We took a trip up to the
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. It was a beautiful hike on a lovely day. The wind forecast was for high winds and not wanting to stay at the rig being rocked back and forth, we set off. The hike up on the ridge trail at the Preserve was the only place we felt the wind there, while deep in the lower areas amongst the trees it was calm.
Some of the paths were eerie and we thought they would make a good creepy movie scene! A few years ago there was a fire that burned many of the trees, but their skeletons still stand, holding the soil and providing shelter for little critters. In some places it was hard to tell what was burned and what was dormant because of the season. Not being familiar with the life-cycle here, I wasn't sure. In other places the growth was lush and even huge! There is a creek that runs through the bottom of the canyon, so some trees were quite large, wearing their Fall colors.
Around one corner in the path we came up on a bird sitting on a limb near the trail. He was happy to sit there posing for us, so we were able to get some great pictures for later identification. Turns out he was a Scrub Jay, and quite beautiful.
Some of the paths were eerie and we thought they would make a good creepy movie scene! A few years ago there was a fire that burned many of the trees, but their skeletons still stand, holding the soil and providing shelter for little critters. In some places it was hard to tell what was burned and what was dormant because of the season. Not being familiar with the life-cycle here, I wasn't sure. In other places the growth was lush and even huge! There is a creek that runs through the bottom of the canyon, so some trees were quite large, wearing their Fall colors.
Around one corner in the path we came up on a bird sitting on a limb near the trail. He was happy to sit there posing for us, so we were able to get some great pictures for later identification. Turns out he was a Scrub Jay, and quite beautiful. 
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