SoCal Trail RunningHikesSanta Monicas

Eagle Rock I

4/30/13  Dad's first hike in the Santa Monicas with me. Up Santa Ynez canyon to Eagle Rock and then part of the way out to the waterfall.
Dad joined me one day for a Santa Ynez hike and took a rare picture of me on the trail.
1 Dad joined me one day for a Santa Ynez hike and took a rare picture of me on the trail.
The campgrounds at Trippet Ranch.
2 The campgrounds at Trippet Ranch.
A wild turkey! A bizarre encounter.
3 A wild turkey! A bizarre encounter.
Dad on top of Eagle Rock.
4 Dad on top of Eagle Rock.
Dad's picture of me standing alone on Eagle Rock.
5 Dad's picture of me standing alone on Eagle Rock.
We had started to hike back down, when I realized it might make a cool picture for me to run back up to the top. So I did, and Dad took the picture.
6 We had started to hike back down, when I realized it might make a cool picture for me to run back up to the top. So I did, and Dad took the picture.
Dad headed out to the waterfall.
7 Dad headed out to the waterfall.
The Santa Ynez trail doesn't get too much traffic, and this offshoot gets almost none.
8 The Santa Ynez trail doesn't get too much traffic, and this offshoot gets almost none.
Almost always green, even in a dry year.
9 Almost always green, even in a dry year.
Dad enjoying the trail.
10 Dad enjoying the trail.
A grove of horsetail. I'm not sure if this trendy plant is native here or not.
11 A grove of horsetail. I'm not sure if this trendy plant is native here or not.
Getting close to the (sort of) waterfall.
12 Getting close to the (sort of) waterfall.
It's a bit of a scramble to get back to the waterfall.
13 It's a bit of a scramble to get back to the waterfall.
   
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