Welcome to Hiking With Dean, the best hiking group this side of the Los Angeles River! We are headquartered in Brentwood, gateway to "The Big Wild"-- an 18,500-acre swath of the Santa Monica Mountains that includes 10,000-acre Topanga State Park and other public lands at San Vicente Mountain Park (aka the Nike Missile Base), Rustic, Sullivan and Mandeville canyons. Formally the original "The Weekday Hikers," we now meet regularly on the weekends for hikes mostly in and around the Santa Monica Mo …

We are photo hobbyists and hiking enthusiasts, although..... We're not just limited to hiking. We attend wide variety of urban and rural walks, hikes, photography receptions and photography events. Occasional we will volunteer our photography services for different charities or events that need photographers as well. All levels are welcome! We'll explore various trails, festivals, receptions and photography exhibits around Southern California and bring our cameras and camera knowledge with us. W …

I am a software engineer that loves to hike. I would like to gather other software/hardware types that ditch their laptops and head to the trails together. We will have common ground exploring uncommon trails. The day hikes will take place in the Santa Monica Hills, Angeles National Forest. There might be Overnight trips in Death Valley and Joshua Tree. Suggestions welcome. So join if you want to be able to namedrop a regex, or debate correct usage of tabs vs spaces with your fellow hikers witho …

  Open to backpackers and soon-to-be backpackers of all ability levels, LABC is where L.A. area backpackers can come together for weekend backpacking trips in the surrounding wilderness areas and longer excursions outside Los Angeles. This is not backpack traveling. Our focus is on the outdoors. We're all about backcountry adventure! *These are NOT guided trips (you have to pay BIG BUCKS for those)! *There are no "leaders". We're just people who love to backpack and don't mind sharing with ot …

Sporting a keen sense of adventure? An insatiable appetite for the outdoors?? A wicked craving something grilled??? Well then good thing you found your way to SoCAL Bikes, Boards & Bites – where the pavement ends, the adventure begins... Our goal is to meet other SoCal trail riders with a keen sense of adventure. Our mission is to promote, protect and preserve the California trail experience through advocacy, education and responsible recreational mountain biking. Our group will also feature p …

Instruction and riding in a beautiful setting on safe gentle horses with Talley Hutcherson in Malibu. I love teaching relationship with horses and using horses for personal development. Anyone is welcome who wants to learn about the fun of riding. I currently have 8 to 10 horses available for riding.

The Collaborative Eagle Rock Beautiful is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to beautifying Eagle Rock and preserving open space. We organize monthly guerrilla gardening events in our area, we organize community street clean-ups, and we maintain the Eagle Rock Canyon Trail.  We host regular plant sales and other events to raise funds to pay off the purchase of the trail.  Join us if want to make a meaningful difference in our natural community and work get to know more of your ne …

We are back on the trails again and looking to have twice as much fun as we did last year with this meetup group. We meet at the store and head over to the riding trails from there. The goal of this group is to get in a great ride before the new week starts. We also hope to make friends and help one another be better at off road riding. We are looking for anyone at any stage of experience. We will accomodate all riders with no drops. Riding these hills requires being in at least reasonab …

Active Dogs Owners who like taking their pooches on dog friendly trails. Trails will be somewhere between 1.5-4+ miles. Open to all dog owners with friendly pals who want to get some exercise and guests..

You will meet other local people interested in improving their experience of life with Neuro Linguistic Programming, a tool for self-improvement and interpersonal communications. You will join us on the second Tuesday of each month and occasionally we may announce other meetings on related topics. We host this common interest meeting in Playa del Rey (in the Los Angeles South Bay area). NLP is an attitude and a methodology that leaves a trail of techniques At each meeting, you will experience so …

Why travel solo when you go with a group of singles in your age range wanting to experience the world as you do. In addition also taking advantage of group discounts on activities and travel. Whether it is a walking tour through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter or hiking a trail in the Santa Cruz mountains we intend to plan group trips to these and other destinations as well as local group outings in the Southern California area.

This is a hiking group, plus other misc. events (Wine Tasting, Museums, etc) for people in their 20s and 30s. It's a good way to stay in shape and make some new friends. (Optional) After the hike some of us will meet at a brunch place. This is for positive, fun people who live in Los Angeles, Hollywood, West LA, etc. You can be from elsewhere if you don't mind the drive. This is for people that like a good cardio workout, but like stopping along the way to take photos, and stop to smell the rose …

Welcome to ChristianRunners LA Running group! Marina del Rey / Santa Monica / Venice  locations.... Find us on Facebook at ChristianRunners.org Los Angeles Marathoners through Run/Walkers all are welcome. We have several members training for Marathons and Halfs and we regularly participate in local events (5k, 10k, half, marathon) - come out and run with us! See you on the trail! Jac +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Regardless if your goal is to start running, compete in a 5k/10k, better your PR, or …

Welcome, future marathoners! This group is the official marathon training program of the Santa Monica Running Group. Our current training program is designed for runners who are determined to complete the 13.1® Los Angeles – half marathon on January 15, 2012 and/or the FULL Los Angeles Marathon on March 18, 2012. The official training for both events will begin October 16, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact the organizer of this group.    More details? This program is completely FRE …

Sacred Ventures Reiki holds monthly Group Reiki Healings open to new comers and to Reiki Practioners.  We also teach all levels of Reiki, offer workshops to Reiki Practitioners to help them in growing in their personal and professional(should you chose this path) Reiki Practice.  We also ead Sacred Journeys to local mountain trails and beaches as well as retreats to Hawaii.  If you are new to Reiki join us for an informative, fun and healing evening -- learn what Reiki is and how it can benefit …

If you don't have the attitude then you won't make the altitude!   A group of people who love the outdoors - particularly large hills that some call mountains. We love to spend time exploring the wilderness because we know freedom lies within the moment. Call us individuals who like to take the trail less traveled... Actually, that's a bit cliche... but whatever you get the drift.   SOME QUICK INFO ABOUT SOCAL MOUNTAINEERS Some of the treks are going to be tough. This group is not for someone wh …