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Waterfall 7

Convict Lake (Wit-sa-nap)

valley view campground (3)

Fremont Peak State Park Campground

Oso Creek Park

tuttle creek campground (8)

Tuttle Creek Campground

Lake Sabrina to Blue Lake

Prospect Park

Prospect Park

Wave Organ

Harmony Borax Works

Lake 1

punta cabras

Punta Cabras

Garden of Eden

Niguel Botanical Preserve (4)

Niguel Botanical Preserve

Big Falls (4)

Big Falls

Golden Canyon

Alum Rock Mineral Springs

Dune Trail Hazard Canyon Reef (12)

Dune Hazard Trail/Canyon Reef

Chumash Painted Cave (6)

Chumash Painted Caves

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point

japanese friendship garden

Japanese Tea Garden

Indian Vista Idyllwild

Indian Vista Overlook

Pirate’s Cove

Black Hill Trail is a beautiful hike overlooking Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo. Make your way through eucalyptus and oak groves to a gorgeous panoramic view!

Black Hill Trail

Donner Pass Summit Tunnel

Mount Diablo has some beautiful historic hiking trails you can take including the Rock City Wind Caves trail which winds you through a slot canyon & lookout point

Rock City Wind Caves

Manzanar Internment Camp

The mysterious Mozumdar Temple stands high in the San Bernardino mountains overlooking the town below. You mst make your way through the woods to find it!

Mozumdar Temple

Visit the Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley. These hardened salt pans are roughly textured and quite the spectacle to see!

Devil’s Golf Course

Explore the beautiful Valley View Loop Trail which will lead you to the top of Fremont Peak. Every inch of this hike will take your breath away!

Fremont Peak

Visit the beautiful Treasure Island and Goff Cove during your next visit in Laguna Beach

Treasure Island Beach

Satan's Castle burned down in a mysterious fire after accusations of satanic practices, underground tunnels and molestations arose

Satan’s Castle

Tucked away in the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park lays a piece Santa Cruz' crumbling history: the Pogonip Historic Limekilns.

Pogonip Historic Limekiln

The Gaviota Hot Springs are less than a mile hike through a shaded trail which will lead you to the light, milky blue pool with smells of sulfur permeating.

Gaviota Hot Springs

The Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns were built to provide charcoal to the nearby Cerro Gordo mine on the other side of Owens Lake. 

Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns

A short hike in Crestline will take you to an unbelievable heart-shaped rock and small waterfall. This is a beautiful hike great for the entire family!

Heart Rock & Seely Creek Falls

Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail is one of Idyllwild's easier hikes but still packed with beautiful views and scenery. Great for the entire family!

Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail

The Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley are quite a sight to see! This is a great spot to photograph and enjoy the sunrise or sunset.

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Montaña de Oro State Park is a beautiful, coastal park with a stunning shoreline. With over 8,000 acres to explore, this is great for beach-goers, hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders.

Montaña de Oro Bluff Trail

Land of Medicine Buddha provides classes and space for group and personal retreats, on a forested piece of property at the foothills of the Santa Cruz

Land of Medicine Buddha

Get a glimpse of Venice, Italy through the historical canals in Venice Beach!

Venice Beach Canals

Calico Ghost Town is located in the Mojave Desert, It was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park.

Calico Ghost Town

The mysterious Hole-in-the-Wall Ring Trail in the Mojave Desert is so beautiful and unique! The name Banshee Canyon, where this hike is located, is named the cackling wails that blow through the canyon.

Hole-in-the-Wall Ring Trail

The Gaviota Wind Caves in Santa Barbara offer a unique, scenic hike high up in the hills. Explore ancient caves formed by high winds!

Gaviota Wind Caves

Take a quick hike to one of Lake Tahoe's massive waterfalls, Lower Eagle Falls

Lower Eagle Falls

Hike to the majestic Calla Lily Trail in Big Sur! To witness the beauty of these blooms you must make it into the small time slot when they're blooming.

Calla Lily Trail

Nojoqui Falls trail is a quick hike to an 80 ft. waterfall at Nojoqui Park in Santa Barbara. Step into a surprisingly thick forest for quite a treat!

Nojoqui Falls

Hike the amongst the lush Santa Cruz redwoods in the Byrne-Milliron Forest. We saw newts and a ton of banana slugs during our hike!

Byrne-Milliron Forest

Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed at Alabama Hills

Alabama Hills

Hike Walker Canyon in Riverside County. This is one of Lake Elsinore's top trails for wildflowers and filled with colorful beauty in spring!

Walker Canyon

Serene botanical garden with patios, conservatories & walkways, plus a research library & cafe. Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar.

Sherman Library & Gardens

Artist's Drive & Palette in Death Valley

Artist’s Drive and Palette

Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, noted as the lowest point in North America 282 ft below sea level.

Badwater Salt Flats Basin

Ancient Bristlecone Forest

Hike to one of South Lake Tahoe's beautiful waterfalls, Cascade Falls. This is a fairly easy hike, under 2 miles round trip!

Cascade Falls

Mt. Whitney Portal Campground has got to be one of the most beautiful campgrounds in all of California, with a raging river and waterfalls!

Mt. Whitney Portal Campgound

Many lake hike in Bishop, Inyo County

Little Lakes Valley Trail

Pirate Tower is a castle that sits on the cove of Victoria Beach in Orange County

Pirate Tower

Point Lobos State Reserve

Point Lobos State Reserve

Strawberry Hill in SF

Strawberry Hill

Hike to an old WWII nazi sympathizer compound hidden deep in the hills of Los Angeles

Murphy’s Ranch

Highways 1, 101 & 46

Beech's Oasis is a magical oasis tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the world

Beech’s Oasis

Located near Griffith Park is a famous cave used in many movies

Bronson Caves

Lake Shrine

Visit the beautiful Descanso Gardens in Flintridge, Los Angeles

Descanso Gardens

Willet & Sespe Hot Springs is a fun hike in the Los Padres National Forest

Willet & Sespe Hot Springs

Lava Beds National Monument located in the northeastern corner of the state of California, certainly is amazing.

Lava Beds National Monument

Deep in the desert lays what can only be described as a magical boulder oasis.

Boulder Oasis

Knapp’s Castle

Visit the Salton Sea in Niland, a dead sea that was once a luxurious resort town

Salton Sea

Let us help you plan your Trans-Catalina trail system hike!

Trans Catalina Trail System

Explore one of SLO counties beautiful botanical gardens right off highway 1!

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

Mt. San Jacinto & Tram

Mt. Rubidoux

Hike the tanbark trail in Big Sur, one of the most magical forests around!

Tanbark Trail

Glamp out in luxury tents overlooking the ocean in Treebones

Treebones Resort

Garrapata State Park is a gorgeous ocean hike right off of highway 1 and

Garrapata State Park

Hike to a beautiful waterfall & cave in Big Sur: Salmon Creek Falls

Waterfall 8

Dine in a river bed at the River Inn in the heart of Big Sur

River Inn

Visit one of the most beautiful beaches on the west coast in Big Sur

Pfeiffer Beach

Partington Cove

Nepenthe Restaurant & Cafe Kevah

McWay Falls

McWay Falls

Explore one of BIg Sur's secret beaches that is also home to turkey vultures!

Los Padres Beach

Henry Miller Library

Ewoldsen Trail & Waterfall

Glass Beach in Fort Bragg

Glass Beach

The limekilns in Big Sur were used to produce limestone in the early 1900's. Today you can hike to these monumental structures in the deep woods.

Limekilns

Limekiln Waterfall

Jade Cove

Architectural Design Village in San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly Architectural Graveyard

Dine and stay at one of Big Sur's most beautiful inns: Ventana

Ventana Inn

Historic Hiking Trail in Monterey County Andrew Molera State Park

Andrew Molera State Park

The Spirit Garden was a meeting ground in Big Sur filled with music, art and nature. It has since closed but we will keep this page up in it's memory.

Spirit Garden

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