On Saturday morning, about 20 Times subscribers attended our fourth increase in subscribers, this time a 3.5 -mile walk Sycamore Canyon Falls in Point Mugu State State Park.
It was a crispy and cloudy day, and I fell when I met the Times subscribers who traveled near and far to attend, including a Fullerton family with impressive sticks and kind hearts.
We start our excursion on the Wendy path at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, which is the National Park in the Mountains of Santa Monica, where the people of Chumash lived for thousands of years.
A meadow where the Santa Monica Mountain Fund has planted oaks and other native trees. The objective is to restore the land back to oak forests and a former coastal sage exfoliant, eliminating invading pastures planted by farmers decades ago.
(Jacsen Donohue / Santa Monica Mountain Fund)
Two representatives of the Santa Monica Mountain Fund walked with us, and shortly after starting our trip we stopped near a meadow. A restoration technician with the background pointed to the oaks and other trees that the organization has planted over the years. He explained how the organization is working to restore this grass to its glory prior to the slot, restoring oak forests and coastal sage bushes.
We walk, advancing up and down through the steep slopes. This was the increase in more technical subscribers we have had, and they all made a great navigation of the hills and the rocky terrain. That said, we were happy when we entered the land of the state park Point Mugu and then we arrived at the waterfall, which fortunately still flowed.
The hikers are heading towards the cascade of the Sycamore cannon in Point Mugu State Park during an increase in Times subscribers. (Jacsen Donohue / Santa Monica Mountain Fund) Sticky Monkey Flower was seen during the walk on Saturday. (Jeanette Marantos / Los Angeles Times)
The group rested in the waterfall, including a hiker who put his hand on a poisonous oak. I took my first aid kit and delivered my soap that eliminates oils. (I am super allergic and I always have it).
After a good break in the waterfall, we walked again when the sun began to rise.
Be attentive to our next subscriber walk, which will be at some time in autumn. Meanwhile, do you want to learn more about Los Angeles's outdoor? Subscribe to The Wild, our weekly outdoor bulletin, where I provide the best places to walk through Los Angeles County. See you out there!
