Hole In One Hikes

How do you make hiking competitive? Throw in a little disc golf! Lace up the hiking boots, grab your favorite people, and set off for some disc golf surrounded by mountains. It’s tee time!

Week: 06.16.2016
Regions: Southern CA

Baldy's Got Game!

Disc Golf on Mount Baldy

Okay, disc golfers, ready to get your game on near the top of LA County’s highest point? Hikers know Mount Baldy is home to a summit clocking in at over 10,000 feet, but lesser known is that it’s also home to an “extreme” 18-hole disc golf course. Starting just off the main ski l
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A Whole Lodi Adventure

Lodi Bike Rides and Wine

It’s summer, you live in California—time to explore beyond the comfort zone and roll with something new … like the newly created bike routes in Lodi’s wine country. Outdoor adventure and wine country? Now that’s a pairing! Named the Wine Enthusiast 2015 Wine Region of the Year, L
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Sky High Disc Golf

Disc Golf at Sky High in Wrightwood

It might well be disc golf’s version of the epic 18th hole at Pebble Beach. According to St Jude Disc Golf disc reviews, the hole 11 at the Sky High disc golf course in Wrightwood is set at one of the most stunning viewpoints within 90 minutes of Los Angeles, at the Mountain High
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First on the Scene

Oak Grove Disc Golf Course

If you’re a Los Angeles disc golf junkie, you’ve heard of it, but if you’re new to the game, get initiated at the spot where it all began. Oak Grove Disc Golf Course in Pasadena’s Hahamongna Watershed Park was established in the early 1970s and is recognized as the world’s first
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