Monthly Archives: May 2023

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Sage Ranch Fun Run

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Running along upthrust sandstone rocks at Sage Ranch Park.

The photo above is of Brett running along upthrust sandstone rocks at Sage Ranch Park in the Simi Hills.

We followed the crest of the rock formation to the top of rock in the distance on the right of the photo.

Sage Ranch Park is adjacent to Boeing’s Santa Susana Field Laboratory. A portion of the park  has been closed for more than five years, pending the cleanup of lead shot and other contaminants from the site of a former shooting range. In 2017 a new trail was created to detour around the closed area.

Some related posts: Sage Ranch Micro-Wilderness, Grinding Mortars and Water Holes, Mountain Lion Saga

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Lasky Mesa Runner, Grassland, and Clouds

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Lasky Mesa Runner, Grassland, and Clouds

Brett was down for a few days, and as an initial run we did a loop from the Victory Trailhead of Ahmanson Ranch, through part of Las Virgenes Canyon, up onto Lasky Mesa, and then back to the trailhead.

Upper Las Virgenes Creek still flowed. Valley oaks were full with new leaves. The green grasses of the rain season had finally turned, and rare May cumulus clouds were painted on postcard skies.

It was an outstanding run!