Pearblossom

What a hidden gem! A martian landscape full of faultline desert rock formations and joshua trees against a mountainous backdrop of the San Gabriels. Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area features a 1 mile well-marked, well-maintained single track loop trail inside the Punchbowl (great for kids) and a 7 mile trail to the Devil's Chair, a fin rock formation that offers panoramic vistas of the valley flo...

Manzanita Trail is an out-and-back trail that is moderately difficult located near Valyermo, California.

Mount Williamson and Pleasant View Ridge via Pacific Crest Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Azusa, California.

Mount Williamson via Pacific Crest Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Valyermo, California.

Barrel Springs Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see local wildlife located near Palmdale, California.

Cooper Canyon Falls Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Mount Wilson, California.

Cooper Canyon via Cloudburst Summit is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Palmdale, California.

There's a small parking lot just below Cloudburst Summit on the way to Waterman Mountain. Start your adventure there. I'd be hard pressed to say it's more than 15 yards from the sign for the summit (7018' AMSL). There's a fire road, if you're newer to altitude and don't know how to read a map (or even if you do but you get confused), stick to that. If you get altitude sick at all (even woozy on...

Winston Peak is a loop trail that is moderately difficult located near Mount Wilson, California.