Cove to Lake Hike - La Quinta, CA

We hiked the Cove to Lake Trail in La Quinta, CA on Valentine's Day. We had the most pleasant surprise when we saw 5 bighorn sheep near our trail. Watch the above 10 minute video.

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Bighorn Sheep at Carrizo Canyon

This Thursday's trek was a cold and windy morning at Carrizo Canyon in Palm Desert, CA. There was a pleasant surprise that made this hike special. We spotted a herd of five bighorn sheep going up a steep slope above us! The sheep looked tiny from the distance however, I was able to zoom in on them with my Canon HV40 camcorder. Sorry the footage is a little blurry. With the wind factor and zooming to the max without using a tripod made it very challenging. Watch the above video of our hike.

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Click on the following links to view previous hikes at Carrizo Canyon I posted here :
Carrizo Canyon Trail - Palm Desert, CA - January 6, 2010
Carrizo Canyon/Randall Henderson Trails - December 2, 2010

Hiking Eisenhower Peak - Wilderness Loop Trail

This week's hike was our third trip on the Eisenhower Peak, Wilderness Loop Trail, located at The Living Desert. Each trip to The Living Desert brings new and different views of this unique area and wildlife.

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Our previous hikes at the Living Desert/Eisenhower trail can be found by clicking on the following links:

April 15, 2010: Eisenhower Loop Trail Hike
October 21, 2010: Eisenhower Mountain Hike

Carrizo Canyon & Randall Henderson Trails

We hiked the Carrizo Canyon Trail a year ago and decided to hike it again. Leo, our hiking buddy, wasn't with us the last time we hiked there and knew he would like the scenic atmosphere. The hiking trail wasn't as long as many of the others, so we extended it by taking the Randall Henderson Trail. Both trails are near Highway 74 in Palm Desert, California. CLICK HERE to view last years video, photos and post.

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Just like last year, we still didn't see any sightings of Bighorn sheep. I take that back, we did see one at the Visitor Station. Does a statue count? LOL!

Eisenhower Loop Trail Hike - Palm Desert, CA

While some people were rushing to the mailbox to meet the deadline to file their taxes, we went to The Living Desert to hike the Eisenhower Mountain Trail Loop. It was a good workout and plenty of great scenes along the way.

At the beginning of our hike we were lucky enough to see a whole family of bighorn sheep. Then shortly after we signed in to start our trek, we seen something that none of us ever saw in our entire lives. Swarming bees! That's right, thousands or maybe millions of bees in a tree. You'll see this in my video but don't worry, I kept my distance by filming several feet away.

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Once we reached the top of the trail we saw beautiful panaromic views of Indian Wells. We liked this hike so much we will definitely come back again!

BTW: On the way back we didn't sign out on the "Sign Out Sheet" because someone stole the pencil. Just wanted to let everyone know, we made it out of there safely.

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