Join me at Descanso Gardens and the Enchanted Forest, I'll be there most of the day and I have three parts to this event planned. 1. Tour Descanso Gardens (meet me at 1:00pm at the front gate)2. Lunch at Cafe Descanso (3:00pm - it closes at 4:30pm)https://www.patinagroup.com/descanso-gardens/menu#Cafe+Descanso3. Enchanted Forest of Light (7:00 pm - I […]
Our post-TG hike begins in the northwestern corner of Topanga State Park on the Viewridge Trail in Santa Maria Canyon. Highlights during this stroll through a wooded canyon include ocean views. After crossing the bridge we'll sweep through Summer Hill Ranch to the Canyon Overlook There are some cool sandstone outcroppings and a beckoning […]
** Rain will cancel this hike ** We will meet at 12:00 pm in the parking lot at the Sooky Goldman Nature Center and start hiking no later than 12:10pm. This will be about a 2.5-3 mile loop, with an elevation gain of roughly 300’ or more. The loop will take us on the upper […]
This 4.6 mile walk includes a combination of art and nature along the Tujunga Wash Path, and is the home of one of the longest murals in the world. The Great Wall of Los Angeles mural is a 2,754’ long public art project illustrates the history of L.A. Some of the highlights include (to name […]
Join our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ Many hiking groups promise to take you to Mesa Peak but they never do. That's because they have confused their peaks and take you to the wrong one. So come along with us to the real Mesa Peak! (elev 1,844 ft) The hike of the year is here! […]
ll My secret trail is an old farm road that has not been used in a few decades and is currently heavily overgrown. I did it about 13 years ago, and scouted it out a couple months ago, along with some fellow hikers. Its passable with a little bushwhacking. We'll wind our way up to […]
On this one, Marty McFly will be taking us to China Flat, the 1885 location of the Seamus McFly farm, Boothill Cemetary and the Delgado Mine. Seamus was/is/will-be Marty's great-great-grandfather. DeLoreans are no longer allowed on the trail so this will be a little strenuous. We're heading back to the future in more ways than […]
Join us in popular Malibu Creek State Park for the last hike of 2019. We'll start on the Grasslands Trail off of Mulholland Hwy and head south on a scenic hike over rolling hills and through open fields of grain. 6 Our first destination is the Rock Pool, a placid stretch of water framed by […]
Join us for the first hike of 2020 at the Circle X Ranch. The Mishe Mokwa Trail is known as the most beautiful trail in the Santa Monica Mountains. Round trip distance is 7.5 miles with a net elevation gain of 1000 feet (about 1700 total). During Wednesday's hike we will be visiting 2 Earthcaches: […]
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