• Malibu Creek State Park (MCSP) Grand Tour including MASH

    Las Virgenes Road & Park Entrance Road California, CA, US

    This week I will be working with the MCSP docents and CA State Parks to reinstall the bridge over Malibu Creek to MASH. We will likely be the first large group to take advantage of the "dry" crossing (assuming all goes well on the install). We will start this hike from MCSP's Lower/Main Trailhead parking […]

  • Sycamore Canyon Hike from the Ocean

    Sycamore Canyon Campground Sycamore Canyon Road, Malibu, CA, US

    HIKE DETAILS: This is a gentler hike for Thursday, hopefully there will be a marine layer at the beach since we are starting at 9:00. This hike will go from the beach up to the picnic table on the fire road, approximately 5.5 miles. Most of the hike is exposed, but hopefully we will have […]

  • Grasslands Trail and Century Lake to the MASH Site – First Bridge Crossing

    Grasslands Trailhead - MCSP 27000 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA, US

    I will be helping to install the bridge to M*A*S*H* site Wednesday. This will be the first Meetup hike to the MASH site, via the Grasslands Trail, since removal of bridge last November. We'll stop by Century Lake along the way. Bring a sack lunch for our break at the MASH site Hike is about […]

  • ARIZONA: Little Colorado via Hopi Salt Trail (19 Miles RT)

    Santa Paula Canyon Trailhead (Punchbowls) Santa Paula, CA, US

    RSVP waitlist will be managed one month in advance: April 9th, 2024 at 7:00AM. 🌞 Bucket list trip! This is not a beginner trip - you MUST have extensive backpacking […]

  • Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Nix Nature Center

    Nix Nature Center Parking Lot 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    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 […]

  • Tapo Canyon Trail

    Tapo Canyon Road Tapo Canyon Rd, Simi Valley, CA, US

    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 […]

 

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