Los Padres Back to School Week
Imagine back to school week at the Manzana Schoolhouse, photo James Wapotich It’s BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK, which might be the most universally hated week of the year. First off, for many people it means
Los Padres Forest: Springing into Summer
Why did the bear cross the road? Well, obviously to scratch his/her back against the tree. photo Humphrey While we are technically still in Spring, it sure feels a lot like Summer doesn’t it? Over
Hungry For National Trails Day
Santa Cruz Drainage, photo Fosters Almost like clockwork, the June gloom has set in. After a few weeks of abnormally cool May weather, which included some snow at the higher elevations, we appear to be
LPFA Transverse – Let it Rain, Please!
Get Your Rain Dance On! I heard one of my mentors say the other day, “Remember when it used to rain in February?” No doubt we’ve all been reading and hearing about the drought that
LPFA Transverse – Time for Backpacking & Ales
Cuyama Badlands, Don’t adjust your vision, that’s how it looks. Hi Everyone, Lots to cover this week. For those of you who can’t get enough of these email updates (you know who you are), they
LPFA Transverse – Potholes and Superbowls
Hello Everybody, Hope you’ve been getting out and enjoying the unusually warm weather we’ve had of late. It’s been nice, sometimes too nice. WE NEED RAIN. Good news is the LP is looking like we
Transverse – New Years 2015
Hello Los Padres and Happy New Year! Hopefully all of you have been out on the trails trying out your new boots, GPS, trekking pole or thermal underwear (it’s been cold!). If you haven’t gotten
