This blog will detail 1,000 video hikes in Southern California. By Southern California, I am drawing a line from San Luis Obispo to the Nevada Border. Anything south of that line will be declared "Southern California". In a way, it is a personal challenge to do so many hikes. Mainly, however, it is my way of showcasing how many hiking opportunities there really are right in our own geographic back yard. As a blog, it serves as a companion piece to my Youtube channel "Mike On The Trail". It is also a work in progress, as I don't actually have 1,000 edited videos completed. This will take effort for quite some time before it is declared done. Even then, there will still be more out there. Here's to hiking and all the positive effects it has had on my life...and possibly yours!
Peters Canyon Regional Park is an example of some wild open space preserved from the encroaching urbanization. It has been surrounded now by several decades, but still manages to serve as a decent outdoor destination. The park features a reservoir and some rolling hills on a narrow greenbelt section of land.
Heading up to the park high point.
Conveniently, a trail forms a loop through the open spaces, making for a good half day hike without the need to travel great distances by car (depending on where you live, of course). To make a full day of the experience, I combined this with a visit to Irvine Regional Park, which is right down the road.
On the high point.
Due to accessibility to the nearby urban areas, the trails get pretty busy here, especially on weekends. I had to use quite a bit of timing opportunities in order to shoot video footage at certain times after crowds dispersed. Near the southern end of the loop, the trail gets immersed in a shady eucalyptus forest.
Passing through the eucalyptus grove.
Inside of it is very peaceful and a pleasure to experience for a short time. Afterwards, the hike back to the start is mostly unshaded while skirting the edge of the park and nearby homes. However, still maintaining the wild open space feel along the way. It felt good to venture out here for the day, although not being too far away from civilization.
A chance to slow down before leaving the park behind.
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