Category: Nature
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Santiago Peak – April 2024
Got a chance to go off-roading in a used car we bought recently. The Maple Springs Trailhead gate was finally open again after months of rain. I saw there was rain forecasted again and figured I would try out the trail before I lost my chance again. All the photos below were taken with my…
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Oaks of OC
I went for a hike at Irvine Regional Park (located in the hills of Orange, CA) in December 2023. The Oak trees at sunset remind me that at one point, these lands were filled with Oak woodlands that local indigenous Acjachemen and Tongva peoples revered. I wonder if these trees (or other trees in the…
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Sequoia National Park – October 2023
I visited Sequoia National Park with some friends at the end of October 2023. The trees are some of the oldest, thickest, and tallest in the world.
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Chino Hills State Park – June 2022
I purchased a State Parks Pass in 2022 and made it my goal to make at least five visits to state parks to get the most value from the pass. This was one such visit.
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Crystal Cove State Park – June 2022
I went for a stroll in the park for a school assignment and it was surreal how the coast juxtaposes the densely populated urban/suburban landscape of Orange County against the Pacific Ocean; the natural landscape against oil rigs and massive container ships.
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Ancient Bristlecone Pines – July 2022
I visited the Ancient Bristlecone Pine trees in July 2022. Turns out that my great grandmother, Dora Bell (Abernathy), used to frequent the area quite a bit in her lifetime having lived in Bishop.