Wooded Hill
Cappie’s Scoop: Tasty crunchy leaves or playing in the snow, I’ll take it! Fall and winter are my two favorite times to hike here. It was also a surprise when mom told me the trail goes to a summit of 6,223 ft and is the…
Hot Springs Mountain
Cappie’s Scoop: Did you know you can hike to San Diego’s highest peak! This is one of my favorite hikes. There are meadows, shady spots under black oak trees and sugar pines and even crunchy leaves in the fall. There is also a fire lookout…
Pine Mountain Loop
Cappie’s Scoop: We like to hike this trail in November because it’s usually fall in Mount Laguna and there are lots of yummy crunchy leaves at the trailhead. There is also a very interesting tree that mom likes to show our friends. I don’t…
Mt. Woodson via Fry Koegel Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: This is one of our favorite hikes to watch the sunset. Sometimes the sun is out and sometimes it hides behind the white fluffy stuff. At the beginning of the trail, we pass a lot of bird houses and one day we…
Ruby Lake
Cappie’s Scoop: It’s so cool to have an alpine lake all to yourself and go swimming in it! A lot of hoomans and dogs were hiking towards Gem Lakes but this time mom and I took a right turn at the junction and headed…
Lake Sabrina to Blue Lake
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…
Convict Lake
Cappie’s Scoop: This hike was torture for me! Not because it’s too long, too steep or too rocky. It’s because the trail circles all the way around and the lake and I couldn’t jump in the water at all! I kept trying to take…
Lundy Canyon
Cappie’s Scoop: When I first did this hike, mom was looking for fall leaves and we were both surprised to find a waterfall towards the end of our hike! I love playing in the water. Then the next time we went back, we found…
McGee Creek Canyon
Cappie’s Scoop: The canyon is very big and there are a few trails that you can hike on to see fall colors. We hiked for a while into the canyon and found a few streams crossing the trail which was fun because I love…
7 San Diego Bridges Loop
Cappie’s Scoop: I love this hike because it’s in my town and I don’t have to sit in the car for an hour to get there. Mom and I walk outside and head towards Balboa Park to start. Our mission is to cross 7 bridges….