VASQUEZ ROCKS 5 MILE HIKE - SAN ANDREAS FAULT - DEVILS PUNCHBOWL - QUIRKY CAFE

*** BRING A SNACK for our break at Vasquez Rocks

*** BRING a LUNCH for our drive to San Andreas Fault

*** BRING 3-4 bottles of water for the hike at Vasquez

and Devils Punchbowl

*** DINNER at a cool cafe after both hikes

1. CLIMB ON VASQUEZ ROCKS!!!

Highlighted in several MOVIES and TV commercials, to include Star Trek, Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure, the Flintstones and about a million more.

5 MILE MODERATE HIKE

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HIKE will NOT require rock scrambling, but it's just more fun if you do. Wear appropriate hiking boots if you wanna climb on the rocks. Distance is approx 5 MILES with only a slight elevation climb. ELEVATION approx 500 feet

APPROX 3 HOURS / 3 1/2 HOURS

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CLICK HERE TO SEE WORST STAR TREK FIGHT

EVER FILMED AT VASQUEZ ROCKS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM

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CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF PREVIOUS HIKE HERE

http://picasaweb.google.com/hikingla/VASQUEZDEVILSPUNCHBOWLSANANDREASFAULT?authkey=Gv1sRgCKGDjujC_pq8owE#slideshow/5560673548486327762

https://www.meetup.com/santamonicahikingclub/photos/1221888/

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VIDEO MADE AT VASQUEZ ROCKS DECEMBER 2010

DURING A FLASH FLOOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAl-0MbsGmI

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1 MINUTE PARODY OF THE MOVIE "127 HOURS"

we filmed there in December 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL3FW9fhIu8

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MAP TO VASQUEZ ROCKS / SAN ANDREAS FAULT

DEVILS PUNCHBOWL and CHARLIE BROWN FARMS / CAFE

http://goo.gl/maps/4ePec

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2. CARAVAN TO SAN ANDREAS FAULT

APPROX 35 MILES AWAY (45 MINUTES)

( and eat pre-packed lunch on the way )

WE'LL HANG JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET A PIC

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3. CARAVAN TO DEVILS PUNCHBOWL

( 10 MINUTES PAST THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT )

1 1/2 - 2 MILE MODERATE HIKE, ROCK SCRAMBLING

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4. DINNER AT CHARLIE BROWNS FARMS

a cool, quirky general store that you GOTTA see to believe...

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