Sunset from Route 66.You can almost make out the "classic" McDonalds on the right.
This next bunch of photos is from the Hermit Falls trail in the Angeles National Forest. We went there on Sat. on our way to Pasadena for pizza, and had a nice time. This is part of a continuing series where Carrie and I get out to see more of California. It was like 75 degrees out tghe other day and we wanted to get some air. Or course, the next day it was 80 and neither of us had much time to do anything outdoors.
Anyway, one of the highlights of the hike were these little cabins (or "Ewok Villages" according to Carrie). They're pretty far down the trail (about a mile or so) and not really that accessible. Despite fantasizing about living in one of these, I'm pretty sure the inaccessability -combined with gawking hikers like us- would have me going insane within a week or two.
One of the best parts of this hike is that it's in a predominantly shady little gorge in a mtn range, so it doesn't look much like the southern California where we live (think much less green). So this felt like a little oasis almost.
The falls themselves are surrounded by these little pools in rock that look so deep and cold that the water is practically black.
This is from a campus where I was interviewing a few weeks ago. I just like that it looks like a baby UN (Not unlike the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philly).
If I start with a sunset, I might as well finish with a sunrise. Taken from our bedroom window.
