13 Thursday Mar 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Photos
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adventure, Angeles National Forest, animals, bighorn sheep, camping, hiking, nature, Nelson bighorn sheep, outdoors, photography, San Gabriel, sheep
We ventured off into the Angeles National Forest last weekend and woke up to this guy eating his breakfast… so we decided to brew some coffee and join him! Oh… Continue reading
02 Wednesday Oct 2013
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Angeles National Forest, camping, forest, hiking, in n out, landscape, los angeles, mountains, nature, outdoors, San Gabriel
A few weeks ago, we trekked 5 miles into The Narrows, a well-known gold panning spot in the Angeles National Forest back in the San Gabriel mountains. The hike out wasn’t bad. We left at 7:00 AM so the air was still cool, shade in our favor. We arrived around 9:00 AM a little winded but happy to be at our temporary home for the weekend. Coming back was a different story! Continue reading
24 Tuesday Sep 2013
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Angeles National Forest, animals, camping, hiking, los angeles, mountains, narrows, nature, outdoors, San Gabriel, sheep, trees
The Narrows. Awww… sweet sound to my ears! I’ve been working my way to this hiking/camping spot for the past two years! My boyfriend and brother told me it was a hard hike- 5 miles in the heat with hard inclines, climbing over rocks and scaling cliffs. This past weekend- it was my time! I knew my body was ready to take on this challenge and let me tell you- Continue reading
18 Wednesday Sep 2013
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Photos
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Angeles National Forest, camping, gold, hiking, los angeles, moutains, nature, night, outdoors, panning, photography, San Gabriel
Two weeks ago, we ventured off into one of my favorite spots- the San Gabriel mountains- where we did a night hike about 3 miles in to a cool little spot where we panned for gold and had a relaxing weekend! I love night hikes because you can only see what’s in front of you- not what’s ahead! Continue reading
16 Monday Sep 2013
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Angeles National Forest, animals, big horn sheep, camping, forest, hiking, los angeles, mountains, nature, outdoors, San Gabriel, sheep
While hiking out to the Narrows behind Los Angeles, we encountered a big horn sheep! Have you ever had a close encounter?
07 Saturday Sep 2013
Posted in Camping Trips, Tips
We are doing an impromptu camping trip for one night in the San Gabriel mountains. One thing that helps me pack is my list- all the essentials! Then I don’t have to think “Did I pack that?” As we are driving down the road. What’s on your list?
Happy Camping!
07 Friday Sep 2012
Posted in News Updates
The Williams fire that broke out Sunday in the San Gabriel Canyon is said to be 70 percent contained and residents are heading back to their homes. The Williams fire has burned nearly 4200 acres. Full containment is said to happen by next Thursday. Its reported that there are no harmful injuries and no structures have been lost. Unfortunately, I am eager to return to our favorite camping spot to see what damage has been done- this breaks my heart!
23 Monday Jul 2012
Posted in Camping Trips, Photos
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Angeles National Forrest, campground, camping, camping trips, dehydrated, girlie, girly, girly camping, gold rush, heat, heat stroke, Heaton Flats, july, mountains, prospecting, prospector, river, San Gabriel, sluice
We left San Diego on Friday at 7:30 PM right after work to avoid the traffic. My brother lives in LA so off we went to make a pit-stop at his Tujunga house then off to the Angeles National Forrest. We arrived at 12:30 AM and got a prime parking spot. After loading up our gear on our backs we hiked about 0.5 miles to Heaton Flats campground. We noticed a ridiculous amount of people and hadn’t taken into consideration the holiday earlier that week. After setting up our camp, we situated a table out of a bucket and sluice (pronounced like “juice” with a sl- instead of j-) and got our game on with Phase 10- one of the greatest card games EVER! It was about mid-low 60’s and it felt great! After a few rounds of card and a couple shots of Jack Daniels it was off to bed where a busy day was ahead of us! Continue reading
14 Saturday Jul 2012
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Angeles National Forrest, backpack, backpacking, camp fires, campground, camping, camping trips, campsite, girly, girly camping, our first excursion, San Gabriel
This was our first trip up to the mountains in October. It was FREEZING!!!! But we still had a blast! All photos courtesy of Allison Zoladz 🙂
