January 1, 2023 - Shorter or Longer Local Conditioning Hike: East Canyon to its end or go on a bit longer to Mission Peak (both are Out and Back) DISTANCE/ GAIN: Both hikes are Out and Back (O/B) style; length depends on whether you do the second part (an extra ~3 miles round trip). NOTE: […]

*** Safety Note: Rain or Extreme Heat at trailhead cancels hikes Slide Mountain Fire Lookout Tower (4,631'), overlooking Pyramid Lake Distance: ~ 12 miles total, RT - Out and back style Gain: ~2400' Hiking Time: 5.5 hours RATING: Strenuous (mainly for the overall Longer Distance and the 1340' Gain over 2 mile section). Definitely not […]

******** THIS IS NOT A HIKE *********** *** RAIN, SNOW OR EXCESS HEAT AT WORK SITE WILL CANCEL EVENT ** Join Dianne for some trail clean up of the DAGGER FLAT TRAIL - No experience required! We're currently building stairs on the trail....a fun thing to do, and you can see results in one day! […]

Saturday, January 14, 2023 - ALL DAY HIKE - Ridge Loop through Nightmare Gulch, Red Rock Canyon, Cantil CA - a FULL DAY DESERT ADVENTURE ***** RAIN OR SNOW FALLING AT TRAILHEAD CANCELS THIS HIKE ****** !!!NOTE: Read details carefully. Distance: ~ 9 miles Gain/ Loss: ~ 1250' / 1179', however we start at 2600' […]

******** THIS IS NOT A HIKE *********** *** RAIN, SNOW OR EXCESS HEAT AT WORK SITE WILL CANCEL EVENT ** Join Dianne for some trail clean up of the DAGGER FLAT TRAIL - No experience required! We're currently building stairs on the trail....a fun thing to do, and you can see results in one day! […]

NEW Lollipop: PCT to Spruce Draw then hiking the Leona Divide Fire Rd west to the intersection of Lake Hughes Truck Trail; We will take a snack break at the Intersection then return counter-clock wise hiking east on the PCT back to our cars on San Francisquito Cyn Rd. DISTANCE / GAIN: ~ 8.5 miles […]

Our first stop, meet me at 9:45AM just outside the Santa Barbara Museum Sea Center 211 Stearn’s Wharf, Santa Barbara Drive onto Stearn’s Wharf, and the Sea Center is to your left. Public parking on Stearns Wharf is free for the first 90 minutes with ticket validation. Admission is $13/adult. ($11/senior) Our second stop,​meet me […]

Distance : 12.2 miles out and back Elevation Gain : about 2,800 ft. Difficulty: Strenuous due to distance Total Hike Time : 6 hours The iconic rock formations of the Piedra Blanca stretch approximately one mile east to west. As we pass through these massive sandstone giants you will see many hidden rock caves. The […]

THIS IS CHC STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEER EVENT, IT IS NOT A HIKE * Sunday, March 20, 2022 - CONDOR CLEAN UP in the St. Francia Dam area, near Santa Clarita Description: We need your help to pick up broken shards of glass in the lower section of the St. Francis Dam National Monument. There are 400 […]