• Wet & Wild(wood) Potluck Picnic

    2077 Calle Yucca 2077 Calle Yucca, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    This hike is the perfect hike for the first day of summer. It will require several stream crossings along the Arroyo Conejo and Wildwood Canyon Creek so wear shoes you […]

  • Hikes Near Julian

    KQ Ranch RV Resort 449 K Q Ranch Rd, Julian, CA, US

    I'll be at the KQ Ranch near Julian from 6/24 - 6/28. I will be posting a hike for Saturday 6/25 (and more) as soon as I decide on one. […]

  • 🌇Sundowner Hike & Party: Los Robles – Los Padres Loop

    COSCA Greenmeadow Trailhead - HWD 482 Greenmeadow Ave, Thousand Oaks, ca, US

    Our "sundowner hikes" are back! This is a potluck party hike in the Los Robles Open Space. We will do the Oak Creek Canyon-Los Robles-Los Padres Loop among some beautiful […]

  • Leo Carrillo to Nicholas Flat – Lunch at Spruzzo

    Leo Carrillo State Park 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA, US

    The Nicholas Flats Trail in Leo Carrillo State park is unique in the way it connects the mountains with the sea. Chaparral, grassland, coastal scrub and oak woodland all converge […]

  • Journey to the Center of the City – Franklin Canyon

    Franklin Canyon Park - Ranch 1936 Lake Dr, Beverly Hills, CA, CA

    This HDW original is a classic. On this 6 mile hike I will take you through Franklin Canyon and then a bit off-trail to the "planar" center of Los Angeles. […]

  • Big Sycamore Canyon – Wood Vista Canyon – Sand Dune Loop

    Sycamore Canyon Campground Sycamore Canyon Road, Malibu, CA, US

    http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/a/7/b/600_438459547.jpeg This hike will climax with a rare and stunning ocean vista, including almost a straight down view of white, foamy surf and turquoise-tinted shallows. Our hike will begin in […]

 

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