• 🚴 Join US – Beach Bike Ride from Long Beach to to Newport and Stop for Lunch

    Fish Market Restaurant 6550 E Marina Drive, Long Beach, CA, US

    Join us for a scenic bike ride on the beach bike path and road from Long Beach to the Newport Beach peninsula. E-bikes are welcome too! ROUTE MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/angyo4MT4YWhrHNB9 QUALIFICATIONS: Bike riders who are comfortable and experienced riding their bikes on bike paths and roads who can keep up with our group riding at least […]

  • Convict Lake bp

    Rancho Sierra-Vista/Satwiwa Lynn Road and Via Goleta, Newbury Park, CA, US
  • FALL BACKBONE TRAIL 2026 #7 – Encinal Canyon to Mishe Mokwa

    Mishe Mokwa Trailhead Yerba Buena & Backbone Trail, Calabassas, CA, US

    Our seventh Wilderness Adventures Section Fall Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains will be 10 miles with 1400 elevation gain on the BBT. We will take the Etz Meloy Trail starting at the Encinal Canyon trailhead. We will cross the Mulholland Highway and then take the Etz Moloy Trail, with views of Triunfo […]

  • Ever heard of the Three Sisters of Palos Verdes?

    Ventura River Group Camp Park Access Rd, Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura, CA, US

    O: Palos Verdes Peninsula Reserves & Bluffs Saturday, October 3, 2026 — 8:00 a.m. Moderate • 6.2 miles • 900 ft gain • about 3 hours Join us for a 6.2-mile trek through the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This is a Wilderness Travel Course (WTC) Introductory hike where we will answer questions you may have about […]

  • FALL BACKBONE TRAIL 2026 #8 – Mishe Mokwa to La Jolla Canyon

    Ray Miller Canyon Trailhead pacific coast highway & la jolla canyon, malibu, CA, US

    Our eighth and last Wilderness Adventures Section Fall Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains will be a 17 miles, 2100 gain BBT hike on the Sandstone Peak, Chamberlin, Blue Canyon, Wood Canyon, and Ray Miller Trails stopping at both Danielson Ranch and the Chamberlin Memorial before finishing at the La Jolla Campground. The […]

  • ROCK CREEK – FALL COLORS

    2695 North Beachwood Drive 2695 Beachwood Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA, Los Angeles, CA, US

    This is day 1 of a two day Fall colors bike ride in the eastern Sierra Mountains. I'll be staying in a motel for one night only Sunday Oct. 4th. You can stay additional nights and check out the Fall colors in the Mammoth and June Lakes areas if you want. For this ride we […]

  • LAKE SABRINA AND SOUTH LAKE

    2695 North Beachwood Drive 2695 Beachwood Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA, Los Angeles, CA, US

    This is day 2 of a two day Fall colors bike ride in the eastern Sierra Mountains. I'll be staying in a motel for one night only Sunday Oct. 4th. You can stay additional nights and check out the Fall colors in the Mammoth and June Lakes areas if you want. This event has us […]

 

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