How to hike safely when snow and ice make mountain trails dicey

Eric Lewis’ Christmas Eve hike up Cucamonga Peak offers a valuable lesson for anyone who’s thinking about scaling the Southern California heights in the snow. Lewis, 57, had been working his way through the SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, and Cucamonga was his fifth in the series. But it was the first time he’d hiked a summit […]

Hiking for Beginners

Hiking is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the outdoors. Transported by your own two feet and carrying only what you need for the day on your back, you can discover the beauty of nature at whatever pace you’re comfortable with. And, with a little planning and preparation, it’s an activity that almost anyone […]

LHC Through The Years

Ruth Rake Diffenderfer swim party swimming at a quarry taking a nap three men smoking pipes two ladies with baskets two men laying on ground two women on concrete piling Walter Jobson and daughter Chris winter hiking in Iroquois Park woman dressed up for something woman in bathing suit in rowboat woman in bathing suit […]