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Hawk Canyon lollipop – Potluck hike

Conejo Canyons Trail Head 2010 Conejo Center Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

4.2 miles, 700' gain, easy-intermediate. Easier option: 2.7 miles, 500' gain, fit beginner. This is a pot-luck hike. We'll be stopping at the 3/4 point by a picnic table, so […]

WTC Book Club is back!

4th Street Market 201 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA, US

Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild. In many ways, we’re more comfortable than ever before. […]

All Aboarddddd the Southern Pacific Express – Gentler Friendly

Wildwood Avenue Trail head 936 Wildwood Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/9/6/event_99896982.jpeg Don’t be left behind for this hike or we will giggle when you come racing down the street to catch up! We are starting this Wildwood hike from Wildwood […]

Pacific Crest Trail to Grass Mountain + Spruce Draw

US Forest Service Green Valley Fire Station 40935 San Francisquito Canyon Rd, Green Valley, CA, US

DESCRIPTION: This is a great local hike on a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). We start near Green Valley Ranger station using the PCT heading North. We will cross the fire road leading up to Grass Mtn, stop briefly if it is clear to enjoy the views of the Mojave Desert and Tehachapi. […]

SPRING BACKBONE TRAIL 2024 #7 – Encinal Canyon to Mishe Mokwa

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

Our seventh Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains is 10 miles with 1400’ elevation gain on the BBT. We will take the Etz Meloy Trail, the newest addition […]

E.T. Hike – 🐶s OK

Limekiln Canyon - Corbin Trailhead - HWD 11336 Corbin Ave, Northridge, CA, US

Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ We've been following the footsteps of ET since 2008 with the original HWD ET hike and its become one of our most popular hikes. We’ll […]

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