Let's burn off Christmas Dinner with an afternoon workout hike!Distance: 6 milesElevation Gain: 1300'Difficulty: Intermediate due to pace and distanceDogs: NoRestrooms: Yes only if the community center is openWater Fountain: Yes at trailheadParking: Free, Community Center parking lot.Trail: Out and backWe will start from the Dos Vientos Community Center and take a round about way, […]

Just a heads up: Please and thank you for being considerate and cancelling with enough time to give someone on the waitlist a chance to hike! Otherwise, you may no longer be allowed to hike with me. Masks are mandatory as we gather at the trailhead! I am posting this because I cannot keep up […]

Pandemic? What Pandemic? Seriously I need the exercise!This is only for workout exercise purposes! This is our outside gym (my Ventura County gym has outdoor still happening so lets hike!)Las LLajas is a good evening hike in the dark. It is an even, wide road that is safer than many other hiking trails.I will be […]

Come and join me at the outdoor gym for a workout/fast paced socially distanced hike to the Boney Overlook! We won't hike to Boney today but the overlook trail should be a workout! Maybe some greener hills to see too. Plan on possibly hiking in water or mud.Distance: 7 MilesElevation Gain: 1200+FtDifficulty:Intermediate or Advanced we […]

Come join me for a quick-paced (2.5-3 miles per hour) evening hike. It will be dark so please have a light! Should take only 2'30" if you hike at that pace. We will be on pavement or gravel most of the way, which makes it good for nighttime! This area has a lot of No […]

I had a few people asking about doing this hike again so lets do it while the weather is still a little cooler (hopefully)!The last time we hiked this we saw evidence of what was mined there! Shells! Each time I go I see or learn something different about the place. Starting out Las Llajas […]

I miss doing this hike so I am copying it from Lisa's post (Thanks Lisa)!I know I usually hike faster than she does but I think anyone can do this hike if they want to no matter the level. TO ALLOW GROUP HIKES TO CONTINUE IT'S ESSENTIAL TO FOLLOW THE COVID-19 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TO KEEP […]

Come and join me on a 6-8 mile hike in the Newhall area. The plan is to hike East Canyon which is 6 miles and possibly add Mission Peak, depending on what the group decides. There is also an optional short turnout to Rice Canyon, that I was not planning on doing but you can […]

Come join me Tuesday, February 16 for an easy intermediate evening hike. I hike for conditioning so those that join should feel comfortable hiking 2 to 2.5 miles per hour. We may stop briefly to catch our breath at the top of the hill and to regroup if we need to and maybe a brief […]