hikes of 2014

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 Arroyo Hondo, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County: Jan 5

 Manzana School House, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 12

 Baron Ranch, Santa Barbara County Park: Jan 20

 White Ledge, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 25

 Dry Lakes Ridge, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 28

 Cottam Camp, Los Padres National Forest: Jan 31-Feb 1

 Deal Trail, Los Padres National Forest: Feb 2

 Tequepis Canyon, Los Padres National Forest: Feb 10

 Cachuma Saddle to NIRA via Fall Canyon, Los Padres National Forest: Feb 19-23

 Ranger Peak, Los Padres National Forest: Feb 23

 Gold Hill area monument search, Los Padres National Forest: Mar 8

 Gold Hill and Bear Mountain, Los Padres National Forest: Mar 9

 Old Man Mountain and Monte Arido, Los Padres National Forest: Mar 16

 Manzana Trail work, Los Padres National Forest: Mar 21-23

 Mill Creek, Sequoia National Forest: Mar 30

 Mission Ridge, Santa Barbara front country: Apr 3

 Tule Creek, Los Padres National Forest: Apr 5

 Forbush Flat, Los Padres National Forest: Apr 14-15

 Hildreth Peak, Los Padres National Forest: Apr 22

 Matilija Middle Fork, Los Padres National Forest: Apr 28

 Gaviota loop and overlook, Gaviota State Park: May 4

 Haddock Peak, Los Padres National Forest: May 12

 Willett and Sespe Hot Springs, Fishbowls, Los Padres National Forest: May 13-16

 Toro Ridge, Toro Canyon Park: May 28

 Rincon Point to Tar Pits Park, Carpinteria: May 30

 Morgans Hill, Los Padres National Forest: Jun 7

 Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail, Los Padres National Forest: Jun 7

 Ortega Trail, Los Padres National Forest: Jun 7

 Cold Spring Trails, Santa Barbara front country: Jun 16

 Carpinteria Salt Marsh Preserve, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County: Jun 23

 Romero Canyon, Santa Barbara front country: Jun 23

 Painted Cave, Painted Cave State Historic Park: Jun 26

 Laurel Springs, Los Padres National Forest: Jun 26

 Knapp's Castle, Los Padres National Forest: Jun 26

 La Cumbre Peak, Los Padres National Forest: Jun 26

 Cloudripper Peak, Inyo National Forest: Jul 4-6

 Alma Christensen Interpretive Trail, Fremont Indian State Park: Jul 12

 Quandary Peak, White River National Forest: Jul 15

 Buffalo Mountain loop, White River National Forest: Jul 18

 Lookout Mountain, Jeffco Open Space: Jul 19

 Capitol-Snowmass loop, White River National Forest: Jul 21-24

 Paria Canyon (White House), Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Jul 26

 Gaviota wind cave loop, Gaviota State Park: Aug 17

 Mount Islip to Mount Baden-Powell, Angeles National Forest: Aug 20-22

 Winston Peak, Angeles National Forest: Aug 22

 Eaton Canyon, Altadena Front Country: Aug 23

 Lower Arroyo Seco, Pasadena: Aug 24

 Gaviota Peak, Gaviota State Park: Sept 9

 M*A*S*H filming site, Malibu Creek State Park: Sept 14

 Arroyo Sequit I6, Leo Carrillo State Park: Sept 14

 Golden Trout Wilderness tour, Sequoia National Forest: Sept 20-27

 Red Slate Mountain, Inyo National Forest: Oct 11-12

 Telescope Peak, Death Valley National Park: Oct 25

 Wildrose Peak, Death Valley National Park: Oct 26

 Rabbit Peak, Granite Mountain, Roundtop, and Iron Mountain, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: Nov 2

 Slide and Dome Mountains, Angeles National Forest: Nov 9

 Beartrap Bluff, Los Padres National Forest: Nov 16

 Camino Cielo, Los Padres National Forest: Nov 20-21

 Snyder Trail, Los Padres National Forest: Dec 1

 Arroyo Burro Trail, Santa Barbara front country: Dec 4

 Cathedral Peak, Santa Barbara front country: Dec 6

 Painted Cave Fuel Break, Los Padres National Forest: Dec 9

 Mount Minerva Hoyt and Quail Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park: Dec 13

 Bernard and Little Berdoo Peaks, Joshua Tree National Park: Dec 14

 San Ysidro, Santa Barbara front country: Dec 16

 Fremont Ridge Trail, Los Padres National Forest: Dec 19

 Mount Pinos, Los Padres National Forest: Dec 20

 Chorro Falls, Los Padres National Forest: Dec 20

 Toro Ridge, Toro Canyon County Park: Dec 22

 Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park: Dec 25

 The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park: Dec 26

 Ubehebe Peak, Death Valley National Park: Dec 26


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