SEA CAVE KAYAKING: ANACAPA ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
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Kayaking through Anacapa Island’s sea caves in Channel Island National Park, one of the most beautiful and least visited National Parks in California.
Read MoreIBEX SPRINGS GHOST CAMP: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
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Established as a mining camp in the 1880s, Ibex Springs on the southeastern border of Death Valley National Park, is probably one of the parks least visited areas and that’s exactly why I wanted to check it out.
Read MoreEAGLE CLIFF CABIN JTNP
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Built inside a natural cave-like alcove of giant boulders and not found on any tourist maps, the hike to Eagle Cliff Mine and Cabin is well worth the effort.
Read MoreBUMPASS HELL: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK
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Located in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Bumpass Hell is 16 acres of boiling springs, mud pots, hissing steam vents and roaring fumaroles. Now that’s my kind of hell.
Read MoreTHE SNOWY RUINS OF WONDERLAND RANCH: JTNP
A New Year’s Day hike through the ruins of Wonderland Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park after a fresh snowfall.
Read MorePINNACLES NATIONAL PARK
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America’s newest national park was established in 2013. With it’s breathtaking spires, incredible rock formations, numerous waterfalls & extensive cave systems, this central California gem is definitely worth a visit.
Read MoreSALT CREEK HILLS & THE ASHFORD MILL RUINS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
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Located just outside the southeastern tip of the National Park boundary, the Salt Creek Hills are designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC).
Read MoreARTIST’S DRIVE & GOLDEN CANYON: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
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Two very colorful spots along Death Valley’s Eastern border.
Read MoreNATURAL BRIDGE CANYON: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
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The main attraction along this easy 2.3-mile roundtrip hike through the Amargosa Mountain foothills is a 50-foot-tall bridge, naturally created by the erosion in the canyon walls.
Read MoreDEATH VALLEY RANCH: DVNP
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Better known as Scotty’s Castle, although it was neither a castle nor Scotty’s.
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