Originally Posted By lori
Originally Posted By rockchucker22
The sespe above Ojai is awesome easy hiking next to water. Closer than Santa Barbara, or Matilja creek.


Make sure it's in the winter after enough rain, or early spring... I hiked out of there in early fall with 110F temps and not a drop of clean water in the "river" - just gooy tepid pools here and there.
yea I've been there when it's so stinking hot, but also went when it rained and turned into a raging river that took ropes to cross half way safe. We also snorkeled several miles down river, that was neat. Lots of cool places like Willet, or the hot springs, old horse corrals.... I once found an old gold panning pan, hand hammered and huge. We also ran into a hermit who lived at the hot springs. There are places that have really cool Chumash paintings. Oh and a few bears, deer, wild pigs, and snakes.
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