TAKE A HIKE VALLEY RESIDENTS ENJOY MULTITUDE OF HIKING TRAILS.Minutes from the tangle of freeways and endless rows of homes that make up the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's suburban jungle, residents can enjoy a real wildlife experience hiking hiking Walking, often among hills or mountains, as recreational sport. It represents an activity in its own right and also figures in backpacking, camping, hunting, mountaineering, and orienteering. on trails in the various parks and protected lands located in the surrounding mountains. Accessible from Malibu Creek State Park Coordinates: Malibu Creek State Park is a California state park near Malibu, in Calabasas. It opened to the public in 1980, using property purchased from 20th Century Fox that the studio had owned since 1946 along with adjoining properties. , the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve and La Tuna Canyon Park, to name just a few, a slew of trails are available to Valley hikers. Recently, hiker Barbara Allen of Tujunga stood on a cloud-covered mountain ridge at Stough Canyon in Burbank looking down on the Los Angeles basin The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs (both in Los Angeles . While thick clouds limited her view, Allen was aware 25,000 runners were participating in the L.A. Marathon miles below. ``I (normally) do the marathon every year,'' Allen said. ``So it's kind of neat looking down at the city knowing people are running.'' Complete story / Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Hiker Barbara Allen of Tujunga, far right, with Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club hiking mates and dogs at Stough Canyon in Burbank. From left: Hani Antar, Garen Yegparian and Mary Hendricks. Rick Coca/Valley News |
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