
Los Robles trailhead, walking down to Las Padres and up and around
NOTE: I have cancelled the hike for Newton Canyon off Kanan for Tuesday April 16, because there was more rain that I expected and that hike takes us down into […]

NOTE: I have cancelled the hike for Newton Canyon off Kanan for Tuesday April 16, because there was more rain that I expected and that hike takes us down into […]

Encinal Canyon is named for encina, the Spanish word for the holm oak, a lovely Mediterranean tree with holly characteristics. Holm oaks are one of the main trees used to […]

This is an alternative hike for Tuesday, and not quite as fast-paced as the other hike. We're only going 5 miles to the fire road. From the Kanan Rd trailhead, […]

Meet at the Rosewood sign, which is at the Regal Oak Ct. and Lynn Rd. intersection. The hike is about 5 miles with an elevation gain/loss approximately 900’. We'll walk […]

Please read these restrictions before signing up. Don't show up unless you're shown on the "Attending" list Unregistered or waitlisted will be turned away No "Plus Ones" on this hike […]

Okay, we are rescheduling this trip for April 18, the weather should be better. The water was too chopping on March 7 so they cancelled. Perhaps those who had booked […]

Let's head out to the famed Peace, Love, Joy arch at the Danielson. This out and back hike wanders through grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then […]

This hike starts at Castillo Trail to Wildwood Park. In the spring, it’s spectacular with an abundance of mustard greens, wildflowers and California poppies in addition to bountiful water in […]

I'm sure we will see plenty of wildflowers blooming in Dos Vientos. This hike will loop around the periphery of Dos Vientos Open Space, passing Twin Ponds, overlooking Potrero Road […]
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