Hi Travelers! The number one question I get asked is what to wear hiking so I will put together a Pinterest Board together of what I wore to help you out after every hike. Read about my hike here. Enjoy!
Hiking on the Edge at Devil’s Punchbowl
The Devil’s Chiar Trail starts in Hell (the desert) and transcends into the Garden of Eden (the forest). The contrast is striking and I can’t help but draw upon those Biblical analogies, because the location of this trail is at The Devil’s Punchbowl in Pearblossom, Ca. This Los Angles County run park is right on the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains and the High Desert. It literally is in between 2 dramatic geologic worlds so if you’re looking for a trail with serious drama look no further… Continue reading
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Tagged calitravel, desert hikes, devil's chair trail, devils punchbowl, dog hikes, maureen barley
2012 PCT Gear and Plans
Hey Travelers! If you’re wondering how to use Pinterst for your next travel plans then have a look at Rockin’. Love her boards for hiking the Pacific Crest Trail!
Hello Travelers! Cali Travel Girl (a.k.a. Moi) has joined Pinterest! If you have an account with them then check out my boards. I’ve made a board on what to wear day hiking in So Cal in the winter and I’m working on a few others. See ya there!
Travel Video: Hearst Castle Evening Tour
Hello Travelers! I visited Hearst Castle last month and put together a travel video for you and hopefully it inspires you to see it for yourself! Enjoy 
3 Things I Look for in a Day Hike
- Weather- this will determine what gear to pack and what I wear. Also, this will make-or-break my decision to hike this trail or not. For example, I don’t mind hiking in light rain and in an area that isn’t prone to flash flooding. Yet if there is going to be snow and the trial already isn’t well marked, then you’re just asking for trouble now aren’t you . Continue reading
Hiking by Moon Light to a BBQ is as Great as it Sounds!
It might sound intimidating at first to hike in the dark with only the moonlight streaming through the tree branches and your flashlight to illuminate the dirt trail. But when you get to the trailhead you soon realize that this is going to be fun! Although before you get to that point let me rewind… Continue reading
New Publicity/Headshots of Cali Travel Girl Maureen Barley!
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Attention all Press and Media personnel: You no longer have to take poor quality screen shots of Cali Travel Girl (a.k.a. Me) because now I offer high quality and high resolution photos located in the About tab above. You can get my bio there as well. I sized the photos for online use since that’s the majority of the requests I get, but I have larger sizes that I can email you at your request. Also, if you would like to use a photo from my site but need a better quality or larger one, then I can send those too. Just remember to link the photo back to my Blog . Thanks and I hope this helps!
Ending My Year At The Huntington Library and Gardens
Have you ever been somewhere and felt like it was telling your story? Yet the way it was being narrated was not obvious to anyone but you. Only to you did that painting speak to a specific experience, that statue remind you of someone you lost or a bench symbolize how you felt. As a writer I tend to “read too much into things” in order to convey symbolism or foreshadowing so perhaps that was what I was doing as I roamed The Huntington Library and Gardens on New Year’s Eve. It’s not hard to let your mind wander like that here and take everything in on a personal level. This place has a story of it’s own that is narrated in the landscape alone. Let me show you what I mean… Continue reading
Seeing Old Mission Santa Barbara Through A Telescope
Some places are so old that I have a hard time connecting with them. What meaning could I find in a California Mission built in the 1790′s? But I’m a curious person and the lure of experiencing and learning something new got the better of me so I entered Old Mission Santa Barbara with an open but detached point of view. That is, until I turned a corner and saw it, a telescope.
