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Hiking Mount Lowe from Red Box 23 Aug 2013 | 10:11 pm
This 6.1 mile out-and-back travels over one ridge of the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains to get to Mount Lowe, part of old, sprawling land of the nearby Echo Mountain Resort. Mount Lowe was p...
Patagonia Past-Season Sale is On! 15 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
Starting today and running through August 26th, Patagonia’s putting up its last-season offerings on semi-annual sale at up to 50% off. If you’ve never done one of these things before – they’re a great...
CLIF Meet the Moment Contest 6 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
The team over at CLIF bar is holding a really fun contest where not only can YOU get something – but so do some of the best outdoors nonprofits around! The Meet the Moment contest asks you to upload a...
31 Days of Geocaching Starts Today 2 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
Get out your GPS receivers, smartphones, and topo maps – because the fine folks at Geocaching.com are making the month of August extra exciting for satellite-based treasure hunters. In a promotion the...
Plague Found in the Angeles National Forest 26 Jul 2013 | 07:14 am
PLAGUE! PLAGUE IN THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST!!!111! Those are the types of headlines you’ll be likely to see over the next few days, now that a plague-infected squirrel has caused several campgrounds...
Griffith Park Scarf 25 Jul 2013 | 12:35 am
Everyone knows L.A. has the world’s most style-conscious hiking population – especially if you’re focusing on Runyon Canyon or Griffith Park – but now local designers Vacation Days have teamed up with...
Hiking Red Rock Canyon to Calabasas Peak 12 Jul 2013 | 09:33 pm
This moderately graded fire road ascent just outside Topanga Village provides some amazing views of the interior of the Santa Monica Mountains – especially if you get to see the marine layer flowing o...
Campfire Programs Starts in L.A. State Historic Park 12 Jul 2013 | 12:20 am
If you’ve been in the mood for a good campfire (and who can blame you with all this June gloom?) but aren’t able to get outside the city for a big backpacking trip, you’re in luck – the Los Angeles St...
Ring in the Solstice with a Hike (and a Councilman) 21 Jun 2013 | 01:27 am
Tomorrow evening, L.A. City Councilman Tom LaBonge is leading a free group hike in Griffith Park to celebrate the Summer Solstice and L.A.’s relationships with our sister cities across the world. LaBo...
Help Point Mugu State Park 14 Jun 2013 | 10:03 pm
If you’re like me, you’ve looked at photos of the recently burned Point Mugu State Park and wondered if there was something – anything you could do to help. Well, it looks like the park isn’t taking t...
