This won't be your usual Ojai ride. Along the way to Ojai, on a detour off the paved Ojai Ventura River Parkway Trail, we will be viewing some of the remaining artifacts of the San Buenaventura Mission aqueduct. We'll have a picnic lunch in Ojai and return via a swing by Lake Casitas and Santa...
5.0 miles, 640' gain, Easy Intermediate Starting at the Wendy trailhead we hike about 1/4 mile and take the left fork up the Windmill Trail, a steep, but short climb (0.1 miles, 100 ft gain). At the top of this steep climb we'll take the right fork down the Wendy-Satwiwa Connector into the grasslands for...
Sunset on the Rocky Peak trail Oct 2023. Thank you Teka, WhereAmEye (Tall Mark) has been doing this hike in every Sunday afternoon for over 20 years, and he'll be leading this event as long as he keeps getting large annual hike-organizer pay raises. This hike always happens, even when it rains, snows, hails, or...
Easy Intermediate, 3 miles, 600' gain Easier Option: 2.4 mi, 530' gain. 5 Washburn St, Simi Valley, CA 93065 We'll meet in the parking lot at the northeast corner of Madera and Royal, just south of the Donut Delite, on the east side of the Clinicas office. We'll walk from there to the trailhead at...
This week: Gaviota Peak. Meet at South Coast Railroad Museum at 5:50p for the shuttle to Trailhead. This route ascends the South side road and Trespass Trail to Gaviota Peak. The last mile gets pretty steep, so take your time so you don't gas. Trail offers great views of the Pacific Ocean and Gaviota Pass....
Enjoy the magic of hiking the Chumash trail in the dark. Bring a flashlite and come feel the night with us. And, most importantly, get outdoors after working inside all day. A near full moon is forecast. Hopefully I read the charts correctly, and its not cloudy. Chumash trail on Nov 14, 2024. Thank you...
4.75 miles, 700' gain, easy-intermediate Option for 3 miles, 300' gain, easy. This is a link to the route: LINK We start with a 1/4 mile walk from where we park along Cottonwood Dr, to the trail head. There we make a left and take a relatively flat section and hike for about 3/4 mile....
Let's begin the 2025 magical holiday season with pizza, a short walk up the road, and Moorpark College's "Wild Lights" event at its Teaching Zoo (EATM). Wild Lights is a self-guided 45-minute walk through the zoo's dazzling wonderland; bursting with vibrant lights, immersive interactive experiences, photo ops, festive cheer, and cookie decorating. Just so you...
Head on over to the New SoCal eBike Riders for a special bike tour
Many of us from this group will attend this event. In the past, the Ventura Wine Walks have been a really incredible time! The festival takes place along 4 blocks of Main St., between N. Fir St and S. Palm St. { TRAIN OPTIONS - travel via the train } Link to Amtrak The train...
The holidays have arrived and it’s time for some holiday spirit at the Santa Paula Theater with the production of “A CHRISTMAS CAROL,” but with a twist… In a festive mood, the ladies of the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's present their dizzying version of "A Christmas Carol". A “ragtag group of...
Another HWD Original! The world-famous HWD Ranch is located within the stunning Hidden Creeks parkland near the confluence of Browns Creek and Mormon Creek. The parkland provides a key migration corridor and perennial water source to a full complement of large mammals including black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, bobcat, American badger, grey fox, long-tailed...