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 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 sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. 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, to name a few, a slew of trails are available to Valley hikers. At Stough Canyon in Burbank, 13-year-old Kristine Danielian went on a Children Exploring Nature hike with some young family members and her mom, Karine Filikyan. Danielian spoke about the differences between her first-time hiking experience at Stough Canyon and playing video games See video game console. . ``In video games you just sit and go into the T.V.,'' Danielian said. ``You go into your own world and don't pay attention to anything. Here, you exercise and it's beautiful.'' Complete story / Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Mike McHorney, far right, leads a group of kids on their first hike at Burbank's Stough Canyon. Front left: Sarkis Kaladjyan, 8, Hairo Danielian, 11 and Arthur Ayvazyan, 9. Back, from left: Stephan Trdatian, 12, and Kristine Danielian, 13. Rick Coca/Valley News |
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