When we were stuck at home, we were desperate enough to leave the house with a cranky tween in tow. We did all the things to make sure we were healthy, which included exercise and fresh air. It also included some laughs. This kid of ours is a character and sometimes that makes for an entertaining afternoon itself but try and get him off his screens and out into the wild…well, he gets a little wild in our video below.
Our backyard is the Santa Monica Mountains so we chose a short hike in Malibu, part of the Backbone Trail on Piuma Ridge.
There’s free limited parking available right off Las Virgenes Rd. as it crests into Pacific Coast Highway and turns into Malibu Canyon Rd. There are several trails to sort through.
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Rina Baraz Nehdar is a multi-award-winning journalist and photographer. Rina's background is in television and radio news. She is editor and founder of www.LAFamilyTravel.com which helps Los Angeles area families plan their best trips with kids. Rina's writing focuses on family adventure travel, eco-travel, and luxury travel. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Parents, L.A. Parent, Global Traveler Magazine and more. As a family travel expert, she has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Spectrum News and podcasts. She is an active member of SATW and NATJA.