NOTE: This is an alternative hike for Tuesday, a little slower, a little shorter. We will take the Los Robles East trail with lots of trees and shade. I've been told this area drys up fast after a rain. We will do an in/out of 5 miles with about 800' of total elevation gain, spread […]

BOOK YOUR PASSAGE ASAP! Reservations fill up fast. Please book your passage before you sign-up with Trailblazers, as the boat may fill-up. The trip by boat lasts a little over an hour leaving Ventura Harbor at 9:00 AM. They want us to be at the dock 45 minutes prior to departure (8:15 AM). Once we […]

As a local alternative to Nancy and Patricia’s trip to Santa Cruz Island, Mike, yes, Mike will lead this hike. This is a 4.5 mile out-and-back trip from Lynn Road to the Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista. We’ll park at the playfield near Stagecoach Inn and walk from Lynn Road on the lower Rosewood Trail, […]

NOTE THE LATE START TIME OF 10:00 AM The ponds at the Ventura Harbor are a bird lover's paradise. There will be no elevation gain and not much mileage, but the abundance of birds will make up for the lack of exercise. There are many places to eat later in the harbor, but I like […]

We will start (early to beat the heat) our hike near the beginning of Regal Oak Ct. on the lower Rosewood Trail, a dirt trail heading up a shaded ravine at the base of the mountains, and continue to the usual Rosewood trail. Rosewood trail presents a clear view over the 101 Freeway carving up […]

School traffic and traffic on Topanga Canyon Blvd can make the drive longer than you expect, so please allow enough travel time! Topanga State Park is 36 square miles of natural wonder ensconced within Los Angeles' city limits. Starting at Trippet Ranch, we'll ramble through a shady oak grove favored by mule deer and into […]

Meet at the Rosewood sign, which is on the Regal Oak Ct. and Lynn Rd. intersection. The hike is about 5 miles with an elevation gain/loss approximately 900’. We'll walk a short distance on Lynn road to the lower Rosewood Trail, then take the dirt trail up a shaded ravine and continue on the Rosewood […]

We will start in the parking lot of SMMNRA and go up to the monument. We will take this hike at a gentler pace and we will take some breaks to let slower hikers catch up. It is an out and back, however, and you can go at your own pace. This out and back […]

This will be a second Thursday hike and we will go a little slower than the other hike. Palo Comado ("Burnt Stick" in Spanish) tells you a lot about the environs - frequently burned over by wildfires, this was directly in the line of the Woolsey Fire but much of the vegetation has re-grown. This […]