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Hiking Barker Dam TrailGetting reading to set off to see Barker Dam
March 21, 2016
Heather L
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Hiking Barker Dam Trail

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It’s hard to believe that we haven’t been out hiking since June 2015. We love the great outdoors and exploring, but my ankle injury put everything on hold for months and months and months. I’m still working on getting back to 100%, but I’m now at the point where I felt that I could start doing some short hikes. The first day of spring seemed like the perfect time to give it a try. We headed over to Joshua Tree National Park to take the easy Barker Dam Trail hike. The parking area was packed, but the hike itself was…

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July 15, 2014
Heather L
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Exploring Joshua Tree National Park: Skull Rock

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The girls were ready for some more rock climbing so we headed back to Joshua Tree National Park. We found a nice location where there was a picnic table in the shade for some of us to sit while others took off for a climbing adventure. It didn’t take long for D and the girls to disappear into the rocks and reappear high up on top of some of the formations. We ended up having to call them back as it was time to find a place for a picnic lunch. We found a nice table near the base of…

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Visiting Joshua Tree National Park: Keys View
July 10, 2014
Heather L
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Visiting Joshua Tree National Park: Keys View

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Our adventures with the family began on Monday when we headed over to Joshua Tree National Park. We decided that we’d check out Keys View during this particular trip. Of course, we made a few stops along the way to do a little exploration. The girls had fun climbing on both the rocks and trees which lead to plenty of photo opportunities. D had a blast leading the way. We had to periodically remind him that he had some littles that weren’t used to climbing and who didn’t have the right footware this time around. lol! It was quite warm…

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Hiking Cougar Crest Trail – Big Bear, CACougar Crest Trailhead
May 5, 2014
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Hiking Cougar Crest Trail – Big Bear, CA

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On Saturday, we decided that it was time to test out our new Gregory backpacks. Seeing how we want to eventually do multiple day hikes, we know that it’s important to work out way up to being able to do that. Hiking with just a day pack (our normal thing) is completely different from backpacking with a bigger pack, so it’s important to condition your body before taking on a longer trip. We headed up to Big Bear and hit the Cougar Crest Trail. From the parking lot, the trail is roughly 5.8 miles round trip. (You hike up and…

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