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)…
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…
Clevenger Canyon North
Cappie’s Scoop: Clevenger Canyon has a north and south side and I’ve hiked both! If I had to pick which one was my favorite, it would be the north side. Maybe it was because when I hiked there, the grass was green and lots…
Volcan Mountain
Cappie’s Scoop: I like this hike in the spring and in the winter time! I don’t always get to the hike in the snow but when I do, I love it! I turn into a happy snow dog and looking for sticks is even more…
Eagle Rock
Cappie’s Scoop: I once hiked another trail called Eagle Peak and the whole time, I’m looking around for an eagle. No eagle. This time I was surprised to see some huge rocks on the trail that looked like an eagle! Finally, a bird dog…
McGinty Mountain
Cappie’s Scoop: I like this hike because we usually have the trail all to ourselves. Except when the people in the big jackets, big hats and carrying lots of stuff are there. Mom says they are firefighters and this is the spot where they train….
Santa Ysabel Preserve East
Cappie’s Scoop: We celebrated our 50th Meetup hike of 2018 at this preserve! All I can say, there were a lot of cows near the trail. Mom thought my poop was big and I told her, look at that cow poop! We did a loop…
Batiquitos Lagoon
Cappie’s Scoop: This might be a short hike but it’s tough for any dog like me who loves the water. The whole time we’re hiking, I can see the lagoon and birds, lots of birds in the water but I can’t get there. There’s a…
Gonzales Canyon
Cappie’s Scoop: One car ride and I get to hike AND play in a dog park with my furiends! Let’s go mom! We park at the dog park and pick up the trail across the street. It leads us down into the canyon which is…