• 🏫A Back to School Hike to the CLU Rocks

    Wildflower Playfield - HWD 635 W. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    The "CLU" rocks are located on Mount Clef Ridge overlooking the Cal Lutheran University campus. They have been a fixture of CLU's landscape since its second academic year (1962). Every year, in one of Cal Lutheran's longest-standing traditions, freshman and transfer students paint the rocks. To get there we'll be taking a "slightly" 😜more difficult […]

  • Early Hike at Whiting Ranch – Wahoo’s Parking Lot (Cactus Hill/Whiting Road)

    Wahoo's Fish Taco 27412 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, CA, US

    This hike will be about 5.4 miles total with 820 ft. of elevation gain. We are starting at the parking lot at the Wahoo's parking lot. We will take Live Oak Trail. This turns into Serrano Road which will take us to Serrano Cow Trail. At this part of the trail, we usually see a […]

  • OXNARD-CHANNEL ISLANDS & VENTURA HARBOR

    San Buenaventura State Beach San Pedro Street and Pierpont Boulevard, Ventura, 93003, CA, US

    ROUTE < This is the route we will be riding We can have a cool ride along the coast between Ventura and Oxnard versus an inland route where the temps […]

  • 8 mile ~ Encinal Canyon to Top of the World ~ Intermediate Hike

    Encinal Canyon Road Backbone Trail 1097 Encinal Canyon Road, malibu, CA, US

    Encinal Canyon is named for encina, the Spanish word for the holm oak, a lovely Mediterranean tree with holly characteristics. Holm oaks are one of the main trees used to […]

  • API Test

    Museum of Ventura County 100 East Main Street, Ventura, CA, US

    ignore this. Attend at your own risk 🙃

  • SANTA BARBARA LOOP

    San Buenaventura State Beach San Pedro Street and Pierpont Boulevard, Ventura, 93003, CA, US

    Now that the weather is cooling down a bit, let's get a ride in the hills above Santa Barbara which takes us through it's beautiful homes and estates. The ride will be early enough to beat the higher temps later in the day. After the ride, as an option, we'll drive over to the Santa […]

  • Vasquez Rocks Extended Loop via PCT

    Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park 10700 Escondido Canyon Road, Agua Dulce, CA, US

    Join us for a scenic hike through Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center in Agua Dulce. This moderate loop combines the park’s dramatic rock formations, high-desert scenery, and a […]

 

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