Oaks and Rocks at Ladyface and Rocky Oaks parks (with monkeybusiness, too)

OK-----I don't care who wins the Super Bowl. If you don't either, come hike and climb easy rocks and enjoy the shade of beautiful oak trees at two parks on Kanan Road.

First at 12:30 PM, meet at the newly acquired (2013) Ladyface Open Space. This is a different hike then the looney climbs to the top of Ladyface Mountain which overlooks this park. This hike is easy, maybe 2 miles, with 200 feet or so of elevation gain.

MEET HERE:

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TRAILHEAD IS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THIS SIGN (BELOW). PARK ON RIGHT (WEST) SIDE OF KANAN WHEN YOU SEE THIS SIGN

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BELOW: Some of the rocks we can climb (OK, it was dark...)

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Then at 2:30 pm we go to Rocky Oaks park, 4 miles south of Ladyface park at the northwest corner of Kanan and Mulholland Highway. Lots of shade, a few rocks to climb, a pond (that might be dry ????), and elevation gain of 100 feet over another 2 miles.

GOOGLE MAP TO THE TWO HIKING SPOTS:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/33.9877497,-118.3991191/34.1294104,-118.7754245/34.0969531,-118.8140876/@34.1277284,-118.6733495,11z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/33.9877497,-118.3991191/34.1294104,-118.7754245/34.0969531,-118.8140876/@34.1277284,-118.6733495,11z/data=%214m2%214m1%213e0)

PRINTABLE MAP TO THE TRAILHEADS:

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TOPOGRAPHIC AND TRAILS MAP OF LADYFACE OPENSPACE

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STORY ON 2013 PURCHASE OF THIS LAND:

https://web.archive.org/web/20130329174904/http://zev.lacounty.gov/category/communities/mountain

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ROCKY OAKS PARK BROCHURE: http://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/upload/Rocky-Oaks_v3_web.pdf

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ROCKY OAKS TOPO MAP:

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THE USUAL STUFF:

BRING ALL THE USUAL STUFF, I'M NOT YOUR MOM....

Bring clothing (sorry, nude hikes are a different Meetup group), lots of water, hat, comfy shoes, snacks, all your troubles..., guitar, camera, etc

LEGAL STUFF: by going on this hike, you agree to assume all risks of this hike, and that no one at Meetup including the organizer is responsible for your safety. See the Meetup terms of service especially paragraph 6.2:

https://www.meetup.com/terms/

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You can see my blog at http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com (http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/) for stories on new parkland purchases and other environmental battles, like the recent additions to Leo Carrillo and Malibu Creek state parks.

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