
Millie and Pawrent’s Scoop: Hi I am Amy, my husband John and I are transplants from Massachusetts and live in Oceanside. We have lived in North County since January 2018 and love hiking and camping with our three-year old cattle dog mix Millie. From…
Tahoe Rim Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: To read about our day-to-day adventures on the trail, check out our trail journal under “more info” below. I was having a great time on the trail, hopping over rocks, playing in some snow, swimming in the lakes and sleeping in a…
San Bernardino Peak Backpack
Cappie’s Scoop: Mom and I have climbed this mountain as a day hike (whew, that was a long day) and also as a backpacking trip! I love when we backpack because we get to sleep outside, well in a tent, but still, outside! On this…
Brainerd Lake-Finger Lake via Big Pine Creek South Fork Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: What an adventure! Water crossings, fall crunchy leaves, snow, lakes, big rocks to jump on, temperature in the low 20s and an upset belly in the middle of the night. I put on my green backpack and it all begin with a…
Mt. Islip via Islip Saddle
Cappie’s Scoop: Mom planned this at the last minute and now it’s one of our favorite backpacking spots! Originally, we wanted to backpack San Bernardino Peak but it was closed due to a terrible fire. I told mom I still wanted to camp so…