Woods Lake Campground
Cappie’s Scoop: I love to camp and this was a really fun spot! I was able to walk to the trails and a lake. I hiked the trails which were very green and lots of aspen trees. I bet this spot looks great in the…
“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…
Lake Arrowhead Adventures
Rachael’s Scoop: This was my pups second camping trip and we decided it was time to take her to the mountains! We stayed at North Shore Campground and it was a great stay. I highly recommend the campground as it was less than a…
Kitchen Creek Camping
Doggo’s Scoop: Well a few weeks ago, my human and his human took me to the mountains. They’ve been taking me out a lot more often lately and I like that, a lot! They took me up, and we spiraled and spiraled in the…
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…
Serrano Campground
Cappie’s Scoop: Camping is a lot of fun especially when there are lizards to chase and holes to dig! Our campground was near a walking/biking trail and across the street from a trailhead. I got to hike the trail across the street all the way…
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…