Tag: Trees

  • Santiago Peak – April 2024

    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…

  • Oaks of OC

    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…

  • Sequoia National Park – October 2023

    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.