Las Virgenes and Cheeseboro Canyons like you have never seen them before! This adventure hike arose from an exploratory I did in April 2010. We'll hike along forgotten ranch roads and use trails. It will include a hike over the eastern ridge of Cheeseboro Canyon and to the Baleen Wall along a forgotten and overgrown […]
Don't forget to join our FB group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ Our 5th Annual Super Bowl Pre-Game Hike is perfect. Short enough to get you home on time and prepare for parties and kickoff, yet big on beauty and adventure. Our destination is a familiar one but on this trek we'll stay off the fire and service […]
Hosted by Scott Turner: Author and Modern Hiker Join Scott Turner, contributing author for Modern Hiker and author of Hike the Parks: Joshua Tree National Park, for an informative discussion on all things Joshua Tree. Scott Turner, a contributing author for Modern Hiker and co-author of Afoot and Afield San Diego County, got his first […]
Details Join us and the small animals and birds of La Jolla Canyon on this loop hike with panoramic views of coastline and The Channel Islands. Flower blooms in the spring are phenomenal. One of the the main attractions are large swaths of native California grassland — some of the last remaining unspoiled areas in […]
Another HWD Classic! During the 1950s, when Ronald Reagan hosted TV's "Death Valley Days," he wanted a more rural retreat than his home in Pacific Palisades. So he bought a 305-acre ranch in the hills of Malibu as a place to raise thoroughbred horses and dubbed it "Yearling Row." The site was owned by President […]
I am calling this an "adventure hike" due to ongoing housing development in the area. There might be a little bushwhacking and some creeking. We'll be hiking on a couple trails we had cleaned up earlier this year. Our loop hike begins at the north end of Canoga Avenue and meanders north through Chatsworth's Deer […]
A SMMNRA Event Lights! Camera! Action! Paramount Ranch’s convenient location and mountainous backdrop have captured the vision of hundreds of filmmakers. Elaborate movie sets have come and gone while the ranch’s massive oak trees have remained as silent witnesses. Join a ranger-led walk around the ranch to learn about how it has changed over the […]
A loop hike along both sides of the eastern ridge of Sullivan Canyon. Details The hike down Sullivan Canyon parallels a seasonal creek through a shady canyon. Alive with the singing of birds, this hike sounds and feels like an aviary housed within huge stands of sycamore, oak, and willow trees. We'll be hiking on […]
Meet at 6:30. We will start hiking promptly at 6:40. This is an "out-and-back" casual hike, with an evenly distributed elevation gain of about 700’ which is great for beginners. The entire hike is on a fire road through a canyon and you will find no difficult or extended elevation climbs. From the trail head, […]
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