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  • Beautiful Waterfall Hike in Lytle Creek
  • Confession Time: I Obsess and Overthink Everything (Almost)
  • How my approach to sun protection changed after my diagnosis
  • Hiking The Slot in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
  • Winter Camping In Joshua Tree & The Three Ps

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    Beautiful Waterfall Hike in Lytle Creek

    March 23, 2023 /

    In case you missed it, a few weeks ago California was hit with some unusual snow. The mountain communities here in SoCal were pummeled with unusually high snowfall. It was so cold and so wet here where I live that even the communities down here in the Valley saw snow. Real snow. Not just hail or flurries that melted once they hit the ground. Actual snow. (Not enough to do anything with, but having grown up in this area, it was a big deal.)

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  • Travel & Adventure

    Hiking The Slot in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

    February 14, 2023 /

    This past weekend, my husband and I finally got around to hauling our butts nearly three hours down to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to hike one of the best-known slot canyons in Southern California, The Slot. The Slot is a slot canyon hike (obviously) located in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, down in San Diego county. The trail is a 2.3-mile loop and is rated moderate according to AllTrails.

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    Winter Camping In Joshua Tree & The Three Ps

    February 4, 2023 /

    We knew camping in Joshua Tree in December was a potentially poor choice. We knew it would be really cold, but it actually ended up being so much more than we ever could have imagined. We made it and it was an adventure, but we were in no way prepared for what we faced.

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    First Hike Of 2023 – Hiking In The Snow

    January 13, 2023 /

    This past weekend I went on my first hike of 2023 and boy did it kick my butt! Not only was it my first hike of 2023, but it was also one of my first real hikes in months (with the exception of Joshua Tree, last month but that was a fairly level hike), a hike in pretty deep snow (a first), and at a pretty high elevation (we ended at around 8000 feet and climbed just over 1000 feet). We weren't prepared for this hike, but I am so happy we did it.

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    Hodad’s – 8 Years Later And Nothing Has Changed

    October 19, 2022 /

    Hodad's is an amazing place, with amazing food, and a super fun atmosphere. I went over 8 years between visits and it was like no time at all had passed. If you find yourself anywhere near Ocean Beach, San Diego, and you like burgers, I'm telling you, you need to make some time for a visit to Hodad's!

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    Mount Baldy’s Bear Canyon Made Me Emotional

    August 15, 2022 /

    Because I nearly broke my foot in May, I lost a fight with a 30lb dumbbell, and then spent the entire month of June trying to process the loss of my Tickle, when I set out to do the Bear Canyon Trail in Mount Baldy last month, I was breaking a two and a half month long no hiking streak.

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    Murphy Ranch – Old Nazi Compound in the Santa Monica Mountains

    June 5, 2022 /

    Did you know there is an old Nazi sympathizer compound hidden away in the Santa Monica Mountains? (Or at least the start of what was to be a Nazi sympathizer compound.) Accessible via a moderately rated 3.4-mile hike in Rustic Canyon, Murphy's Ranch is a peek into some of the bizarre histories of LA.

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    I Finally Went Camping at Joshua Tree

    May 22, 2022 /

    It finally happened! While it took me nearly thirty years to make it out to Joshua Tree for the first time, two years after my initial visit I fulfilled my dream of camping under those big goofy whimsical trees. And it was as magical as I had imagined.

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    Do You Like Pie? Satisfy Your Cravings At I Like Pie Bake Shop

    February 7, 2022 /

    Even if you don't think you are a pie person, I Like Pie in Claremont, California is here to satisfy all your mini pie desires you never knew you had. Yes, you read that right, I said mini pies. Cupcake size pies to be more exact.

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    Get in the Spooky Mood with Norco’s Pumpkin Rock Hike

    October 26, 2021 /

    Halloween may be less than a week away, but if you live in Southern California and are looking for a unique way to celebrate this spooky season, the Pumpkin Rock Hike in Norco may be perfect for you! I’ve done this hike twice now since moving back to California, right around my first Halloween back, and once this past weekend. The hike is short, just around a mile round trip, and despite the incline (depending on the route you chose) and some lose rock/gravel, the hike is pretty doable by most people in relative shape. And this hike is for the most part family-friendly, as long as no one has…

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The way the water is flowing right now I have a fe The way the water is flowing right now I have a feeling I'm going to be saying this a lot, but Millard Canyon Falls is probably one of the prettiest overall hikes in the area. Not only are the falls gorgeous but the entire hike up was too. Totally worth wading through knee deep water a dozen times.
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As you can tell by my face I'm not a huge fan of t As you can tell by my face I'm not a huge fan of the hike up, but the falls are so worth it! 3.4 miles, Etiwanda Falls in Rancho Cucamonga.
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While I don't necessarily enjoy the hike up to Eti While I don't necessarily enjoy the hike up to Etiwanda Falls, I will admit out of all the local falls it is by far my favorite!
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I used to do "dumb" things like this all the time I used to do "dumb" things like this all the time in Hawaii. Hiking in the rain, crossing deep, rough water. But for some reason when there's a chill in the air and the water is a bit icy, it's a bit more intimidating. No less fun, but more intimidating for sure!
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Tickle's birthday would be coming up next month an Tickle's birthday would be coming up next month and although I don't cry as often as I used to and the pain has dampened into more of a deep occasional ache, the smallest things can still remind me of her, whether it's an old photo, stumbling across an old toy, or just a rogue memory...idk if I'm ready for her first birthday on the other side of the rainbow bridge 🌈
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Let's go hike to a waterfall in Lytle Creek! . . . Let's go hike to a waterfall in Lytle Creek!
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Headed out yesterday searching for some snow ❄️ and instead ended up chasing waterfalls.
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It's been a few weeks but I still don't feel like It's been a few weeks but I still don't feel like I've had the opportunity to properly share how beautiful The Slot in @anzaborregodesertsp was.
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I may not be there yet, but last year definitely p I may not be there yet, but last year definitely pointed me in the right direction.
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