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Blue Whales in Trouble in Long Beach
Oct 7th
Endangered blue whales are apparently now at risk for being hit and hurt in and around Long Beach. Because of their feeding grounds moving closer and closer to our port every year, the whales are starting to move into shipping lanes. “While this is a unique and exciting opportunity to More >
PODCAST EPISODE 3: WHALE WATCHING
May 31st
Ships Ahoy! It’s whale watching season again, so we decided to head on out to Dana Point to embark on an amazing whale watching trip with Captain Dave Anderson of Dolphin and Whale Safari. Seeing whales and dolphins in the wild is way better than seeing them in a park, More >
NEW TIME LAPSE OF POINT DUME, CA
Feb 22nd
Well, here’s the results of my latest adventure to the greatest beach in Southern California. I thought I’d try to catch the tide as it slowly crept back towards the shore, and I think it came out pretty good. First of all, waiting for two hours as the ocean does More >
NEW TIMELAPSE OF MARINA DEL REY
Feb 12th
Ok people, I know it’s been a while since we’ve posted a video and I can now assure you that we’re working on it. In the meantime, I’ve been playing with time lapse footage in and around Los Angeles, and I present to you the results. What’s neat about this More >
David Attenborough’s “New Life”
Oct 24th
When I started LA Hiker, I intended for it to be a place for me to really showcase my own nature videos and highlight a few environmental issues that are near and dear to my heart. And we’ve been all over California, filming natural wonders and amazing things. But what More >
PODCAST EPISODE 2: THE BALLONA WETLANDS
Jun 2nd
In this amazing video, host Jessica Wheeler now takes us through the Ballona Wetlands, one of LA’s last remaining coastal wetland areas. Talking with the Co-Director of the Friends of The Ballona Wetlands, Richard Beban, the cast and crew gained an intimate knowledge about this very special place. Over the More >
PODCAST EPISODE 1: LOS LIONES TRAIL
May 15th
I present to you my first podast: A Video Guide to Los Liones Trail, with my friend and host Jessica Wheeler. We had a lot of fun with this one and really we shot this very quickly. It was a bit too overcast in my opinion but I think we More >
DOLPHINS RACING THROUGH CHANNEL ISLANDS
Apr 5th
We were supposed to be on a whale watching trip. At least that was the plan. But guess what? No whales. Well, there were two humpbacks way in the distance, but we won’t count them cause’ I couldn’t really share it with you all. It was looking like a really More >
SEA OTTER MUNCHIES
Mar 19th
During a hiking trip out to California’s central coast, one might be surprised at the amount of wildlife that thrives right out in the open and in the strangest of places. Avila Beach, a mere 160 miles from Los Angeles, provides many of these kinds of surprises (and videos). Surrounded More >
ELEPHANT SEAL VIDEO IN SAN SIMEON
Mar 6th
Phew! After a very long evening, finally I have this video up and running! I give “props” to Skyler Stonestreet for letting us use her song, called “For You”. Please everybody go check her music out. She’s really amazing, and I can’t thank her enough! You can purchse her music on More >
CALIFORNIA SALMON IN DANGER
Feb 26th
Talk about your ecological nightmares! As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Senator Feinstein, Dem-CA, recently proposed to divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to central Californian farmers, putting the delicate survival of the Chinook Salmon of the San-Fran Bay area in a death-spiral to extinction. This of More >
HAWKS IN POINT DUME VIDEO
Feb 15th
I was hiking out and about Point Dume, around sunset and happened across these hawks. As you can see they almost appear to be in some sort of mating ritual. Go figure! Very cool footage though, using only a 50 mm lens. They were flying pretty darned close to me. Maybe More >
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK: SQUIRREL CITY
Feb 12th
Driving to an elevation of 5,185 ft., Keys View, a grand overlook within Joshua Tree National Park. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico. Keys View revealed to us not only the San Andreas Fault, but also these interesting little creatures forging out an existence More >
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES PODCAST
Feb 10th
This particular day, I was expecting to see the butterflies down low and close to the ground. I thought they were going to be big and resting on flowers or something more bushy. Instead I was surprised to find them chilling out on a large Eucalyptus tree. Again, I forgot More >
SNOWY EGRET FISHING IN POINT DUME
Feb 10th
This video clip I also shot at Point Dume, with the 7D and a 300mm lens. In fact, I actually got this clip by accident because I wasn’t really watching what I was getting. Ordinarily I would have tried to have a tripod with a shot like this, but on More >
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S “LIFE”
Feb 2nd
As you may have guessed by the content of this website, I love nature shows, and I watch the discovery channel quite a bit. I especially like watching interesting things about the world we live in. Like most of us too, I’ve been intrigued by the commercials for this television More >
THE BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY OF THIS YEAR
Feb 1st
It’s not often that you see a nature documentary that holds your attention and awe to the point of intense emotional investment. I suppose this is what documentary, in it’s many varied forms, is supposed to do, namely, make a comment about the nature of reality and ultimately highlight our More >
A WALK THROUGH THE POPPIES
Feb 1st
PARK SIZE
1776.45 acres
ABOUT THE PARKOffering 8 miles of hiking trails, the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is a great place to begin your LA hike tour! Each spring, this poppy reserve becomes alive with flowering wildflowers (and tourists). Usually open all year long (although not at the moment because of CA More >
