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Big Pine Lakes car camping

Rimrock Adventures Colorado 340 927, Fruita, CO, United States

Let’s see the fall colors. Car camp at Big Pine Lakes group site on Friday night. Saturday day hike up to 16 miles seeing all the lakes in a loop. Sunday pack up and head home. Map: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/big-pine-lakes-trail 25 people max. 8 cars. Must carpool!! Minimum $10pp to cover camp fee. Money will be collected […]

Pony Park to Pacifico Plutons and back again

Mill Creek Summit California, CA, US

DESCRIPTION: Starting from the serene trailhead at Pony Park, this loop hike winds upward along a scenic stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail, offering a steady, shaded climb through pine and oak as you gain elevation toward Mt. Pacifico. The route is quiet and peaceful, with sweeping views of Palmdale, Antelope Valley and the San […]

Early Morning Hike at Whiting Ranch – Wahoo’s Parking Lot

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 […]

Trailer Canyon to Temescal Lookout

1798 Michael Ln 1798 Michael Ln, Pacific Palisades, CA, US

Another Palisades favorite. Our route begins on Trailer Canyon fire road providing broad views over Santa Ynez Canyon and the surrounding mountains. But like nature and vacuums, we abhor fire roads. Thus, shortly after the hike begins we will leave the fire road and take a small, slightly overgrown use trail that passes a clay […]

Avocado Festival – Carpinteria

5050 E Los Angeles Ave 5050 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA, US

Let's take the train --- From Simi to Carp! 39th Annual California Avocado Festival If you are taking the train, purchase tickets using the app or a computer, BEFORE arriving at the station. Saturday - October 4, 2025 FESTIVAL ENTRANCE IS FREE! Prior events to the festival: October 2021 October 2022 October 2024 Train Schedule, […]

Best of Beethoven: Choral Fantasy

Fred Kavli Theatre- Bank of America Performing Arts Center Thousand Oaks Boulevard 2100, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

Your organizer, Steve, will be performing as part of the New West Symphony Chorus in Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, New West Symphony's 2025 Masterpiece Series. On the program with Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral", appropriate for us hikers) and two shorter piano sonatas, the Choral Fantasy is Beethoven's precursor to the choral finale of his 9th Symphony. […]

Early Hike at Peter’s Canyon Regional Park – Big Red & Around the Reservoir

Peter Canyon Regional Park 8548 E Canyon View Ave, Orange, CA, US

The hike will be about 5.7 miles with about 750 ft. of elevation gain. We will start on Peters Canyon Trail and take this to East Ridge View Trail. This is where we will go up Big Red. Then we will continue on this trail until we get to Eucalyptus to loop back. We will […]

 

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