• Wildwood Park Potluck Hike – Las Flores

    604 W Avenida De Las Flores 604 W Avenida De Las Flores, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Fit Beginner - 4 miles, 600' gain The gain is well distributed, with half being on the return. We start at the Las Flores trailhead where Las Flores dead-ends at […]

  • Ride the Two Winds (Dos Vientos) – Gentler Friendly Hike

    Dos Vientos Community Park 4801 Borchard Rd, Newbury Park, CA, US

    This is a second and easier hike for Tuesday. Jaesoon is on vacation. This hike will loop around the periphery of Dos Vientos Open Space, passing Twin Ponds, overlooking Potrero […]

  • Two Peaks in the Western Plateau

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

    Meet at the Conejo Canyons trailhead next to the Thousand Oaks Recycling Center on Conejo Center Drive, near the end of Rancho Conejo. We'll walk down the fire road to […]

  • WTC Book Club Is Ba-ack!

    Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Canyon Drive 221, Borrego Springs, CA, United States

    Inspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots, and seeds, The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape invites readers to discover an unexpected and imaginative language to better read […]

  • Happy Camp – Suitable for beginners

    Happy Camp 15100 Happy Camp Canyon Road, Moorpark, CA, US

    Beginner, 5 miles, 500' gain. Bug spray recommended. This hike is entirely fire-road and is almost completely flat. Some of this trail is sandy, so walking it at times can […]

  • Reel Rock Screening at Sports Basement Long Beach

    Sports Basement Long Beach North Bellflower Boulevard 2100, Long Beach, CA, United States

    Join us for an exhilarating winter adventure as part of the Wilderness Travel Course series. We will be exploring the beauty of the snow-covered landscapes through snowshoeing in a guided […]

  • Sherwood Forest ~ Los Robles Scenic Loop – Gentler Friendly

    Los Robles Trail Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    This week we’ll hike about 5 miles with 800' of total elevation gain, spread out nicely, with a little bonus loop through Oak Creek Canyon. "Robles" is Spanish for oaks, […]

  • Corriganville the Back Way Double Loop Lollipop

    Rocky Peak Trail 7900 Santa Susana Pass Rd, Simi Valley, CA, US

    4 miles, 700' gain, easy-intermediate Easy option: 2.5 miles, 500' gain Parking on the south side of the CA-118 at the Rocky Peak exit. We'll walk west along the Santa […]

  • Sunset hike ☀️🌞🌅

    Hart Park Alfred Harrell Highway, Bakersfield, CA, United States

    Bring water… Nothing to extreme … Trying to catch a sunset

 

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