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May gray and June gloom

It's an early summer day. You decide to go to the beach. It is cloudy at home. You figure that it will be sunny at the beach or at least the...
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May flowers bloom on the Mishe Mokwa Trail

The Mishe Mokwa Trail is a section of the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains of southern California. It goes through chaparral and rocky...
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Gear Review: Coleman Quad LED Lantern

  • Coleman Lantern
  • May 14, 2012
The Coleman Quad LED Lantern is the Rolls-Royce of battery-powered lanterns. The Quad LED Lantern sells for around $80, produces 190 lumens, and...
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Devil's Punchbowl is backdoor to the Angeles National Forest

Devil's Punchbowl County Park near Pearblossom, California is at 5,000 feet elevation and this is where the desert transitions to mountain...
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Native plants bloom at Descanso Gardens

Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge has a section featuring native plants of southern California. It includes plants from the desert, middle...
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Free admission to all U.S. national parks during National Park Week

Been debating a trip to Joshua Tree or Sequoia National Park? Start packing! National Park Week is here, which means that from April 21-29 there is...
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Mountain High Resort to re-open this weekend

Los Angeles based skiers and boarders - rejoice! Mother Nature is gracing us with a few inches of snow today. Add up the 4" we received on...
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African gardens in bloom at Los Angeles Arboretum

The Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden has representative gardens from around the temperate and subtropical world. One of the most colorful...
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Trees blooming now at the Los Angeles Arboretum - April 2012

Spring is the peak season for flowering trees and the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Gardens has dozens of specimens. Many are in bloom or...
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Get outdoors for National Walking Day

Walking is good exercise, and April 4 is National Walking Day. Exercise should be reason enough to go walking, but sometimes one stillneeds extra...
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