Hiking in Southern California

So far we've gone on a couple of day hikes. We visited Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and hiked up to Garnet Peak. Part of this hike follows the Pacific Crest Trail.

At the Peak, you can see into the Anza-Borrego Desert. Our hiking guidebook claimed that this may be the best view in all of San Diego County.

We also hiked in the southern region of the Santa Ana Mountains. We found a trail that follows along Holy Jim Creek in Trabuco Canyon. The trail travels through a glen, then a forest and finally arrives at a small waterfall.

We brought Hazel Roy's cousin along for this hike since we were in National Forest. That's Merlin above. He had a great time running, sniffing, and sitting in creeks. This pup loves water just like HR. We miss our lil' Hazel Roy so it was great to have Merlin's companionship in the great outdoors.

These treese have grown into an amazing perfect tunnel that you can walk through. Does it remind you of anything? It reminded us of the houses in the movie Where The Wild Things Are.

Holy Jim Waterfall

Happy Merlin