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06 Aug, 2008

Moron Hiker Lives to See Another Day

Posted by: nmessick In: Hiking|news

A hiker in Orange County came upon a mother mountain lion and her three cubs and decided to try to pet them.  According to the article: “He said they seemed so cute and cuddly and passive“. The hiker escaped with only minor injuries.  He is very lucky, as this is the same park where a [...]

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28 Jul, 2008

Bear Canyon/Switzer Falls Hike 7-27-08

Posted by: nmessick In: Hiking|Uncategorized

Jessica and I have been to this area a few times, but we’d never made it all the way to the Bear Canyon Campground. We finally got there, and boy was it tiring. The hike was about 7.2 miles with ~500 feet or so elevation change. It’s wasn’t too warm, especially since the majority of [...]