Congratulations Brittney Nielsen on becoming the first person to complete the Condor Trail. Brittney started the trail in May 2015 at Lake Piru. 37 days later she resurfaced at Bottchers Gap outside of Big Sur having hiked 411 miles across the Los Padres. For more information on the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, see. We thank Lois Capps and the supporters of the.

Thursday, May 21, 2015. Meanwhile, do the voodoo that you do.

Hike; ignore the static. Old Los Padres photo set. New Los Padres photo set. I had nothing I needed to do Sunday, February 2, 2014 and, as so often happens, hiking guide author. Forest steward and scout master Craig. Mary and Marcus bag a multi-point tamarisk, February 2, 2014.

Protecting the Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument. Save the Carrizo Plain! Save Santa Paula Canyon! Shop the Trading Post. ForestWatch celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the San Rafael Wilderness.

Photographs and commentary about our travels in a 2006 Eagle Four Wheel Camper. Use the archive on the right to view older posts. How we became four wheel campers. Sunday, May 21, 2017. Our first stop on the Desert Trek was at the Jawbone Siphon of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Dusty design with a faded Explorers flag.

Goleta Beach to Ellwood Beach. Refugio Beach to El Capitan. 3 Pools Beyond 7 Falls. 9 Trails, 2 Roads Loop. Cold Spring Trail and Montecito Peak. Gaviota Peak and Hot Spring. Rattlesnake Trail and the Connector. San Ysidro Trail and the Waterfall. West Fork and Tangerine Falls. Arroyo Burro to Santa Ynez River. Gibraltar Dam and the Mercury Mine.

Pictures, sketches, and descriptions of my hiking adventures. This month has been a little slower, and the sketches slower still. Finishing off my loop through Uncompahgre by wandering way off trail for the view. Got some catch-up to do with the blog, but the sketches will do for a tease until then. Some more close at hand. Rocks among the aspen trees.

Saturday, July 20, 2013. I think this was the most enjoyable San Gabriel canyon. You will need a permit for this hike. The trail is in the Cucamonga Wilderness, a bit north of the small town of Fontana. To get to the trail-head you have to drive on a bumpy dirt road for a couple of miles. It took our group about two hours get the drop-in. A few minutes later I was good to go fi.