You know about fourteeners, but let’s talk about “eighters”—peaks over 8,000 feet high where you don’t have to battle oxygen deprivation to savor a satisfying summit view. You’ll get a challenging hike, of course, on any of these three favorites. You just won’t need supplemental O2!
When you reach the fire lookout tower that crowns 8,535-foot Butler Peak, you reach a 360-degree panoramic view that captures the grandeur of SoCal’s most epic mountain ranges—the towering ridges… Read More
You’ll get your heart pounding and your muscles burning with the challenging adventure that is Cucamonga Peak. This 8,859-foot summit (or 8,858, depending on which sign you’re holding for your… Read More
Summer, swimming holes, natural waterslides: Good things happen in threes! Lucky for us, Redding, California, is a basecamp for watery riches. Hike into a canyon to a rock waterslide or… Read More
With a name that could suggest slipping and falling off a cliff, Mount Islip (pronounced “eye-slip”) may sound like a peak to stay away from. But the hike to the… Read More
Suicide Rock near Idyllwild is a SoCal hot spot for changing colors in the fall,…
Let us count the number of oak tree species in the Volcan Mountain Wilderness…
You won’t find Eagle Cliff Mine on the official Joshua…
The short hike to Vincent’s Cabin provides vast mountain views…
Beek’s Place in the Santa Ana Mountains is one of…
“A quiet refuge for the people and wild life forever.”…
This 6.8-mile (round-trip) loop in northern Griffith Park is supernaturally enticing:…
