I went for a hike in Hellhole Canyon Preserve in Valley Center, San Diego County, California.
I bet it is not running dry now, we got rain last night!!
If you missed the first part of this hike here is the link.
https://virily.com/science-nature/hellhole-canyon-preserve/
Now for the rest…
#1 Rodriguez Mountain and Hellhole Canyon!
This all used to be one farm. Imagine living here.. taking the horses down to the creek and exploring the hillsides...
#2 A cave
#3 Some of the crew..
My son, Luna and Penny all waiting for me to catch up. See that tree above them?
I mentioned in the previous post how wildfires from 2003 and 2007 went through this area, burning thousands of acres. This area was hit hard twice, but a lot of the giant trees survive. The tree that is above them is one. It is a very old Live Oak Tree, with its bark charred by the fires. What I didn't show you was the trunk of that tree...
Reminds me of a trail I ran in San Diego
Black Mountain Summit is its name : )
Well yes, Thomas, Black Mountain ridge is the closest hike to this one. Just the ridge above this valley. I guess you know that now.
Just bookmarked Hellhole on my Yelp.