Photo of moonrise over Topa Topa Bluffs by Judy Cheske (March, 2022)

On Tuesday evening, March 7,  from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., I’ll lead a Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike to a vista point above the Ojai Valley where we can watch the near-simultaneous sunset and moonrise.  Both will happen around 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet at the trailhead at 4:45 p.m. for a 5:00 p.m. start, then gradually hike about 1.5 miles to the viewing site, experiencing some elevation gain on a well-worn, dirt fire road with uneven footing in places. Along the way we’ll stop to meet some valuable edible and medicinal plants, including:

Black & Purple Sage
Blue Elderberry
Coastal Sagebrush
Proickly-Pear
Horehound and
Toyon

We’ll also identify Poison Oak.

After witnessing the sunset and moonrise, we’ll walk back to the trailhead by remaining daylight, moonlight, and flashlight, returning to the trailhead at about 7:30 p.m. I will have copies of my book, Medicinal Herbs of California, for sale and signing before and after the hike.

Heavy rain or chance of thunderstorms will cancel event.

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Cancellation policy: I will refund your payment if you notify me up to 72 hours (3 days) before the start of the event. After that I will make every effort to fill your space (and I’m usually successful) but cannot guarantee.