2024-Dec/2025-Jan: Year End/New Year-SoCal Mountains/Deserts/3D/2N/Levels up!

HikingOC Repeating trip for Ending Year 2024 and Starting Year 2025 Celebrations on the SoCal Mountains and Deserts-Winter Wonderlands 🏜️ 🏔️ : visiting and hiking the landmarks and Parks, high mountains, deserts of Mount Laguna, Cuyamaca, Julian, Mecca, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, San Jacinto Mountain and vicinity.

Schedule: Dec 30, 2024 to Jan 1, 2025
RSVP is NOT SECURED a space. Please contact the host via message, email or in person to discuss more about the trip!

GENERAL RATING/DIFFICULTY: Level 2+: moderate fast for distance, elevation and pace. Click to see RATING TABLE for more info about hiking levels https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating

ESTIMATE COST, DEPOSIT AND CANCELLATION OF SERVICES:

Plan your own and only join us to hike,/day/person non-refundable coordinating fee. Contact the host directly for more info

***DEPOSIT: the deposit amount is non-refundable due by Nov 27, 2024. Payment after the due day will subject to be 10% or more depending on booking and spaces are available.

***CANCELLATION: If you need to cancel after paying deposit, it's non-refundable.
>>Total Estimate Trip Cost due by Dec15, 2024
>>Cancellation on Dec 15 or after, total trip cost is forfeit.

***Estimate cost: from + per person for double occupancy. Contact for cost of single (more) and triple occupancy. It'll include: land transportation, lodging, coordinating fee, not included optional activities and most meals.

Allow $100+ (your budget) for meals, optional activities and other expenses/gifts

ABOUT THE TRIP:
We will be hiking/sightseeing/photography at Parks/National Monuments/Forests and unique landmarks. These are hikes and locations:
>>>Idyllwild: Marion Mountain trail, Humber Park/Devil’s Slide/Tahquitz (Lily) Rock trail or Suicide Rock trail and scenic roads in the town.
>>>Palomar: Mountain State Park, Observatory, Doane Lake, etc.
>>>Laguna Mountain: Garnet Peak, Meadows and Lakes, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and Lake, Sunrise National Scenic Byway

Itinerary: to be updated and subject to change due to weather condition

Day 1 - Nov 11: https://4142298.xyz/hikingoc/events/297238128/
Travel day and to Laguna Mountain: Garnet Peak, Laguna Meadows, Lakes, Cuyamaca, etc.
***Sunrise National Scenic Byway to Julian Town

Day 2 - Nov 12: https://4142298.xyz/hikingoc/events/297067037/
>>>Palomar Mountains: Observatory, State Park, Doane Lake
>>>Warner Springs: Meditation Center

Day 3 - Nov 13: Idyllwild:
https://4142298.xyz/hikingoc/events/296550742/
Marion Mountain trail, Humber Park/Devil’s Slide/Tahquitz (Lily) Rock trail or Suicide Rock trail and scenics roads in the town

Previous Trips
2022 trip:
2020 trip:
2019 trip:
2018 trip photos:

REMINDER: By joining the meetup, you agree to Meetup Terms of Service releases the Organizer and Assistant Organizers from any liability related to incidents that occur at Meetup gathering
>>>YOU acknowledge THAT WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS.
>>>YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR SAFETY
***Hiking is a rewarding and pleasant activity in nature, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of. Those include, but are not limited to, trip and fall injuries, bee stings, poison oak exposure, ticks, mountain lions, coyote, snake bites or wildlife. By signing up for this event, you agree to hold harmless the hike organizer, assistant organizers and other participants for any injuries sustained during this hike***