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7 Essential Tips for Hiking With Kids
Cowles Mountain Sunset Hike Children San Diego When I pick up my five-year-old son, Devon, from kindergarten on a Friday afternoon, the questions start immediately. “So, for hiking this weekend,...
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5 Best Hikes Within an Hour of San Diego
Pacific Crest Trail from Lake Morena Courtesy of USDA Forest Service My seven-year-old son and I love Mission Trails. Together, we’ve tackled all five of the area’s peaks twice, and we are currently...
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7 of the Most Scenic Bike Routes in San Diego
Mission Bay Loop Scenic Bike Routes San Diego Courtesy of the San Diego Tourism Authority I didn’t ride a bike without training wheels until I was 10 years old. I was intimidated by steep hills,...
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Best Tips for Eco-Friendly Backpacking, According to Experts
Backpacking Joshua Tree National Park Service Eco-Friendly Backpacking Tips Courtesy of the National Park Service Being in nature can change you. Sleeping and eating outside, far away from roads and...
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The 6 Best Fitness Tips For Hiking Trails Over 10 Miles
The San Diego region has some challenging hikes, and one of the toughest is the 11-mile out-and-back trek to climb almost 3,600 feet to reach the top of El Cajon Mountain. The views all along the way...
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4 Ways to Work Toward Emotional Healing Via Hiking
Most inspirational hiking stories don’t begin with failure, but for local author Sydney Williams, that’s exactly what happened. She was hiking across Catalina Island in 2016, and says “the Trans...
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3 Less-Popular San Diego Hiking Trails to Try This Year
It’s February, which means people have probably already made and broken their new year’s resolutions. I promised to myself that I would meditate four times a week and…yeah that hasn’t happened. But...
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My five-year-old son and I are avid hikers. And because of this, we’ve already explored many of the city’s best trails. But one of our favorite goals has been to hike every stretch of ground in...
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Hot girl walks were on trend for awhile, but as all TikTok trends seem to do, they’ve faded away, only to be replaced by something new: urban hikes. Now, people are finding 10- to 15-mile treks to do...
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The 5 Best Waterfall Hikes in San Diego
When I moved to San Diego two years ago, I quickly learned that residents love their hikes. And why wouldn’t we? Hiking is great exercise. It’s the perfect way to clear your head and—let’s be real—an...
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