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…
Methuselah Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: Mom and I took a very long time hiking this trail because I couldn’t believe these trees! I had to stop and smell them all. They were the weirdest looking trees I’ve ever seen but I’m happy that I saw them. We camped…
Little Lakes Valley to Gem Lakes
Cappie’s Scoop: A trail full of lakes, yes please! But there was still some snow on the ground and the lakes were ice cold so mom wouldn’t let me swim. I was bummed. At least I got to play in the snow which was…
Valentine Lake Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: This trail climbed up and up until it got to a sandy area. I love sand on a trail! I feel like I’m at the beach. But then I kept hiking and we found some snow. There was a lot of snow so…
Second Lake via Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail
Cappie’s Scoop: Mom and I camped near this trail so all I did was wake up and walk on over to the trailhead, that was cool. The trail had lakes and waterfalls, this is my trail! I loved hiking this trail and mom said if…
Black Mountain Lookout
Cappie’s Scoop: The whole trail smelled like trees and pine cones! I even found a bit of snow towards the top but it wasn’t enough to zoom around in so I just hiked around it. At the top is a cool tower so I got…
El Cajon Mountain
Cappie’s Scoop: Some hoomans say this is the hardest hike in San Diego. Mom says it’s a rollercoaster hike. I’ve never been on a rollercoaster so I don’t know what that means but there’s a lot of climbing up a hill and then running down…
Lake Sabrina via CA-168
Cappie’s Scoop: This is a fun snow hike! Since this is a closed road covered in snow, it’s like a huge hiking trail! Mom can snowshoe and I can zoom around in the snow. We also saw lots of hoomans hiking up with their…
Sweet Views on Strawberry Peak
Kina’s Scoop: Last month on Valentine’s Day, I went hiking with my pawrents up Strawberry Peak via Redbox Canyon, rounding out our 10th hike of the year! This trail is a moderate-difficult out and back through the San Gabriel mountains toward a beautiful peak…