Posts Tagged ‘hiking’
Mobile Hiking App Coming For Santa Monica Mountains
October 3, 2011 at 2:32 pm
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A German-based publisher will release a mobile hiking guide to the Santa Monica Mountains for Apple iPad, iPhone, and iTouch on Wednesday.
Michael Mueller Verlag is responsible for the app (titled MM-Hiking Santa Monica), which uses GPS, geo-integrated maps, and informative rich yet precise texts to guide hikers along 10 different paths in the [...]
[VIDEO] Did I Discover a Prehistoric Creature in the Santa Monica Mountains?
April 26, 2010 at 7:20 am
On a recent hike along the Santa Ynez Trail, I took a detour to see if I could locate the Santa Ynez waterfall. A well marked sign indicates this is not a well-marked and a non-maintained trail, but with a bit of caution and trail info, I managed my way along the creek to find [...]
A 20-Foot Waterfall In Our Backyard!
March 10, 2010 at 7:30 am
If someone told me there were waterfalls in our dry, scrub-brush local mountains, I wouldn’t believe ‘em. But, it’s true! During this time of year there is dense, lush vegetation, flowing rivers, and even waterfalls. You may recall my previous post on a similar hike in Temescal, where I was awakened to the winter months’ [...]
[VIDEO] Flooding in Temescal Canyon
February 8, 2010 at 7:43 am
On Saturday morning, as I sipped my warm cup of coffee looking out to the cold, cloudy, rainy day in front of me, I recalled the plans I had made on Friday – to go for a hike. Today, I headed to Temescal Canyon. Turning up into Temescal off of PCH, I was anticipating the [...]
Hiking the Santa Monica Mountains!
February 3, 2010 at 7:08 am
I am sitting here with the beginnings of a blister on my right foot, my legs are bit sore, and I have an exhaustion I haven’t felt in a while… BUT I love it all. Why?… because the other day (on a Saturday) I woke up early, headed up to Will Rogers State Park and went [...]
