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Temescal Canyon Trail in Pacific Palisades, California

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This post has been a week late in coming. Hiked this ~5 mile trail on a clear sunny pleasant day with the second half of the trail giving us some gorgeous views of the ocean.

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I would recommend using alltrails map to find the loop in this trail.

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Panorama – Mountains

Ocean views

Panorama – Ocean

If you want a killer workout, hike this trail clockwise. The elevation is very steep for the first couple of miles. We were hiking anti-clockwise and didn’t regret it. It’s something to see great views while you are going downhill with no huffing and puffing.

Ocean views

Ocean views

More information: http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/temescal-canyon-loop-trail

Ferndell Trail to Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California

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If you are like me, who wakes up early and is undecided about how to spend those early morning hours, I would recommend checking out that beautiful sunrise. It’s difficult to find a great spot in Los Angeles for sunrise but the view from Griffith Observatory in those golden hours isn’t all that boring either.

This was a short 2.5 mile, out-and-back hike from Ferndell avenue to the observatory. The elevation makes up for the relatively short hike making it a decent workout. This is the basic trail; there are numerous other trails that branches off of this path; one particularly takes you to the Hollywood Sign.

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The destination – Griffith Observatory

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Trail

I would not hike this trail after 9 am; it gets very crowded around here. But this was very peaceful.

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Full moon behind the dome & a random stranger

More information: http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/ferndell-ferndell-trail. Detailed information on how to find the trailhead: http://www.simpsoncity.com/hiking/griffith/.

Musch Trail in Topanga, California

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Saturday morning adventure started with a hike in Topanga. There are quite a few trail options from the state park and some of these end up at Eagle Rock. I chose Musch Trail because I have been wanting to hike on trails with narrow paths and more shade.

More information: http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/musch-trail

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Trailhead

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Peek

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I like this trail mainly because it feels like a trail with its curvy small paths winding in and out of woods

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Panoramic capture of the beautiful view

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Horny Toad

You can make this trail a loop by starting on Musch, going up to Eagle Rock and then take the fire-road (or the other way around).

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Pretty wild flowers

Pretty wild flowers

Eagle Rock junction

I stopped here and turned back because of the heat (spring is here!). Eagle Rock is 1.5 miles further and it offers some wonderful views.  And yes, its definitely on my to-blog-about list :)

Ernie Maxwell Trail in Idyllwild, California

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Do consider going to Idyllwild if all you want is to escape from the city, go to a low-key place and hike. Its almost 2 hours drive east from Los Angeles. We stayed here for the weekend and this one was our closing hike.

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It’s a 5 mile out and back or 2.5 mile one way. Both the ends are trail-heads and we ended up parking a car at either end (yes how lame!). It has a relatively higher foot traffic and is easy. Picturesque, but my pictures dont do justice. I need a better camera than my phone.