BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Xylus Themes//Easy Events Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Hondo Canyon &\; Fossile Ridge X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e1270dd347dd7ceaecb18431abcfbd62@dev.hikingwithdean.com DTSTAMP:20261108T021440Z DTSTART:20070523T160000Z DTEND:20070523T190000Z SUMMARY:Hondo Canyon &\; Fossile Ridge ATTACH:https://hwdmedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/19135008/120807_image_600_497276533.png IMAGE;VALUE=URI;DISPLAY=BADGE;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hwdmedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/19135008/120807_image_600_497276533.png DESCRIPTION:Another spectacular section of the Backbone Trail this hike includes staggering views of pink colored sedimentary rock formations\, beautifully shaded live oak\, streams and a sloping green meadow. At the top we will see many fossils in the sandstone\\n\\n\\n\\nThis is a 7.5 mile hike with over 1500 ft elevation gain\\n\\n\\n\\nHighlights include the sedimentary rock formations known as the Sespe Formation\, Hondo canyon's pink "V" gourge and the Bragg home in the Bay Tree Woodland. (Paul C. Bragg was a pioneer in the health food movement in California. He had a chain of health food stores and popular radio shows in the 30?s and 40?s. He was the inspiration and teacher for later healthy living teachers like Jack LaLanne. His abandoned vacation cabin was here until the early 1990s\, but was burned in the 1993 fire).\\n\\n\\n\\nMeet at backbone trailhead on south side of Old Topanga Road\, 1/4 mile west of Topanga Canyon. Park on south side of street\\n\\n\\n\\nUse the following link and imaginary address for directions:\\n\\n\\n\\n405 Old Topanga Rd (https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&\;hl=en&\;q=405+Old+Topanga+Canyon+Rd\,+Topanga\,+CA+90290&\;sll=34.093113\,-118.609493&\;sspn=0.0102\,0.014441&\;ie=UTF8&\;om=1&\;ll=34.092047\,-118.606746&\;spn=0.203003\,0.31929&\;z=12&\;iwloc=addr)\\nTopanga\, CA 90290\\n\\n\\n\\nParking is limited\; carpooling recommended LOCATION:BBT - Hondo Canyon\, 405 Old Topanga Canyon Rd URL:https://dev.hikingwithdean.com/eec-event/hondo-canyon-fossile-ridge-2/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR