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  • 🌕 Buck Moon Hike on Mt. Basura – Friday Night Party 🥂

    Upper Las Virgenes Cyn - HWD 6000 Las Virgenes Rd, Calabasas, ca, US

    The Full Moon in July is the Buck Moon, named after the new antlers that emerge from a buck's forehead around this time of the year. It is also called Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, and Wort Moon. "Mt Basura" is my name for the Calabasas/Lost Hills Landfill. Our destination is a small peak overlooking the […]

  • Secret Staircases of Rustic Canyon + Murphy Ranch

    Sullivan Ridge at Casale Rd Capri Drive and Casale Road, Los Angeles, CA, US

    Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ A hidden staircase, the longest public staircase in Los Angeles, drops 24 stories into the middle of lush Rustic Canyon. I will combine a 6-mile hike with the stairs taking in Rustic and Sullivan Canyons by way of little known trails. Along the way we'll visit Murphy Ranch, a […]

  • V.I.P. – San Nicholas Canyon – Lunch at Spruzzo

    Robert Yoshio Nagata Park 33161 CA-1, Malibu, United States
    18 Hikers going

    Details I cannot make this hike public for a couple of reasons. First, we’ll be taking a secret passage into the forbidden zone of San Nicholas Canyon and explore some old trails. This will involve crossing private property, but we will respect gates and fencing. Sign? What sign? Second reason for the secrecy because we […]

  • Triunfo – Los Robles – White Horse Loop – Extended Version

    Triunfo Community Park 1909 Tamarack St, Westlake Village, CA

    This week's hike will be in the Los Robles area of the Santa Monica Mountains. We'll begin at the Triunfo Canyon trail head and hike up one of the nicest trails in the Los Robles trail system, including White Horse Canyon and Conejo Crest Hike is about 9.5 miles and rated DIFFICULT. See hike rating […]

  • Blue Moon Potluck Party on Inspiration Point – Easy Hike – Potluck – Dogs OK

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    Will Rogers State Park Villa View Dr & Will Rogers State Park Rd, Los Angeles, CA, US

    Full moon potluck. Bring drinks and snack to share. Sitting on dirt not required. Comfy picnic benches at the top. Plenty of free parking 👉NO WHITE LIGHTS ALLOWED ON HIKE. Green and/or red lights are ok (but lights may not be needed since the area will be well lit by the moon). If you require […]

  • 🥂🎂Birthday & 👴Retirement Hike – Lunch at Malibu Seafood

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    Malibu Seafood Fresh Fish Market and Patio Café 25653 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, US

    My 65th birthday and retirement day is coming up, and I can't wait to celebrate with my hiking buddies at one of our favorite hiking and post-hike lunching spots. I am planning a hike in Corral Canyon with lunch at Malibu Seafood and you are cordially invited. SO SAVE THE DATE! The great thing about […]

  • Ridge Route to Parker Mesa Overlook – Los Liones Loop – Reel Inn

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    Los Liones Canyon Trail 570 Los Liones, Pacific Palisades, CA, US

    Perched high above the Palisades and Malibu, the vista from the Parker Mesa Overlook is stunning. You can see all of the LA basin laid out before you, the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, Catalina Island to the south, and the crescent shaped coastline of Santa Monica to the east. We'll have a post-hike […]

  • Baron Ranch Trails on Gaviota Coast – Post-hike Coastal Picnic

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    Baron Ranch Trailhead 14550 Calle Real, Goleta, CA, US

    Have you ever heard of the Baron Ranch hiking trails? Most folks haven’t, but it’s a splendid -- and sometimes shady -- trail a couple miles west of Refugio State Beach and it’s worth the trip. And if that's not enough, we'll have a picnic at Refugio SB after the hike where Ann and I […]

  • Hondo Canyon – Fossil Ridge – PacBell Tower

    BBT - Hondo Canyon 405 Old Topanga Canyon Rd, Topanga, CA, US

    Another spectacular section of the Backbone Trail this hike includes staggering views of pink colored sedimentary rock formations, beautifully shaded live oak, streams and a sloping green meadow. Its perhaps one of the shadiest sections of the Backbone Trail. At the top we will see many fossils in the sandstone. Instead of the usual destination […]

 

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