ARROYO BURRO/DOUGLAS PRESERVE

When: Sunday March 3rd @ 9:00 AM. No need to register.

Where: Start At Arroyo Burro Parking Lot, 2981 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara

Directions: We will meet at the parking area at Hendry's Beach (also known as Arroyo Burro County Park). You can find us at the far end of the auxiliary parking area (the parking spots most distant from the beach). Look for the Newcomers Sign.

If rain is forecasted for the morning hours, the walk will be cancelled. A determination will be made on Saturday afternoon and a cancellation notice will be sent out if necessary.

Cross the footbridge that leads up and through the windswept woods of Douglas Preserve as we make our way to the bluffs above Arroyo Burro Beach. From the far point, we can follow along the bluff and, if we're lucky, see a hang-glider leap from the cliff into the breeze that rises from below. As we leave the Preserve, we take a short walk down a residential street (past the Beach Boys' old compound) over to the Mesa Lane steps. The loop is 2 miles plus a little, so if we want a bit more walking, we can continue down to the beach. The 200-foot rise at the beginning of the walk is a wide path that traverses an incline, fun to do at a Relaxed Pace. Dogs are welcome.

No need to register. Just show up. After the walk, you can join us for coffee, tea, and treats at Lighthouse Coffee, 1819 Cliff Drive.

Bryan Auday, Co-chair

Tim Grasel, Co-chair

Amblers at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta