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….

Tahquitz Peak via Devils Slide Trail

Cappie’s Scoop: You may have read or noticed there are two ways to reach Tahquitz Peak. You can take the South Ridge trail or the Devil’s Slide trail. Devil’s Slide can be more crowded but it has more shade which is nice on a…