To celebrate Father's Day, we explored a new trail, the Seven Pines Trail. From the start, the trail climbs steadily uphill with views of Fuller Ridge to the north.
We had a few obstacles along the way but nothing was insurmountable.
The trail takes you through a lot of interesting boulders.
If you look closely, you can see things that are hidden in the
boulder formations like this fossilized Pterodactyl
dinosaur egg perched precariously on this high ledge.
Any ideas on this one? Bald eagle, I think.
This is the thinnest standing remnant of a tree any of us have ever seen!
Since there wasn't a lot of snow this year, most of the trails lack water but this trail crosses a small creek where flowers such as the Western Azalea and Red Columbine bloom.
The Wilderness Act of 1964 defines a wilderness "as an area where earth and its community are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." 2014 will be the 50 year anniversary of this legislation.
The San Jacinto Wilderness encompasses 32,248 acres of protected land withing the San Bernardino National Forest.
At last, the Western Tanager. I have been trying for the last month to get its photo since it arrived in the mountains for the summer. It has eluded me on every trail that I saw it including the Seven Pines Trail.Today I was lucky!!
"Take the time to open yourselves fully to the dynamics of wild landscapes and their effects on your mind, body and spirit. Become fully alive. These days you share with wildness are gifts you will treasure forever."
George Duffy
USFS Wilderness Ranger, Firefighter, Mountaineer
