Nancy pausing in the shade at the Glenwood Camp, one of the historic camps in this area of the Angeles National Forest. Nancy Beverly.
Led by and Jen Dooley and Nancy Beverly
By Nancy Beverly
Poodle-dog bush (Eriodictyon parryi) blooming beneath a tree blackened and killed in a recent fire. Poodle-dog bush is a fire-following plant. Nancy Beverly.
On a National Forest access road that is also the Pacific Crest Trail and the Silver Moccasin Trail at this point. Nancy Beverly.
Great, turn-out, great company, great conversations, great scenery, great hike! Did I mention everything was great?!
Jen and I had planned this 10.3 mile round trip hike on the Pacific Crest Trail from Three Points to Cloudburst Summit months ago and I’m so glad it finally happened. Met some new folks, saw some old friends and got caught up, while getting a good workout; starting at almost 6000′ and ending up over 7000′ at our turnaround point.
One fascinating thing: the poodle-dog bush was blooming like crazy, I’ve not seen so much (and with flowers on it!) in years — not since after the Station Fire.
Heavy cones of Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri), known as big cone pine, on the trail. Nancy Beverly.
Penstemon (Penstemon grinnellii), known as Grinnell’s beardtongue, by the trail. Nancy Beverly.
