Mission Bay – SUP/Kayak

The Parkhouse Pack’s Scoop: Aqua Adventures in Mission Bay, San Diego is dog friendly and the staff were so helpful getting us situated for the first time with the dogs. The tandem kayak gave plenty of room for both dogs to be comfortable, and…

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…

San Clemente Canyon via Marian Bear Memorial Park

Cappie’s Scoop: The name of this place is very long. So Mom had to tell me the story. In 1971, San Clemente Canyon became San Diego’s first officially dedicated natural park. It was rededicated as Marian R. Bear Memorial Park in 1979 for her role…

Black Mountain via Nighthawk Trail

Cappie’s Scoop: I heard that this hike gets packed with lots of hoomans but mom and I had the trail all to ourselves the day we went. It was kind of spooky. The clouds were out which helped a lot because there is no shade…