• INFORMATIONAL POSTING-November 11-12 Wilderness First Aid Course

    950 N Ventu Park Rd 950 N Ventu Park Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    INFORMATIONAL POSTING-November 11-12 Wilderness First Aid Course TO REGISTER PLEASE GO TO: http://wildernessfirstaidcourse.org Why Take the WFAC? More extensive and useful than Red Cross basic first aid · We teach the course twice a year in Fullerton; typically, May and November. The next class is November 11-12. · You receive 24 hours of credit for […]

  • Hike at Aliso and Wood Canyons Park – Up Cholla, Down Mathis

    Canyon View Staging Area 22124 Utility Access, Aliso Viejo, CA, US

    We are going to be starting at the Canyon View Staging Area. This hike will be about 6.2 miles with around 1,000 ft. of elevation gain. We will be starting at Canyon View Park and taking Cholla up to West Ridge and comic down Mathis. Link to Parking from Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Canyon+View+Staging+Area/@33.585273,-117.7465062,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80dce61b6bd45c2d:0x5ef3f1ad687cc8b5!8m2!3d33.585273!4d-117.7443175 Dogs are not […]

  • Red Rock Canyon Potluck Hike

    1699 Stunt Rd 1699 Stunt Rd, Calabasas, CA, US

    Easy-Intermediate, 4 miles, 800' gain. Option not to hike: If for some reason you don't want to hike but still want to come, the social event can be driven to, and the main group of hikers should get there about an hour after we begin: 23601 W Red Rock Rd, Topanga, CA 90290. It costs […]

  • Hike at Boat Canyon to Bommer Ridge

    Boat Canyon Trail 518 Dartmoor, Gate 14, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    The total distance is around 4.6 miles with 870' of elevation gain. We will take Boat Canyon Trail up to Bommer Canyon. We will take Bommer to Water Tank trail. We will take this and then take a lower trail back to the beginning. Address: Dartmoor Trail Lookout Laguna Beach, CA 92651 https://goo.gl/maps/6N8c88XfdSeYu85M8 Dogs are […]

  • Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Willow Staging Area

    Willow Staging Area 20101 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    The hike we will be doing is a loop at about 5.5 miles with 725 ft. of elevation gain. We will meet at the Willow Staging Area that is right off of the 133. we will start up Willow Canyon Road. We will take this up to Bommer. We will come down Lizard to Laurel […]

  • Oakbrook Vista and Sandstone Hills Trail ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Oakbrook Vista Trailhead 3222 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    This out-and-back, about 5 miles hike with an elevation gain/loss of +/-1000’ provides a great overview of the Thousand Oaks area, the ocean and the western Santa Monica Mountains. The first portion is a narrow trail that zigzags its way up and if you reach the top, you'll be enjoying 360 degree views toward Boney […]

  • Fall on Autumn Ridge – A Seven Trail Walkabout

    Autumn Ridge Trailhead N. Westlake Blvd and Oak Valley Ln, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Let's celebrate the first full week of fall with a seven (7) trail tour in and around the Lang Ranch Open Space. From our Lang Ranch starting point (end of North Westlake Blvd) we will take the Autumn Ridge Trail to the Sunrise Trail and the Woodridge Connector which climbs up and over the ridge […]

  • Stage Coach – Andora Trailhead – Easy Intermediate and Easy Option

    9861 Andora Ave 9861 Andora Ave, Chatsworth, CA, US

    3.5 miles, 800' gain, easy intermediate Easy option: 450', 50' gain, short walk. The Easy Option does not start at the same place, but gets you to the social event. This hike will include an extended stay at the top, where we'll have a snack share social event for 30-60 minutes. Nearly the entire trail […]

  • Books, Beer, and WTC Buddies

    Radiant Beer Co. 1566 W Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA, US

    The Book: The High Sierra A Love Story by Kim Stanley Robinson The New York Times bestselling novelist, KSR, first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. he returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an […]

 

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