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  • Sasse Museum Of Art, Photography Exhibition-Malibu Surfrider Beach-Jazan Kozma

    Sasse Museum of Art 300 South Thomas Street, Pomona, CA, US

    Join us at the Sasse Museum of Art on Sunday, October 19, 2025 for the premiere party of “Malibu Surfrider Beach,” a photography exhibition by Jazan Kozma presented by the Sasse Museum of Art. Jazan Kozma will have fifteen of her award winning black & white photos on exhibit in the museums Photography Gallery through […]

  • Conejo Open Space Foundation presents Jaclyn DeSantis from Ojai Raptor Center

    Online event

    Save the date: November 19! COSF's fourth 2025 Speaker Series guest, Jaclyn DeSantis, education program manager at the Ojai Raptor Center, will discuss what raptor rehab entails. If you want to learn about how you can help our native owls, hawks, eagles and falcons thrive, don't miss this one. Register at the COSF website, not […]

  • Rainy Days and, uh, Tuesdays! Ranch Center Hike. Rain Cancels

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

    Because of this dreary weekend’s rain we will avoid mud as much as possible with an asphalt / gravel route. We'll meet near the bathrooms in the Rancho Sierra Vista parking lot, then hike down Sycamore Canyon and then take a right onto Ranch Center Road out a ways and then return on Sycamore Canyon […]

  • Serra Cross Park at Grant Park ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Ventura City Hall - upper parking lot 501 Poli St Ventura, CA 93002, Ventura, CA, US

    This hike will start at Brakey Rd (which is parallel with the Ventura Botanical Gardens) near the parking lot. Then, we will gradually hike up to the top of the hill behind the Sierra Cross at Grant Park, which sits above Ventura (just above City Hall). Then, we’ll hike down to the Sierra Cross and […]

  • Potrero Rd./Roller Coaster Ride to Angel Vista – Intermediate

    1369 Potrero Rd 1369 Potrero Rd, Thousand Oaks, Ca, US

    Please bring a flashlight or headlamp. http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/2/1/c/600_358949212.jpeg Our usual conditions and restrictions apply for your safety and ours: 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 No dogs on this or any other Weekday Trailblazers hike All participants must be […]

  • Serra Cross at Grant Park to Ventura Pier Loop ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Ventura Downtown Parking 🅿️ 555 E Santa Clara St,, Ventura, CA, US

    This hike will start at Brakey Rd (which is parallel with the Ventura Botanical Gardens) near the parking lot. Then, we will gradually hike up to the top of the hill behind the Serra Cross at Grant Park, which sits above Ventura (just above City Hall). Then, we’ll hike down to the Serra Cross and […]

  • Waterfall!!! Newton Canyon to Trancas Canyon on the Backbone Trail

    Newton Canyon Trailhead 1600 South Kanan Dume Road, Malibu, CA, US

    I love that this description is our standard dry days one....this time, we should see multiple falls and especially Upper Zuma Falls! Yay! We'll detour down there as an option on the return. From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail headed west, crossing over Zuma Ridge Motorway toward Trancas Canyon. On […]

  • Kanan Dume to Latigo OAB ~ Intermediate

    Newton Canyon Trailhead 1600 South Kanan Dume Road, Malibu, CA, US

    Please bring a flashlight or headlamp. Join us as we go up and over Kanan Dume Rd and hike to Latigo Canyon Rd. This hike is only about 4.6 miles with about 900’ gain and will take us on a less-traveled but quite beautiful part of the 67-mile Backbone trail. There may be wildflowers. The […]

  • Dos Vientos Loop – Gentler 6 miles 800′ from Mountain Creek Drive

    Oak Ridge Trailhead 4140 Mountain Creek Drive, Newbury Park, CA, US

    For this circle tour of Dos Vientos we will start at the Oak Ridge trailhead off Mountain Creek Drive in Newbury Park, climb to the top of the ridge and follow it west to the heart of the Dos Vientos trail system. From there we’ll make a clockwise loop along several trails, starting with Sierra […]

 

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