
Griffith Park w/Observatory and LA River Loop ride
Planning to do this one on a monthly basis until it gets too hot. We meet up in the parking lot near the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. We proceed south on […]

Planning to do this one on a monthly basis until it gets too hot. We meet up in the parking lot near the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. We proceed south on […]

Nancy and Patricia are scheduling another trip to Santa Cruz Island. It's becoming a yearly thing. Buy your own ticket from Island Packers for Ventura Harbor to the Scorpion Cove […]

4 mi, 500' gain, beginner Easier option: 1.5 mi, 125' gain, beginner. This is a beginner hike on the beautiful Limekiln trail. This hike is a slight lollipop, (the shape […]

Goleta loop ride with unmatched coastal views from Ellwood Mesa, Devereux Beach, UCSB and the Goleta Slough. Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube. MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: […]

On this one Chuck Dickens will be our invisible leader. We'll do a loop around two Ranchos: Rancho Sierra Vista and Rancho Potrero. We'll begin and end on the Satwiwa […]


Spring Forward Time Change, Start at 4:00 PM 5.0 miles, 640' gain, Easy Intermediate Starting at the Wendy trailhead we hike about 1/4 mile and take the left fork up […]

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 […]

This hike begins at Upper Stunt High Trail, a couple hundred feet to the right on the other side of the street from the parking lot. The trail winds upward […]
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