
Sawtooth Pass – Little 5 – Big 5 lakes loop (Mineral King)
Mineral King is a subalpine glacial valley located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park, in the U.S. state of California. The valley lies at the headwaters of the […]

Mineral King is a subalpine glacial valley located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park, in the U.S. state of California. The valley lies at the headwaters of 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 […]

This is a second hike for Thursday, this hike is at Hill Canyon in Camarillo. This will be a gentler hike and we will start at 8:30, it is suppose […]

4 miles, 950' gain, Easy Intermediate 2 miles, 550', Fit Beginner We've been getting some rain. This one should be less muddy because the trail is hard, gravelly, and rocky. […]

This is not an event. It's a call for music! There's often a lot of different ideas about what songs should be played. Play 80's, play new stuff, play Dance […]

Sequoia National Forest is a beautiful alpine area with some of the largest trees on earth – the giant sequoias. Our campground is near a beautiful natural granite waterslide with […]

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tapo-canyon-trail?u=i Hello Fellow Hikers, Join me on a easier moderate hike at Tapo Canyon Trail in Simi Valley. This hike has a nice gradual walk until we start a gradual […]

This hike will be about 5.4 miles total with 820 ft. of elevation gain. We are starting at the parking lot at the Wahoo's parking lot. We will take Live […]

3.0 miles, 800' gain, easy-intermediate. Let's enjoy the gorgeous sunset and the almost Blue moon, and fun loaded potluck picnic at the beautiful Angel Vista! This is a potluck hike. […]
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