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…
Clevenger Canyon South
Cappie’s Scoop: I’ve hiked this trail a few times but not too long ago there was a fire and it hurt the area very badly. But when I last hiked here, I saw a lot of green grass, flowers and trees growing again. It’s kind…
Colinas Bluff Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: When we pulled into a shopping area, I thought mom was stopping for tea and a puppuccino but she grabbed our gear to hike. We walked across the street and there was the Colinas Bluff trail also known as the Colinas Ridge…