While the blog may have suffered some neglect, the Brand Ramblers have been hitting the trail with some regularity in 2016. We even started a few weeks ahead of the time change to Daylight Savings and now with some fresh blood joining the Wednesday hikes we're hitting a good stride (and may even get back to the dreaded Vital Link and Brand Library before it gets too hot).
Already we've revisited the Deukmejian Wilderness twice, returned to El Prieto canyon, Eaton Falls, Griffith Park's Old Zoo Loop, added Whiting Woods to Mt. Verdugo, and joined a semi-monthly departmental trek to Echo Mountain.
The most bittersweet hike was last year's Joel Scott memorial hike (the Beaudry Loop) to honor our friend and epic Brambler Joel.
