Chivo Canyon - Las Llajas Canyon Loop

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Learn why this is one of the best two Simi hikes! We will be hiking on eroded ranch roads and little-used goat and cow trails through oak woodlands and along a creek. Along the way we will come across grazing cattle, marine fossils and the old Coquina Mine. At the abandoned limestone mining operation, atop a peak, you can sit in the operator’s seat of a large steam shovel. On a clear day you can see the ocean from atop the ridgeline.

While you are there, don't forget to get a picture of yourself on the steam shovel. You can make engine noises and everything:

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This is a P&H Model 206 steam shovel from 1920s. There is lots more mining equipment strewn about.

Fiddleneck and Lupine abound!

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Follow that cow!

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We'll be doing a little creeking too

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Watch for fossils along the way

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Here we are heading down one of the cow trails

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Hike is about 9.2 miles with 1000 ft net elevation gain.

Post-hike lunch will be at:

The Junkyard Cafe 2585 Cochran St
Park in rear

More Photos:

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2012 - https://www.meetup.com/localhikers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=5663132

2011 - https://www.meetup.com/localhikers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=1335361

Directions to trailhead: Take the 118 and exit Yosemite Ave. Head north on Yosemite for 1.3 mile to where the road splits and hang a right on Evening Sky Dr. Go 0.5 mile to the Las Llajas trailhead on the left

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