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Mojave Desert Petroglyphs North Lava Bed Wash 17 mile point Mojave National Preserve California

Petroglyphs on North Lava Bed Wash near Seventeen Mile Point in Mojave National Preserve

Visitors driving though Mojave National Preserve between Baker and Kelso Depot may wish to stop near Seventeen Mile Point for a quick walk to simple petroglyphs drawn into the volcanic... Read more.

Silver Peak Trail Hike Mojave National Preserve California

Silver Peak in Mojave National Preserve

This 8.5-mile hike ascends 2,500 feet to summit a 6,365-foot peak in the small range of mountains in the southwestern corner of Mojave National Preserve. Silver Peak looks out across... Read more.

Lava Tube Trail Mojave National Preserve hike California desert cave -- A field of cinder cones stands out dramatically from the surrounding Mojave Desert between the city of Baker and Kelso Depot Visitor Center. Within the lava field is a short trail leading to a tube formed long ago by molten lava. A ladder takes hikers down into the tube where skylights (holes in the rock ceiling) illuminate a subterranean world.

Lava Tube in Mojave National Preserve

A field of cinder cones stands out dramatically from the surrounding Mojave Desert between the city of Baker and Kelso Depot Visitor Center in Mojave National Preserve. Within the lava... Read more.

Joshua Tree Summit Hike Warren Peak Trail Joshua Tree National Park

Warren Peak in Joshua Tree National Park

Warren Peak is a high point on the western edge of the Little San Bernardino Mountains in Joshua Tree National Park. Located away from Park Boulevard, Warren Peak offers private peace... Read more.

Lucky Boy Vista Trail Joshua Tree Lucky Boy Vista Hike

Lucky Boy Vista in Joshua Tree National Park

Lucky Boy Vista Trail offers a level 2.5-mile round trip hike to a modest overlook at the site of an old mine. The trailhead is a half-mile from the Pine City - Desert Queen Mine... Read more.

Inspiration Peak Joshua Tree Hike Keys View Joshua Tree National Park California

Inspiration Peak from Keys View in Joshua Tree National Park

With its vast view of Coachella Valley, the Salton Sea, and Mount San Jacinto, Keys View is the principal overlook in Joshua Tree National Park. The excellent vantage more than... Read more.

Santa Ynez Falls Santa Ynez Canyon Topanga State Park Pacific Palisades Waterfall Hike Los Angeles

Santa Ynez Falls in the Santa Monica Mountains

Santa Ynez Falls Trail follows a shaded creek to a gorge containing a short waterfall. This 2.5-mile hike is a popular family outing because it is fairly level (just 250 feet of... Read more.

Wildflowers Los Angeles Malibu California flowers

Wildflowers in Los Angeles

[wp_ad_content_square]Wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains and other open areas of Los Angeles County bloom each spring adding splashes of color along the... Read more.

Lower Canyonback Ridge Trail on Canyonback Ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains in Brentwood, Los Angeles

Lower Canyonback Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains

Lower Canyonback Trail crosses Canyonback Ridge between Brentwood and a development of estate homes built along the ridge. The trail offers views of west Los Angeles, Santa Monica Bay,... Read more.

Canyonback Ridge Trail Santa Monica Mountains Brentwood Hike Los Angeles

Upper Canyonback Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains

Canyonback Ridge runs north to south in the area of the Santa Monica Mountains known as the Big Wild. The ridge is located east of Mandeville Canyon near San Vicente Mountain. Much... Read more.

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