La Canada Flintridge Trails Council

Annual Mayor’s Hike, Nov 1, 2025. Descanso Gardens with Mayor Kim Bowman. #lcftrails #descansogardens

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Spend your Saturday with the ! 🥾🎶

Kick off Saturday, November 1, with Mayor Kim Bowman at the 2025 Annual Mayor’s Hike. Meet at Descanso Gardens (1418 Descanso Dr) at 8 a.m. for a scenic 1.5-mile trek along the Sister Cities Friendship Path. Be sure to bring sunblock, comfortable clothing and proper hiking shoes!

Then, close out the day with at Lanterman Auditorium for "Miradas Crossing Glances: The Music of Oscar Navarro" at 7 p.m. — a powerful concert presented by La Cañada Flintridge Sister Cities, featuring the La Cañada High School Choir & Drumline and the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra. 🎼

📍 A full day of community and connection, right here in .

➡️ For more information, visit LCF.ca.gov/Events/Mayors-Hike and LCFSisterCities.org.

Spend your Saturday with the ! 🥾🎶

Kick off Saturday, November 1, with Mayor Kim Bowman at the 2025 Annual Mayor’s Hike. Meet at Descanso Gardens (1418 Descanso Dr) at 8 a.m. for a scenic 1.5-mile trek along the Sister Cities Friendship Path. Be sure to bring sunblock, comfortable clothing and proper hiking shoes!

Then, close out the day with at Lanterman Auditorium for "Miradas Crossing Glances: The Music of Oscar Navarro" at 7 p.m. — a powerful concert presented by La Cañada Flintridge Sister Cities, featuring the La Cañada High School Choir & Drumline and the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra. 🎼

📍 A full day of community and connection, right here in .

➡️ For more information, visit LCF.ca.gov/Events/Mayors-Hike and LCFSisterCities.org.

Where and when to find it. Locally, Baby Blue Eyes occurs in the Verdugos and across the San Gabriels in grassy places or open meadows, sometimes right at the edge of trails or fire roads. Closer to home, you can find it during spring months on Mt. Lukens — on the Grizzly Fire Road, but also along our own Crosstown Trail (currently not maintained). It’s not abundant at Cherry Canyon, but it has been seen in at least four places: on the Conservancy Trail, off the shoulder of the Forest Hill Fire Road, along the upper section of Liz’s Loop, and on the steepest parts of the Descanso Fire Road.

To read more go to our website here:

https://www.lcftrails.org/our-blue-eyed-baby/

Our blue-eyed baby - La Cañada - Flintridge Trails | Hiking, Horseback Riding, Biking Occasional observations on the wildflowers of 91011. “Oh, look at those big blue eyes!” You might utter those words in a nursery as a baby smiles back at you, but you also might utter them when hiking in our local hills. Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) is a much-loved native flower that can...

The Shy One.

It starts as a spray or splash of heavily lobed leaves. It then develops into a modest, inverted, cup-shaped flower. Its insides are absurdly packed with yellow stamens. Its petals shade from red or very dark red down to almost black at their bases. These shadowy flowers usually hide under a pair of leaves near the flower’s base that look like all-too-much like the antlers of a wayward moose. But soon, the entire show, leaves and all, will pack up and by the end of spring disappear without a trace, waiting underground until the next winter’s rains.

To learn more about the wildflowers on our trails, go to https://www.lcftrails.org/a-well-defended-beauty/

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🌸 Spring into the new season with a walk on ’s beautiful outdoor trails! Whether you’re out for a peaceful stroll or an energizing hike, help keep our trails safe and enjoyable for everyone by following a few simple etiquette tips:

➡️ Stay to the right, and pass on the left when it’s safe
⚠️ Be extra cautious at street crossings
🚯 Leave no trace—pick up all trash, including glass, paper and plastics

Explore more trail etiquette at https://bit.ly/4jL0lmo

Rubies in the Grass.

Welcome to Our Newest Board Member

We are pleased to welcome John Thompson to the LCF Trails Council Board. John brings valuable insight and enthusiasm to our mission and will be contributing regularly to our blog, highlighting the diverse and vibrant wildflowers and foliage found along our local trails.

We encourage you to visit our website to explore his latest posts and discover the natural beauty that makes our trail system so special.

https://www.lcftrails.org/category/general/wildflowers-in-la-canada/

Happy Thanksgiving to our Trails friends.

We give thanks to our Veterans.