How many of you are out there? I'm in Ventura, CA. You?

Thousand Oaks here.

With visiting family we just went to the Coastal Cone, at the harbor, tonight.

We just hiked Paradise falls out there last weekend.
Nice little hidden place.

The Big OC

Pasadena here - spending more and more time in the Eastside to prepare for JMT next summer. Heading to the Charlotte Dome area next week!

Another OC here, although in a week I'll be moving to SLO.

Highland Park! Where are you all Northeast LA folks hiking w/ the 2 closed?

Pasadena as well.

Serving a life sentence in OC.

San Dimas, east of Pasadena. San Gabriels, San Bernardinos.

Torrance here. I usually day hike up in the Portuguese Bend area in PV, and just got back from a backpacking trip in SEKI.

san diego

Palm Springs. 100s of miles of trails within a 60 mile radius.

Edited by ngatel on 08/03/2010 05:16:54 MDT.

Highland Park.

La Mirada here.

Hey, grampa -- looks like we're neighbors. I live in Fullerton, near Gilbert and Rosecrans (a couple of blocks north of Amerige Heights).

Tujunga

In and around Pasadena/Glendale.

In answer to the Q about Angeles Crest: the crest is still accessible; only the lower section of ACH is closed. You drive up Big T, go left on Angeles Forest, turn right on Upper Big T, and then connect to the upper section of ACH. Adds about 30 min. to the drive, but the backcountry is open. Great time to get out in the backcountry -- the road closure has WAY reduced the number of folks in the backcountry. I did two hikes along the PCT last month. Hardly saw anyone.

And of course there's always the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains as well as the mountains in Ventura County.

BUNCHES of hikes out there. So Cal is fabulous place for hikers.

HJ

Orange County (aka Behind the Orange Curtain)

Pasadena. The station fire kind of screwed things up but there are still plenty of backpacking/hiking choices east of the the fire zone.