TOPANGA CREEKS GROTTOS and WATERFALLS / WRIGHT RANCH for SUMMER SOLSTICE PARTY!!

PART 1) TOPANGA CREEK 11:30 - 4:00PM -ish

PART 2) WRIGHT RANCH 5PM - 9 -ish -ish

********** do EITHER or BOTH!!!!!! ***********

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MONKEYING AROUND (creek walking and rock scrambling) AT A NEWLY DISCOVERED FUN-SPOT

LOTS OF POOLS, SEVERAL WATERFALLS, A GROTTO, AND OH, D'OH!, A FEW ROPE SWINGS... ALL IN TOPANGA CANYON WITH NO LONG DRIVE ON REALLY TWISTY ROADS

AND......MINT PLANTS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!! (probably not native, but I don't care.....freakin' smells great!)

OPTIONS (not required!!):

BRING SWIMMING CLOTHES IF YOU WANNA JUMP IN!

BRING A LARGE PLASTIC TRASH CAN LID IF WANT TO TUBE-SLED

BELOW: THE TUBE

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AN AWESOME VIDEO BY WILLIE: https://youtu.be/EJDFBApKbNc

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BELOW: THE DEEP SWIMMING HOLE, AND YOUR HIKE LEADER SWIMMING "VOLUNTARILY"

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BELOW: THE GROTTO

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FREE PARKING ALONG TOPANGA CANYON ROAD--STAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WHITE LINE SO YOU DON'T GET TICKETED OR LOSE YOUR MIRROR

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO NO-PARKING SIGNS!!!

DISTANCE: I DUNNO, 2 to 3 MILES, BUT AT A REALLY SLOW PACE

ELEVATION GAIN AND LOSS: A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT THE MOST

----------------------BRING SHOES YOU CAN GET WET------------------

and......NO DOGS: 'cause this is a State Park