Hiking At Eaton Canyon

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My family and I started out Spring taking our four year old hiking at Eaton Canyon.  Eaton Canyon is situated in the base of Angeles National Park in the city of Altadena in California.  It is about 3.5 mile hike from starting point (main entrance and parking).  This was our son's first time hiking so we decided to take the short cut entering from the residential streets into the hiking trail.  There are two shortcut entrances from the same residential street called Pinecrest Dr.  We opted for the first entrance which was about 1.5 mile past the Eaton Canyon Nature Center.

Eaton Canyon trail starts out flat and gradually goes uphill.  At the beginning the trail is mostly gravel and dry but as you hike into the canyon, you will walk through many creeks and streams.  Keep in mind though that water is scarce in California due to drought so you might not encounter as much water if you hiked during late summer.

 

 

 We made many stops along the trail so our son doesn't get tired out easily.  There are a lot to explore and what made it fun for the little one were rocks in the creeks and crossing the stream on logs.

  

 

 

And this was our destination, a 30 feet waterfall. If you do decide to come to this hike, I suggest to come during the weekdays or early morning on weekends as it does get very crowded due to its popularity with the locals.

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Eaton Canyon Trail and Waterfall

1750 N Altadena Dr, Pasadena, CA 91107

 (626) 398-5420

 

Photos taken by Herman Lee Photography and Lily

Griffith Park Pony Riding

We took our son here to ride the ponies after the train ride next door ( Southern Railroad miniature train ride) a few months ago.  This was actually his second time riding and he was 3.  I don't know if you can see his facial expression but his lips puckered while telling me that he didn't cry this time around.  The first time he rode the pony was when he was about 2 years old, he cried during the entire ride!  I remember asking him while waiting in the line if he was ready to ride the "horse" and he kept saying "yes".  One of the attendants picked him up to put him on the pony and that's when he realized he was going on a "real horse" and started tearing up.

$3 per ride

4400 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Website:  http://www.griffithparkponyride.com

Carlsbad Flower Fields

Website: http://theflowerfields.com
Address: 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Price: $12 adult admission, $6 for children 3-10, Free for children 2 and under.  $1 off admission with AAA membership.
Wagon Rides: $5.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Children 3-10

 

A portion of the flower fields

Rating: 3 stars ***

The place: It's huge! which means a lot of walking.  However, you could basically stop anywhere of the field and can still get a good view of the flowers.  If you've never been there, I'd say you can spend a good hour or so browsing and taking photos.  There aren't any shades on the flower field but have plenty of seating off the field if you would like to rest a bit.

I am taking 2 stars ** off for their relatively pricey admissions, I mean if you were going to charge that much for admission, you should at least offer the wagon rides for free.  The price for the wagon ride is ridiculous too I think.

photos by Lily