Scouting around more of my new found little stream area

[tknife]

I was unable to get back there over the weekend as I had hoped, but still made it out for a hike yesterday afternoon. Not 50 feet from the trailhead, I got stung on the ankle by a fire ant. Burns like an MF'er! Yet another reason I generally wear taller boots and long pants.

As usual I found more cool rock formations, and some decent sized rock caves

This one was probably 6' by 6' inside

Another relatively large one

Looks like someone has had a fire in here

Along the stream

Leading down to a waterfall

The falls drop down behind this phone pole

No way to get down there, the drop is a good 20'

Little slide mark in this wash looked like a snake had gone through, I looked around but didn't see one

Traveling light

With some light cutlery to harvest some bamboo

Heading out

 

[j williams]

Awesome....Dont ya love it when you find something new to explore?? I do.

Great pics man. That Mears knife is neat. I have one too....Only Mora I own.

 

[mtwarden]

shelter, water, wood- looks like a darn good place to be (well except for that fire ant thing )

I've been using my bottle holder kit more of late- forces me to really prioritize and carry the bear minimum; in turn allows me to very unencumbered when covering broken ground

 

[VictGerbSogCamill]

Very cool pics, looks like a great place to explore. Thanks for the pics.

 

[JV3]

nice pics! my kinda terrain to explore although i'm always paranoid exploring those caves for some reason.

 

[tknife]

J, that Mora is my only one as well. When I decided I wanted a 510, of course they didn't make them any more so I ordered it from Ray. I didn't think I would like it as much as I do, it's a great cutter and weighs practically nothing. Good stuff!

And I am liking the lightweight and freedom of carrying just the bottle holder and small kit. It's great for a couple hours out, and was especially helpful when scrambling over rocks and moving along the stream and not having a pack weighing me down.

 

[ratamahatta]

looks like a good place, I always like seeing the terrain out in the western states, don't have those around here!!!!

 

[kgd]

Great shots, thanks for sharing your day trip. I have been finding lately that a simple shoulder bag or max. bottle holder gives me neck fatigue especially since I'm also using it with my camera around my neck. I've since gone back to my maxpedition falcon II and just try not to stuff it with so much stuff. The two straps seem to be easier for me to carry.

 

[PropThePolecat]

Thats so different from the areas i usually hike in. Thanks for posting. And good choice in cutlery :thumbup:

 

[tknife]

It will be interesting to keep checking on the area over the next few weeks. I don't think the water will last very long, but it's nice while it lasts. So nice, shady and cool down there :thumbup: Only thing that sucks is so much poison oak that grows near water here. even the dry stream beds are loaded with the stuff, and I am extremely allergic :grumpy:

 

[Mistwalker]

Man, that really looks like a fun area to explore! I love the rock formations and caves, and the water errosion in thos rocks in the stream is really cool. How far away from a usual telephone pole hang out is that pole in the stream?

 

[tknife]

Up on top of a ridge above here there are some houses and power and phone lines. That pole was burned, then with the high winds and crazy rains we get some times it must have washed down here. But it is a good ways away from where it probably started! This creek drains further down into a drainage channel that runs through the city, and following it down I saw a lot more storm debris. Along that channel is a pretty nice bike path on one side and a horse path on the other. (Lots of horse property around where I am) But I like the way I can head out on the trailhead, less than two miles from my house, and it doesn't take too long to be away from the suburban noise and crowds.