10 essential hikes (Southern California)

[bemildred]

Hiding within the concrete and stucco of our great megalopolis is a parallel universe — a place where transit arteries are not clogged, passersby don't avert their eyes, billboards are ocean vistas and the hovering aircraft are hawks, not helicopters.

You can find this refuge on the vast network of trails that crisscrosses the mountains and canyons of Southern California. Stride into the Santa Monica Mountains above Leo Carrillo State Park or high into the Santa Anas, and you're a thousand miles from the nearest SigAlert. Here life is in full flower, particularly after the deluges of winter. There's a trail for every taste and topographical interest, but some stand out. So lace up for a spin through 10 of the region's most essential trails.

LA Times

[OnionPatch]

1. That was a good article but...

They should have called it "10 Essential Hikes SouthWESTERN California.) They left out the entire San Bernardino mountain range and all of Joshua Tree National Park. Those places have some of the most awesome hikes in southern CA.

[bemildred]

2. They left out a lot.

All such things are matters of opinion.

I was hoping all this publicity would lead the herd away
from the places where I commonly go ...
:-)

[OnionPatch]

3. I like your thinking!

I didn't think of that, but you're right. ;)

[livetohike]

4. My thoughts exactly!

I read the local Sierra Club day hike list so I know where not to go on those days :-). I think I am a hermit at heart.