Ode2Fatty

4 Hour Hike - Santa Monica Mountains

January 21, 2006. Went on a hiking adventure Saturday with hubby and friend. It really was an adventure as we had never hiked this trail, didn't have a map and didn't know where it would end up. When DH and I did the shorter hike (1 hour loop) from the top of Hayvenhurst in Encino, we were told by someone that if we took the other path it would end up on Sunset Boulevard. DH looked on the internet and got a general overview of the area and off we went. I made sure to let many people know what I was up to in case I didn’t show up for work. We were also well supplied - our friend brought nuts and power bars, and DH brought cookies. We began the trail on top of the mountain range - the fire road - but we decided to take the trail down into Sullivan Canyon. It was beautiful down there - lots of trees with yellow leaves. Intermittently we’d ask people where the trail would end up . . . and we got about 3 different answers. We kinda just kept heading south/southwest. So we started from the top of Hayvenhurst in Encino and 4 hours later we ended up at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades! Our friend’s hubby picked us up and we headed for a late lunch at Gladstones (overrated if you ask me, but BIG portions and we were REALLY hungry). We’d definitely do it again. Turns out there’s many different ways to get over the hill and in particular, we want to end up at Will Rogers park.

posted by Fatty @ 10:55 AM