Mini Trail Guide #24: One of the best beginner hikes for OC families
A trail combined with a nature center and even short accessible trail option
We’re almost done with winter hikes! Spring is coming next week already.
Speaking of spring, I hope you saw the 3 stories from the regular newsletter that apply to your Tiny Hikes . . . starting with wildflowers.
First, as an added bonus for being a paid subscriber, I plan to give you wildflower info throughout spring. Don’t get your hopes up for me doing full-on wildflower reports, but I’m talking about letting you about what I see when I’m out scouting on the trails. For now, this is my existing in-depth blog post about the flowers and where to find them. You will be getting spring tiny hikes each week with hopefully learn about some tiny flowers to see along the way.
Second was the important info about creeks inside OC Parks.
"Swimming and/or wading in creeks or waterways within OC Parks is not permitted. Additional signage kindly reminding park visitors of this have recently been placed at Caspers Wilderness Park and O’Neill Regional Park. There is also signage at Santiago Oaks Regional Park clearly stating that swimming and/or wading in the water is not allowed. Although visitors may want to wade or play in these areas, doing so can disrupt the natural habitat for plants and animals. For example, creeks at Caspers Wilderness Park are known to be home to the endangered arroyo toad, which can be disrupted if park visitors enter the water." - OC Parks
And, finally, I was able to work through the technical issues on the blog so I could finally publish the update to the Back Bay Science Center which goes with Trail Guide #23! Yay!
Thank you for your support of OC Tiny Hikes! I truly wouldn’t be here and able to keep up with this without you. I love when I get a chance to meet you through messages and find out stories about how your hikes are going or ways I can improve. Please don’t be shy about emailing me!
I’m also going to start covering some fun nature content about what I see on the trails at my OCTinyHikes Instagram! It’s something I naturally do when I’m hiking with others — so I thought I’d extend that part of my personality to Instagram.