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Afternoon in the woods…

Afternoon in the woods. We had lunch at a picnic area below Angeles Crest Highway. Oak trees covered most of the area with acorns and leaves, and a stream cut down the bottom of the canyon just a few paces away, well fed by the last few weeks of storms. A foot bridge led across the stream to a trail to Switzer Falls, but we didn’t have time to explore. Or maybe we did – there was no distance printed on the sign, so it could have been just around the bend as easily as it could have been a 30-minute walk. #forest #afternoonlight #sangabrielmountains #angelesnationalforest

Photo taken at: Switzer Falls-Bear Canyon

Afternoon in the woods.

We had lunch at a picnic area below Angeles Crest Highway. Oak trees covered most of the area with acorns and leaves, and a stream cut down the bottom of the canyon just a few paces away, well fed by the last few weeks of storms.

A foot bridge led across the stream to a trail to Switzer Falls, but we didn’t have time to explore. Or maybe we did – there was no distance printed on the sign, so it could have been just around the bend as easily as it could have been a 30-minute walk.

#forest #afternoonlight #sangabrielmountains #angelesnationalforest

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Gnarled Tree

Gnarled Tree

Somewhere in Cuyamaca State Park (now Cuyamaca Rancho State Park) in the mountains east of San Diego, California. We camped at Paso Picacho, but I don’t remember whether this was near the campsite or spotted during a hike.

This was taken in April 2002, about a year and a half before a devastating fire destroyed large areas of the park.

(It was also about a year before I got my first digital camera, so this image was scanned from a print.)