• 2-Night backpacking trip to Alta Peak and Pear Lake

    Alta Peak Trailhead Sequoia National Park, CA, US

    Description: This is a 2-night backpacking trip. On August 21, 2021, we meet at the Wolverton trailhead at 7:00 a.m. Then, we start our hike to Alta Peak at 7:30 a.m.3 miles from Panther Gap where camping is permitted, we set up our tents and then hike to Alta Peak. Then, we go back to […]

  • Long Canyon Trail Loop

    Wood Ranch Trailhead Long Canyon Rd, Simi Valley, CA, US

    Long Canyon Loop is approximately 6.4 miles and is a moderately trafficked loop trail located near Simi Valley in the Lang Ridge Open Space area. Disclaimer: This is a well known trail to some, but it will be my first time hiking this trail from this trailhead so I will be consulting my map often. […]

  • Sunday hike

    Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park 3600 Reseda Blvd, Tarzana, CA, US

    The Keyhole 7 memorial bench was installed in April 2016 as a tribute to our friends we lost in Zion in September 2015. It survived the fire that swept through the area in May earlier this year. Let's pay it a visit in remembrance of those we lost. We will be taking the Garapito Trail […]

  • Sudden-Cross Town Trail to Teepee

    Cross Town Tr (VHC) 5397 Harter Ln, La Crescenta, CA, US

    Hiking to the teepee in honor of our Keyhole friends. Join me if you can, I know its sudden and weather is still warm but hoping it will be cooler at 6:30pm. It's the perfect place to enjoy the sunset and look at the city lights. There are sections of the trail that are very […]

  • Mission Peak from Neon Way Conditioning Hike

    Mission Peak 12999 Neon Way, Granada Hills, CA, US

    Description:The hike ascends to Mission Point, aka Mission Peak, via the Mario A DeCampos Trail. The peak is the second highest summit in the Santa Susana mountain range behind Oat Mountain. This trail meanders up a beautiful ridge through walnut and oak groves and open grassland, providing broad views of the San Fernando Valley and […]

  • Clouds Rest via Tenaya Lake (Valencia Hiking Crew)

    Clouds Rest California, CA, US

    Advanced Intermediate Hikers. You should be able: (1) to comfortably hike from an elevation of 8,100 ft. and summit at 10,000 ft., and (2) handle heights. Plan: To sleep in the car the day before the hike. The trailhead is inside the Yosemite NP. Toll is required to enter the park. Distance: About 15 miles […]

  • Remembering Friends -Simi Peak from China Flats

    China Flat Trailhead on Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park, CA Between King James Court and Wembly Avenue (on the north side of Lindero Canyon Road), Oak Park, CA, US

    We though it would be a nice morning hike to SP one of the DonT's favorite trails to remember our beloved friends we lost six years ago. Distance: 6> milesElevation Gain: 1900 feetTrail: Single track, exposed, out and back Directions: From the 101 Fwy, exit Lindero and go north. Drive several miles. At Wembly Ave., […]

 

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