Name: Full Moon Hike & Potluck - Nike Missile Base Loop
Start: 2015-08-29T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2015-08-29T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Power Pole Trail

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The original Nike Missile base observation tower on San Vicente Mountain provides one of the region's premier locations to watch a Western sunset and moonrise. Visitors are also treated to spectacular views of the Santa Monica Mountains, the San Fernando Valley, and the Los Angeles Basin to the ocean.

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This moderate 5-mile loop with 600 feet of net elevation gain (about 750 total) makes for an excellent Full moon hike along and around Mandeville Canyon and its ridges.

Its about a 45 minute hike to the top.

Sunset: 7:23 PM
Moonrise: 7:25 PM

No flashlights will be required

See http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=54 for park info

Bring food/snacks and drink to share -- we'll hike them to the top. Count on me to bring some white wine, table cloths, plates. Please bring a cup and flatware for yourself. Please post in Comments section below what food or drink you will be bringing

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The return to the car will be in bright moonlight on easy-to-navigate fireroads. No flashlights will be required

There are facilites at the park. No need to carry trash out.

Directions to Trailhead

From Sunset Boulevard, 2.3 miles west of the 405 freeway, head north on Mandeville Canyon Road. Drive 4.8 miles, and turn left onto Garden Land Road. The trailhead is at end of road.

Parking Tip: There probably won't be any parking on Garden Land (its a very short residential street, as the map reveals) so park on west side of Mandeville as close to the corner as possible

There are neighborhood homes around the trailhead, please keep noise to a minimum.....until hike starts ;)

Trivia: Did you know Mandeville Canyon Rd is reputed to be the longest paved dead-end road in Los Angeles

The Organizers and members of Hiking With Dean are not professional leaders, guides, or mountaineers. The function of the member or organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who shows up for a trip/meetup (and their guest or guests) is responsible for his or her own safety. By attending a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you and any guests that you bring are aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with the activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizers, Members of the Hiking With Dean Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your participation in the group activities per our ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY WAIVER and Section 6.2 of the Meetup.com Terms of Service.

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