Trip/Event Location: Los Angeles, CAUS
Trip Leader(s): CJDGO
Max # People: 9
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I'm not making any money running this trip
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Strenuous
The high backcountry of Reyes Creek is some of the most rarely-visited wilderness in Southern California, beloved of condors, black bears and solitude-seekers. This winter buried the backcountry
We’ll meet up to consolidate our carpool AND CAR SHUTTLE in Camarillo (US101 x Pleasant Valley Rd) at 7:30am SHARP on the morning of Saturday, May 15. L.A.-based hikers should plan on leaving L.A. no later than 6:00am.
The Gene-Marshall / Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail can take your breath away as the high Sespe backcountry slowly awakens to spring. Soft greenery pushes through the formerly wintry canyon, the ladybugs swarm, the streams giggle. The only way a person can improve it is to find some good hiking buddies to enjoy it with, which is exactly what we did. Hard hiking and route-finding, vaulting over steep ridges, dodging rattlesnakes, and enduring the second day's knee-punishing downhill stretch of 2500' loss over 1.5 miles was all made easy by having the perfect group of guys to share it with.
Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Very Strenuous
