Hikers originating in L.A. should plan on leaving no later than 7am to meet the coordinator at the halfway carpool point (Camarillo Park-and-Ride at US Highway 101 and Pleasant Valley Road) at 8am SHARP! (At the Pleasant Valley / Santa Rosa Road exit on northbound 101, turn left at the first signal, onto Pleasant Valley Road, which immediately crosses back over the freeway.  At the next signal, you will see a Mobil gas station on the corner to your right; turn left at the signal and loop around to the “Park and Ride” lot.)

Our hike will take us about eight hours to complete, so plan on a full day and an evening return home.  

On only a few days every year are the skies sufficiently clear to allow the hiker to enjoy Divide Peak's claim to fame: being the one place in the coast ranges from which you can see all eight of the Channel Islands.  But thanks to the Santa Ana winds blowing the coast free of clouds and smog, today was exactly such a day.  After a challenging uphill climb, we savored our lunch with our hard-won island views.  Definitely a day on the trail to remember.

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