I went for a 5 mile hike today at Towsley Canyon Park in the Santa Monica Mountains. This mountain range separates the Santa Clarita Valley from the San Fernando and Simi Valleys (or is it Vallies) hmmm. Anyways, here are some pictures and a little history:
Here's a tree growing out of the side of a rocky hill at the beginning.
This is the Golden State Freeway, specifically the Newhall Pass going south towards San Fernando. This was the view just shy of the top of the hike.
A downed oak. In the background are communication towers and Doppler radars on the ridge separating Santa Clarita from Simi Valley.
Here's a great example of tectonic upheaval. Those two hills in the foreground are sedimentary rock that were once flat and were pushed up and broken in two. Don't jump my stuff because I only had High School geology.
The State flower, the Golden Poppy, blooming after much needed rain.
There's a lot of oil around here. Actually, about a mile north of this photo is the historic town of Mentryville. Back in the late 1800s Mentryville had the first production oil well in the country. In the center of the photo is a naturally occurring pool of black gold. Last I heard the EPA was suing God trying to get Him to stop doing this.
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