I'm starting a series of Monday walks for CDH's slow, old and walking wounded and will refer to them as MWW (Monday's Walking Wounded) hikes. These easy walkabouts were on Friday, but they will now be taking place on Monday's as Friday hikes move into more challenging events. The goal is to help some of […]
Not my write up - someday I will type my own version - but George and Mark did such a great job, why bother? This hike is waitlist only - small small group due to Covid ************************************* This hikes offers great variety, we will start with a climb on a ridge line through beautiful rock […]
Just a heads up: Barring extenuating circumstances, if you sign up and don't show up, or change your rsvp to "not going" less than 4 hours before the start of the hike more than once, you will not be welcome to hike with me again. It's not fair to those on the waiting list. Please […]
This trek is for all you rock scramblers out there that love to meander through a maze of rocks. We'll start at the Humingbird Trailhead to the first of two caves (https://www.meetup.com/calabasasdayhikers/photos/30591378/487300580/) in the Simi Hills. From there we'll take on the second cave as seen above which is just off the Hummingbird Trail. Make […]
This event will be for seasoned beginners on up. Since this area is small, I'm planning on hiking most of the trails there. We'll start off on all the easy trails and work up to those that have some elevation gain. Those that might feel that they have had enough, can bail as the rest […]
Perfect weather to enjoy a day hike! We'll start at the Los Robles Trailhead on Greenmeadow Ave. in Thousand Oaks and hike up to Angel Vista to enjoy the views and potluck lunch.Please bring water, drinks and food to share, your own cup, plate and utensils, sunscreen, and hat. We will hike about 7 miles […]
Come join me for another fall afternoon hike at a beloved park at the very top of Reseda Blvd. There are many different trails up here. My favorite trail is the Garapito trail as you can go into some shaded bushy part of the canyon verses the exposed fire-road. We will take this to Eagle […]
The Stats Waitlisted. COVID-19 guidelines applies.Distance <6.5 milesRating 6-7/10, not for beginnersElevation gain: 2000 ft.Trail: Fire Roads and Trails w/ some steep uphills The PlanDon's writeup Warning: This route starts uphill 1950 feet in less than 2 miles so don't say I didn't warn you!! Depending on your abilities gloves could come in handy and […]
We will park at the intersection of Box Canyon and North American cutoff- there is a water tower on the right heading south. We will walk along the cut off road until we get close to the peak then bushwhack/scramble to the top.
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