In this episode of The Valley Girl Hour, host Lindsey Whittaker sits down with Veronica Shirley, founder of the Valley Girl Hiking Club, to talk about guided hikes in Los Angeles, building community through mutual aid, and what it really means to embrace your inner Valley girl.
Together, they explore how nature, neighborhood, and identity all intersect in LA—from childhood hikes with her dad to creating accessible, community-minded hikes for anyone who wants to show up exactly as they are.
In this episode, we talk about:
How hiking with her dad inspired Veronica to start the Valley Girl Hiking Club
Some of her favorite LA hikes so far and the trails still on her personal bucket list
What it means to “embrace your inner Valley girl” and why she wants everyone to do it
Common Valley Girl stereotypes and what people get wrong about the Valley
How and why she built mutual aid into the Valley Girl Hiking Club from the very beginning
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