Trip report
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Part 3
Backpacking DATE: 03/12/2016 - 03/13/2016
Trip/Event Location: Los Angeles, CA
US
Trip Leader(s): CJDGO , mbros4162
Max # People: 6
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Strenuous
Unlike Humphrey Bogart, we’ll have no fear of bandits and corrupt federales and we’ll even stay on this side of the border as we seek out the treasures of the Sierra Madre Mountains, the
...We’ll meet up to consolidate our carpool at the Camarillo Park-and-Ride (Pleasant Valley Road x US101) at 6:30am (SHARP!) on the morning of Saturday, March 12 in preparation for our long (1.5-hour) drive to the trailhead. L.A.-based hikers should plan on leaving L.A. no later than 5:30am.
Trip Report/Photos
Though the drought has loosened its grip somewhat on Northern California, Southern California has remained warm and dry most of this winter. So it seemed a shame when one of the few storms we got this winter was forecast to roll in on exactly the one March weekend we had made plans to go backpacking. Luckily, though, the storm blew through on Friday, leaving Saturday and Sunday deliciously fresh and green and clear. But we decided to forego the fresh snowfall and muddy roads of our Plan A adventure and instead settled on a Plan B itinerary at a lower elevation in the Santa Barbara backcountry where snow and tire chains wouldn't be obstacles.
Our payoff was enormous: green hillsides carpeted with wildflowers, rushing streams, and otherworldly rock formations begging to be climbed and scrambled. The real payoff, however, was time spent with friends old and new, sharing a campsite under the stars, with a babbling mountain stream and the calls of owls and frogs serenading us to sleep.
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What Members Are Saying About This Trip/Event
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HikerMark
Mar 16, 2016 at 7:41 PM
Comment: Holy cats, that was a spectacular trip. Thanks, CJ, for a fantastic weekend with a great group of guys.
Richardg
Mar 15, 2016 at 1:36 AM
Comment: Thanks to CJ for leading a great trip! Looking forward to the next adventure with my CA GO buddies. |
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