Paying it Back- Trailwork Day in Wildwood Park

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Unless you hike with Don T regularly, you've probably asked who maintains the trails we get so much enjoyment from. The answer is often "volunteers." Weather and miscreants can severely damage our trails, sometimes wiping them out completely. When that happens, volunteers, with guidance from park rangers, groom, reshape, and sometimes completely engineer pathways through paradise.

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This coming Saturday, COSCA will oversee such a feat in Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks, a community park that the Blazers- regulars, Gentlers, and PMers- have used countless times. The work will mostly involve rerouting Lower Lizard Rock Trail, visited by the Gentlers just last week, and by Mad Ken's PM crew Monday evening.

Many of us have done this work before and found it informative as well as gratifying. COSCA is only asking for 4 hours of our time, and I'd like to see the Blazers represent strong!

COSCA provides tools and guidance; you provide gloves, sturdy shoes (your hiking boots are fine), water, sunscreen, hat...anything you'd want for a morning outside. As a bonus, COSCA will give you a "breakfast bag" of goodies to start the day after you register. As ANOTHER bonus (!), there will be grilled burger, hotdogs, and veggieburgers, along with chips, drinks, etc, AND give-aways after the work is done at noon.

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Take a morning to give back to the trails that give us so much. Hang out with your friends and whistle while you work.

I would like to give the ranger a good idea of how many Blazers will be coming, so please sign up early and make it there. For more info:

Wildwood Park Spring Trailwork (http://cosf.org/springwork15/)

Note- this is NOT the main Wildwood parking lot on Avineda De La Arboles.

Directions:

From the 101 freeway, take exit 52 onto Santa Rosa Road in Camarillo. Drive 5 miles before turning right onto Hill Canyon Rd. The parking is 0.6 miles in, on the right.

From the 23 freeway, take exit 15 onto Avenida De Los Arboles and head west. After 1.3 miles, turn right onto Moorpark Rd, drive 2.6 miles, then continue straight onto Santa Rosa Road. Drive another 3.7 miles then turn left onto Hill Canyon Road. The parking is 0.6 miles in, on the right.

DISCLAIMER / RELEASE OF LIABILITY

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY:

The hike host is a volunteer and not responsible for the group. Safety should be a priority for everyone in the group. Please treat this meet-up as hiking with a group of friends. If you become fatigued and unable to continue the hike, it is expected you will advise the hike host of this and return to our starting point on your own. If you are able to proceed, it is expected that you will maintain line of sight with other members of the group at all times and help to promote the group’s safety and fitness goals.

Outdoor sports and other events we plan can be inherently dangerous and accidents may happen. By participating in any posted event, you are taking responsibility for your own safety and well-being. The Weekday Trailblazers Meetup Group and its organizers are not trained leaders and we do not confirm the qualifications of any of its members to lead or participate in trips. All participants take full responsibility for their own actions.

If you choose to sign up for this or any Weekday Trailblazers Meetup event, you are releasing the Weekday Trailblazers Meetup Group and its organizers from all liability in case of possible injuries. Your personal safety depends on your own judgment and experience.

All participants must be 18 or older, or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.