Sego Canyon, Utah, USA
Native American Rock Art
Native American Pictographs from the Fremont Period.
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
An Oasis within a Megalopolis.
The largest public park within the city limits.
Dreamland Motel
Interstate 95 accelerated the decline of the old motels.
Dreamland Motel is located in Sylvania, GA.
Hollywood Boulevard (night)
World famous Hollywood Blvd. after an evening rain shower.
Hollywood Blvd. is iconic & recognized the world over.
Backbone Trail
Backbone trail runs along the Santa Monica Mountains.
Backbone trail can be accessed from several locations.
Lost Coast
Don’t get lost on the Lost Coast.
The Lost Coast is a mostly natural and undeveloped area of the California North Coast in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, which includes the King Range.
Mission Point
You’re on a mission to Mission Peak.
Mission Point, better known as “Mission Peak” to locals, is a spur of Oat Mountain. It is 2,771 ft high. In Los Angeles County, Southern California, it is the second highest peak of the Santa Susana Mountains after Oat Mountain.
Hummingbird Trail
Get out to Simi Valley and hike this trail.
Hummingbird Trail allows hikers the opportunity to get up close looks at some great geology while enjoying wide-ranging views of the Simi Valley/Santa Susana Pass area.
Kodachrome Basin
Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away…
67 monolithic stone spires, called sedimentary pipes, accentuate multi-hued sandstone layers reveal 180 million years of geologic time.
Devil’s Punchbowl
The Devil made me do it…
Devil’s Punchbowl is a tilted sandstone formation on the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California, at an elevation of 4,750 feet.
Sandstone Peak
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sandstone Peak, also known as Mount Allen, is a mountain in Ventura County, California, and the highest summit in the Santa Monica Mountains with an elevation of 3,114 feet (949 m).
Little Tujunga Canyon Power Lines
Power gotta come from somewhere…
This is the best site about power lines in CA. BoomCalifornia (ext link)
Castle Butte
A Rockhounder’s paradise.
Check out this external link to an old OOP Booklet:
Old Maps for Rockhounds (ext link)
Castle Butte is a popular source of petrified palm wood, chalcedony, Jasper, Opalite, and Agate. There are several collecting areas around Castle Butte, which is a mountain located about 8 miles north-northwest of North Edwards.
Brown Butte
Another Rockhounder’s paradise.
Brown Butte or Lonely Butte is located in the Mojave Desert north of Edwards AFB. Here’s a nice link. Field Trip
Cascade Canyon
Lapis Lazuli can be found in this area.
Rare lapis lazuli is found in the upper reaches of Cascade Canyon. Very steep and treacherous!
Here’s a great link with more info.
Afton Canyon
The Grand Canyon of the Mojave.
The Mojave river cuts through this spectacular landscape north of Barstow, CA.
Here’s a great link with more info.
Afton Canyon II
The Grand Canyon of the Mojave.
Afton Canyon was carved by water draining from ancient Manix Lake.
Here’s a great link with more info.
Vasquez Rocks
The legendary filming location for so many movies.
This rock formation is in hundreds maybe thousands of films and videos.
Eaton Canyon
Eaton Canyon lies nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Here’s a nice link with more about the hike into Eaton Canyon
Valley of Fire
The Valley of Fire is 57 miles north of Las Vegas.
The state park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago.
Leona Valley
Where the Sierra Pelona Mountains kiss the Mojave Desert.
Photos from a little day trip to northern Los Angeles county.
Rodman Wilderness Area
As remote a location as they come, but very rewarding if you can find it.
This location has some of the best Native American pictographs in all of Southern California.
Boron Estates Abandoned Facility
A once minimum security prison work camp now long abandoned to the high desert.
It’s a glimpse into an apocalyptic possible future.
Death Valley Super Bloom
Once in a while the desert erupts with flowers.
It’s called a ‘super bloom’ and it attracts more people than insects, but it’s a must go-see if you can make it there in time.
Verdugo Mountains
A lovely little mountain range between Burbank and Crescenta Highlands, CA
The Verdugo Mountains is laced with perfect day hike trails with spectacular views of Burbank, Glendale, and Los Angeles.
