
Hike and Picnic: Twin Ponds – Dos Vientos Loop – Potluck
Details We'll start our loop at Dos Vientos Community Park exploring some of the neighborhood trails in the Dos Vientos area of the southwestern Conejo Valley. It provides a great […]

Details We'll start our loop at Dos Vientos Community Park exploring some of the neighborhood trails in the Dos Vientos area of the southwestern Conejo Valley. It provides a great […]

Scroll down to RSVP I have secret trail in Wildwood Park reserved for VIPs only. This hike will require a few a stream crossings so wear shoes you don’t mind getting wet, and shorts (or […]

Another spectacular section of the Backbone Trail...this hike includes staggering views of pink colored sedimentary rock formations known as the Sespe Formation, Hondo canyon's pink "V" gourge, beautifully shaded live […]

The Rock Pool is one of the most popular landmarks in Malibu Creek State Park. It has been the site of many movies and TV shows including Planet of the […]

The shady hike down Sullivan Canyon parallels a seasonal creek. Alive with the singing of birds, this hike sounds and feels like an aviary housed within huge stands of sycamore, […]

THIS HIKE REPLACES THE SULLIVAN CANYON HIKE Our route begins on Trailer Canyon fire road providing broad views over Santa Ynez Canyon and the surrounding mountains. But like nature and […]

⌚EARLY START TIME🕰️ My Bell Canyon Loop starts and ends at the mouth of Bell Canyon. Its a little-known loop and I haven't seen any other meetup group do it […]

Another shorter hike for a hot day (See Saturday's hike also) We'll enjoy a great “lollipop” outing in the northeastern corner of Topanga State Park starting at the Viewridge Trailhead […]

This is a loop hike. From the Sycamore Campground parking lot we’ll hike up Big Sycamore Canyon for about a mile and then head east on the Serrano Canyon trail […]
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