Let’s welcome back Mike Wild with this easy hike. It’s a 4.5 mile out-and-back trip from Lynn Road to the Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista. There is an option to add more mileage if this shorty is too short for you. We’ll park at the playfield near Stagecoach Inn and walk from Lynn Road on […]

The temperature at Ventura beach area will be in the 70’s until 1 pm. We will stroll along the Ventura Pier and Promenade. The promenade is a means to instantly get the get the local flavor, people watch, and meander along the beach. It also abuts the fairgrounds and horse stables along the beach, enroute […]

I am posting this as I love to get out and enjoy the beautiful nature as well as get some exercise. The weather is unforgiving for hiking, however in this Seabridge Marina area, it is in the low 70’s (high 73)with nice sea breezes tomorrow. Seabridge Marina (photo- https://arlene4beach.com/seabridge) contains beautifully landscaped parks with pedestrian […]

This is a second hike for Thursday starting at 8:30. We will start at Santa Rosa parking lot, cross the bridge over the water and hike down to the new bridge. We will cross the new bridge and hike up to Lizards Rock. Maybe we will run into the other hikers who are going to […]

We are limiting this hike to 15 due to the limited parking on Old Topanga Road. Please carpool if possible. This stretch of the Backbone Trail travels between Old Topanga Canyon Road and Saddle Peak Road. It is a steady climb for 3.67 miles with 1550 feet of gain (all downhill on the return trip!). […]

NOTE: Please note this hike is September 11, not this week. I feel it is still too hot to hike. It will be a little cooler September 11 and we will start at 8:00. This hike has a lot of trees and shade. We will begin in the parking lot at the end of Moorpark […]

This out and back hike is about 7 miles with 1400 feet of elevation gain. Starting early will help to avoid the heat and hopefully we will have a breeze. The hike drops down into Sycamore Canyon, crosses the bridge, then follows the stream along Upper Sycamore over a few dry water crossings to the […]

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/a/2/4/event_99467652.jpeg From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail for a cruise down into Newton Canyon. On our way there, we'll cross the creek, pass under an oak canopy, and come out into an opening. At the opening, look toward the sandstone formations in the distance, and we may see a flow […]

Meet at the Conejo Canyons trailhead next to the Thousand Oaks Recycling Center on Conejo Center Drive, near the end of Rancho Conejo. We'll walk down the fire road to Hawk Canyon and then we will take Hawk Canyon to Five Points. From Five Points, we will take the Western Plateau trail up to intersection […]