Name: AHA FUNDRAISER HIKE - Fish Canyon/Piano Box Canyon, Castaic
Start: 2024-04-27T11:45:00-07:00
End: 2024-04-27T16:00:00-07:00

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***This hike still represents the month of February as the American Heart Month.***

Please join me on this fundraiser 8 mile hike, and donate $8 to the American Heart Association (AHA) at [https://www.heart.org](https://www.heart.org). We are good people hiking for a good cause.

**FUNDRAISER DETAILS**

* Before you sign up, please donate $8.00 to AHA (details below).
* I donated $8 and received an email with a PDF confirming my donation.
* My receipt number is DGEVMURP.
* I uploaded a screenshot of my donation into the photo gallery.
* When you RSVP please provide the receipt number of your donation.
* This will show me that you have donated and want to hike with us.
* I will then move you to going.
* Let me know if you have questions.

**HOW TO DONATE**

1. Go to [https://www.heart.org](https://www.heart.org)
2. Click the “Donate Once” button
3. Enter $8 and click Donate
4. Select “Keep my one-time $8 gift”
I opted to pay the transaction cost which changed my total to $8.70
5. You will be asked to enter your personal info and to select your payment option
6. Once you have completed entering your info and clicked the final button, you will receive validation of your donation via email, in PDF format
7. For your tax records, download your PDF and file it

**ABOUT THE HIKE**
Fish Canyon to Piano Box Canyon is 8 miles, out and back, with an elevation gain of 720’. We will encounter some inclines but not steep, the only major hill is the asphalt road going down and coming back up to the cars.

We will meet at the white gate at 11:45am and depart promptly at noon. A National Park Pass IS required, you can:

* Purchase a one day pass at Big-5.
* Purchase an Annual Pass at the U.S. Forest Service https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r5/passes-permits/recreation:
\- Adults: $80
\- Seniors: $20
\- Seniors only: purchase a lifetime pass for $80
* Parking is free
* Dogs are allowed but must be leashed

**Bring 2 or 3 liters of water**, Lunch/Snacks/Electrolytes/Food for energy, sunscreen. Wear good hiking shoes/boots, bring poles, hats, jackets, sweaters, etc.

The hike begins on a stretch of asphalt road that descends about ½ mile, and crosses over a bridge to a dirt road that we will follow for a short distance before splitting off to the trail through Fish Canyon, and continuing to our destination at the entrance of Piano Box Canyon.
We will wander through amazingly beautiful canyons, home of over 30 types of endangered species that live in this area, including the California Condor.

Fish Canyon is interspersed with portions of an old concrete road that was built in the 1930s. We will cross a creek (or dry creek bed) several times before reaching Piano Box Canyon. Along the way, we will pass an old campground that was closed after a flood washed out the road in 2002. There is an old Chumash hut (‘ap) that we can explore. We will then split off the main trail onto a single track wooded trail toward Piano Box Canyon.

At Piano Box Canyon we will rest and have lunch or snacks. Before heading back we will have time to explore the area and enjoy the steep and dramatic beautiful canyon walls of reddish/orange rock. Just at the entrance of Piano Box Canyon are remnants of machinery of an old dilapidated mine.

**DIRECTIONS**

* Address: 37773 Templin Highway, Castaic
* Google Coordinates: 34.602419, -118.670603
* Google Map: [https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B036'08.7%22N+118%C2%B040'14.2%22W/@34.6024201,-118.6712467,179m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d34.602419!4d-118.670603?authuser=0&entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B036'08.7%22N+118%C2%B040'14.2%22W/@34.6024201,-118.6712467,179m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d34.602419!4d-118.670603?authuser=0&entry=ttu)

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

* From the Los Angeles area, take the I-5 Freeway North. Exit at Templin Highway and turn right at the bottom of ramp.
* From the Bakersfield area, take the I-5 Freeway South. Exit at Templin Highway and turn left at the bottom of ramp.
* Follow the curvy road (do not turn off it), about 10 minutes max, all the way until it ends at a closed white gate/concrete barrier. You can park along the road beside it. Leave nothing showing in your vehicle.

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