#Angeles National Forest

[life-on-our-planet]

The species P. concolor holds the Guinness record for the animal with the greatest number of names, with over 40 in English alone. ©

[petegans]

Angeles National Forest, March 2024

[neolithicsheep]

Smoke from the Fork Fire:

(it has gotten bigger since I took that screenshot)

Mount Baden-Powell, Mount Burnham, and Mount Throop were keeping us pretty well protected from the smoke but the wind has since shifted and now we can smell fire and I have the air purifier running.

I'd feel a lot better if there was a populated area between it and me and the sheep but there's just a bunch of forest which means fewer resources and less urgency for fighting it. In 2020 the Bobcat Fire started in the same way on the LA side of the mountains and nearly took out the ranch.

Fingers crossed that fire teams can get this one under control. The wind is currently pushing it our direction.

[maxphotoarchive]

[countryofthecanyons]

Santa Clara wash, Whites Canyon bridge over the wash, and a metro link train at the very bottom pulling in to the local train station

[oldshowbiz]

what the mountains of southern california look like exactly

[vintagecamping]

A young fella learns the importance of not overpacking your backpack before a hike.

Angeles National Forest, California

1962

[theblueingreen]

[jadasakura]

The view out of the tent windows ⛺🏞️

[schpunky-moonster]

[eopederson]

Peak near Mt. Wilson, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, 2023.

[the-hikers-eye-photography]

Nature is Essential

I had a chance to get out and wander in the local woodlands late last week, and that was very important for me as life in general lately has been fairly stressful. I was becoming easily distracted and quick to irritation, and the opportunity to get out and go wander in the Angeles National Forest just before the most recent rains rolled thru really helped me reset my patience and focus.

The tranquility that was there to be found really spoke to me, as it isn't lost on me that time in the wilderness necessitates patience (for a slew of reasons really), and this little mental analogy between my daily struggles and my current environment helped remind me about refocusing on that in my day-to-day life.

Nature is essential.

Let's go exploring.

[petegans]

Angeles National Forest, February 2024

[maxphotoarchive]

[countryofthecanyons]

Magic Mountain, part of the Magic Mountain Wilderness Area, and the area that Six Flags Magic Mountain was named after. (Note: No amusement parks are visible in this picture. )

[oldshowbiz]

The outer edges of Los Angeles look like this pretty much everywhere...