• Kanan Dume Almost to Castro Peak OAB

    BBT - Kanan Dume Rd Kanan Dume Road, Malibu, CA, United States

    Will keep an eye on the temperature. If it is expected to be above 90 at the time of the hike, I will cancel it. As this is an Out […]

  • Hill Canyon Santa Rosa Regional Park

    Hill Canyon Trailhead 10241 Hill Canyon Road, Camarillo, CA, US

    Folks have asked to change the hike on Thursday to start at 8:00 because of the heat and I think that is a good idea, so I am posting this […]

  • Lynnmere Loop from Camino Magenta – a Gentler (not Beginner) Hike

    Camino Magenta Lynnmere Trailhead 1553 Camino Magenta, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Instead of our usual starting point at the Conejo Playfields, this shorter, gentler hike will start at the top of Camino Magenta, in the beautiful unincorporated Lynn Ranch neighborhood surrounded […]

  • Feel the Peace, Love, and Joy ~ Intermediate Hike

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    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 […]

  • RSV Through The Back Door – a Gentler (not Beginner) Hike

    RSV Back Door Trailhead Potrero Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    *PLEASE* read the directions to the different parking location. We generally get into Rancho Sierra Vista either through the RSV parking lot, or the dusty lot at the end of […]

 

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