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We are still working on our hikes for the Conejo Open Space Challenge and we knocked off 3 more hikes this weekend.  We\’ve completed 6 of 10. 

This time we took Quinn along and knocked out 2 hikes today and also found about 5 geocaches.   Can you tell Quinn is thrilled?

A look back towards Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks. 

It is so great seeing everything starting to turn green.  We enjoy it while we can. 

This was our 2nd hike.  Quinn was busy turning over rocks looking for bugs while Don and I were looking for geocaches. 

Sonic loves our hikes!

A beautiful oak tree.

On Sunday while Quinn was at Odyssey, Don and I went on a really great hike along the powerlines in Newbury Park.  Today we found about 10 geocaches on the hike. 

Happy Sonic with the ocean and Channel Islands in the background. 

Follow the powerlines. 

This hike was about 2 miles uphill.  Our turn around point was at the powerlines in the distance.  You can see the trail going  up the side of the mountain. 

A biker takes in the view. 

A  look back to where we started.  All the way back down there by the farthest houses on the left.

A selfie on top of Conejo Mountain.  It was a pretty great view up there. 

It was about 4 miles roundtrip climbing about 50 floors or 920 feet in elevation.  But a beautiful day to be out breathing the fresh air and enjoying new hikes.  We certainly got in our steps today!

It was make your own pizza for dinner. 

And then out to the garage to work on the leprechaun trap.  They have had alot of practice in Odyssey using saws, box cutters, and hot glue guns that they were able to work very independently. 

The final product.  Unfortunately the leprechaun chewed his way out of the trap. 

The next morning. 

Pancakes with whipped cream. 

Dan went home and we went on a family hike.  And then we picked up Hayden and took him to dinner with us.

Everyone zonked out. 

The next morning reading and playing games in bed.    It was a pretty great weekend for our guy!  And both overnight guests were lots of fun to have around. 

The Open Space Conservancy in our area is doing a hiking challenge right now and Don and I have accepted the challenge. 

They have listed 10 hikes in different parts of the Conejo Valley and you need to hike them between March 1 – May 31.  A couple of weekends ago we hiked one near our house and today while Quinn was at Odyssey we hiked 2 more.

3 of 10 completed.  You need to post to Twitter or Instagram and they will be giving away some small prizes.  Todays hikes were very new to us hikes in Newbury Park.