The Angeles Chapter Sierra Club's Wilderness Travel Course (WTC) will be teaming up with Montrose SAR to present a mini-webinar series on hiking safety! The "Winter is Coming: Hiking Safely in the Local Mountains" webinar will be held on Thursday, November 2nd from 7-8pm. Participants will learn valuable tips, tricks, and tools for how to […]
This hike is so cool! It's a good distance with little elevation gain and it is beautiful. This hike will take us to the Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall. The hike is an out and back at around 8 miles total with 750 ft. of elevation gain, so not steep! This area of the Angeles National […]
Join this moderate out and back hike, 5.5 miles, 898 elevation gain offering views and a cardio workout. In addition, we'll stop at the halfway point, at the Ridge Crest Trail head, to catch our breath and review some hiking related first aid (twisted ankles, poison ivy, bee stings, blisters, heat stroke, and more). After […]
WTC INTRODUCTORY HIKE: MT LUKENS Mt Lukens it the highest point in the City of LA. Invigorating conditioning hike at a moderate pace. 9 mile r/t, 2800’ gain. Leaders will provide an overview of the Wilderness Travel Course (WTC), which begins January 2024 (WWW.WILDERNESSTRAVELCOURSE.ORG) Subjects include safe mountain travel, map & compass and wilderness first […]
Another HWD Original! The HWD Ranch is located within the stunning Hidden Creeks parkland near the confluence of Browns Creek and Mormon Creek. The parkland provides a key migration corridor and perennial water source to a full complement of large mammals including black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, bobcat, American badger, grey fox, long-tailed weasel, […]
DAY HIKE Trailhead address: Montezuma Valley Road (Route S22), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Trailhead coordinates: 33.248037, -116.40594 Difficulty: Moderate 5.5 miles roundtrip and 1,000 feet of elevation gain. Mandatory rock scrambling with faint trail. Description: Hellhole Canyon is an exposed hike with no shade. 1,000 feet of elevation gain. There is […]
Trail starts with a flat field walk ,after 3 miles down and flat, there is one famous car wreck hill in Aliso Woods, where you can see one abandoned 1946 Dodge 5-passenger coupe,there is no explanation as to how this car ended up here, with no paved roads within miles of its resting place? After […]
The hike we will be doing will be around 5 miles long with 875 ft. of elevation gain. This will be a loop starting at the parking lot of Nix Nature Center. As you will see on the map, this is at the main park entrance off of the 133 (Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area). […]
Time change! Enjoy extra one hour sleep and come at 4pm! Easy-Intermediate, 4 miles, 800' gain. Option not to hike: If for some reason you don't want to hike but still want to come, the social event can be driven to, and the main group of hikers should get there about an hour after we […]
Trail statistics are approximate. For safety purposes always assume they are underestimated. But don’t be disappointed if they are overestimated. Bring more water and snacks than you think you’ll need. Trail descriptions are based on previous hikes. Current conditions are unknown until arrival. Expect the unexpected and plan accordingly. The Organizers and members of Hiking With Dean are not professional leaders, guides, or mountaineers. The function of the member or organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who shows up for a trip/meetup (and their guest or guests) is responsible for his or her own safety. By attending a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you and any guests that you bring are aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with the activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizers, Members of the Hiking With Dean Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your participation in the group activities per our ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY WAIVER and Section 6.2 of the Meetup.com Terms of Service. |
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