Regularly Scheduled Activities
Full Moon Hikes
Full Moon Nights at 7:00 PM
| The LA Chapter has brought back the popular monthly Full
Moon hikes in Griffith Park. Bring a friend, or meet some new
ones, as we hike about 3 miles from the Griffith Park Observatory
to the top of Mt Hollywood and back and enjoy a airline views
of LA. Dogs are absolutely welcome, but must be on a leash.
This is the same route as our Monday Night hike and is a moderate
hike. Where: At the Griffith Park Observatory parking lot, opposite from Observatory at the Mt. Hollywood trail sign.. |
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| 2012 Dates: | Jan 5 | Feb 9 | March 8 | April 5 | May 3 | June 7 | July 5 | Aug 2 | Aug 30 | Sept 27 | Oct 25 | Nov 29 | Dec 24 | | |
| For more information, Contact Gary by email at
fullmoon@greatoutdoorsla.org or call (323) 314 - 7143.
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Griffith Park Monday Night Hike
Mondays, 6:00 PM
This
hike is designed as an alternative hike to the other very successful
weekly hike on Tuesdays. It is an easy ascent/stroll. After the hike,
we will meet at a local restaurant for dinner. Rain after 4:30 p.m.
cancels.
The hike is on the Charlie Turner Trail and goes to the top of Mount
Hollywood. We meet at the trailhead which is at the far end of the Griffith
Park Observatory parking area.
Starting at the Charlie Turner trailhead, this hike is 2.5 miles with
an elevation change of about 1000 feet. The views are great. On a clear
day, you can see Catalina Island. Great views of the high rise buildings
in downtown, Century City, Westwood and the Miracle Mile. Parking is
adjacent to the trailhead. The parking lot is used by visitors to the
Griffith Park Observatory. Get there early to ensure close parking.
Parking is available on the roads leading to the parking lot but the
walk to the trailhead will all be uphill! There is no fee for parking
or to enter the park.
For more information, Contact Gary by email at mondaynighthike@greatoutdoorsla.org by email or call (323) 314 - 7143.
Griffith Park Tuesday Night Hike
Tuesdays, 7:00 PM
Griffith Park is full of interesting trails. Join us for a 6-mile hike with an 1100 ft elevation gain that starts at the Visitor Center, goes to the top of Mount Hollywood and brings us back to the starting point about 2-1/2 hours later. Along the way we will have stunning views of the city. We also get an up close look at nature's changes through the seasons. Bring water and a light jacket. Hike starts at 7:00pm. Rain after 5 PM cancels.
For more information, Contact Gary by email at tuesdaynighthike@greatoutdoorsla.org or call (323) 314 - 7143.
Come meet old friends or make new ones while enjoying the lights
of L.A. from the top of Mount Hollywood.
The Curse of Griffith Park
Circa 1863. Wealthy rancher Don Antonio Feliz dies of smallpox and leaves his vast stretch of land (now Griffith Park) to friend and fellow rancher Don Antonio Coronel. Feliz's blind, 17-year-old niece, Dona Petranilla, is given nothing. In an act of revenge, she swears out a curse:"Misfortune, crime, and death shall follow those who covet these remains!" One by one, Don Coronel's family members die out--of disease or misfortune. After Coronel passes away himself, his widow remarries, only to have her new husband divorce her and try to take the land. The litigation lawyers take almost all that is left. The lawyer in charge of the estate, however, is suddenly killed in a bar fight. The next owner, Leon Baldwin, attempts to run a dairy there, but the business fails and he loses the land to mortgage companies and a devastating rainstorm. Griffith J. Griffith is the last private owner. In 1896, he bequeaths the 3,000 acres to the City of Los Angeles for use as a public park. But the act of goodwill doesn't help him escape the curse. A few years later, he is convicted of trying to kill his wife and is locked up in San Quentin. [LA Weekly - Greg Bishop]
Hike Ratings
We rate Great Outdoors hikes using the following six levels:
- Easy (Beginner/Novice)
- Moderately Easy (Novice)
- Moderate (Novice/Intermediate)
- Moderately Strenuous (Intermediate)
- Strenuous (Intermediate)
- Very Strenuous (Expert)