This week: Romero Canyon. We will be ascending the single track Romero Canyon trail. This route starts up an overgrown road which is fairly steep, crosses the creek and hits the intersection of the old Romero Road. We'll hang left and ascend steadily up a single track to the intersection of that same road to...
Dear Happy Hiker, Just weeks ago, Baron Ranch was a place of strength, challenge, and beauty. In early December, runners traversed its ridgelines and canyons during the Island View Endurance Run, taking in sweeping views of the Gaviota Coast and Channel Islands. Today, the landscape tells a very different story. According to the National Weather...
A silhouette following me down the Chumash. Looks Canadian. The pic is from the top of Chumash trail on Jan 15, 2025. Thank you Jimbo WhereAmEye (Tall Mark) has been doing this hike up the Chumash Trail in Simi Valley every Thursday night since the Jurassic Period, and he'll be leading this event until the...
5.7 Miles, 1000' gain, Intermediate The starting point is NOT at the golf course entrance. It is at a dirt lot that can hold at least 50 cars. There is some real incline on this hike and a lot less trails coated with silt compared to the easier Happy Camp hike. Even though I have...
Join us for a 25 mile looped tour around Simi Valley. Highlights include Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village - From the 1950s to the 1970s, Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey created a unique "village" comprising shrines, walkways, sculptures, and buildings, using recycled items and materials salvaged from the local landfill. She lived from 1896–1988. Chumash Park - Chumash...
Come join me for an afternoon 9ish mile exercise hike and an optional snack share. This time we will start in the parking lot to walk a portion of the Sycamore Canyon fire road, which is very scenic year round and eventually loop around to Danielson Campground, take a snack break (15-20 minutes) where we...
Join us for a 30 mile ebike ride on the paved Santa Clarita bike trails which form the shape of an abstract four-leaf clover. BIKE RIDE QUALIFICATIONS: This ebike ride is very pleasant and suitable for all bike riders who can ride at least 30 miles on mostly flat terrain at a speed of 12...
We were here last May and found a new old west is rising! Let's check out the continiuing rebuilding progress of the famous Old Western Town at Paramount Ranch with this easy hike. 📽️As many of you know, until the Woolsey fire, this was the filming site of hundreds of movies and TV shows since...
Fit Beginner 4.3 miles, 480' gain. Easier Option: 4 miles, 230' gain. We walk a mostly flat section for 1.1 mi. to the 2nd junction. Easier option: Continue straight for 3/4 mi., left at the split, right after another 500', arriving at some picnic tables on the right after another 750'. Regular route: Left, heading...
Beat the post holiday season doldrums with a hike up the Rocky Peak trail. Pic is 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...
Fit Beginner, 4.1 miles, 720' gain. Easier route: 3.9 miles, 500' gain. Is it Talepop or Talopop? Maps and signs that I have seen, use the 2nd spelling, but a lot of references use the other. We'll meet in front of the facilities building at the center of the park. This is a lollipop hike....
This is a fit beginner to moderate 4.3-mile hike with about a 300' gradual elevation gain and no steep terrain. Park in the dirt parking lot and meet me at the Hill Canyon Bridge at 6:30. We'll wait about 5 minutes for late comers like me sometimes. The Hike My hikes are slow paced (1.5-2...