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Here are some photos from my hike today...

This is the only cougar I saw. Would love to have this on my wall! Was hanging in the visitor's center.


This is Erin and her brother, Ed:


Close-up of tiny little flowers on the path:




A little fuzzy, a footprint of a coyote (note the claw marks, cats don't show those):




Ed brought his hockey stick to fend off cougars (I felt so much safer knowing that we were well protected! )


Erin and Ed viewing the turtle pond:


This is what they were looking at:


Goofy looking photo of me:


Brige over peaceful waters:


The turtle pond:


Hole in this tree trunk from fire:


Blooming cactus:


This classic Woody was parked at the visitor's center. Love it! Very cool!


Another view:


Saw these blooming trees on the way back:


This sign was on the Ortega Hwy going up the mountain looking for the Forest Service visitor's center:


This is the big curve coming back down...you can see the other end of the curve just to the left below:


The LookOut Road House at the top of the mountain pass. Great views of Lake Elsinore below!


Lake Elsinore from top of mountain pass. I live on the other side of the lake:


This is the Outhouse Bar and campground in Lake Elsinore. Very cute building, etc.


Was a fun day!

Barbie that guy is cute! Maybe he was just nervous, meeting you for the first time, maybe if yall go hiking some more he'll be more relaxed. Anyway, you got some nice pics, had a good time and had cougar protection!

Barbie, that guy was really cute, I'd give him another chance. Sure was a really nice pic of you too, you looked really good that day, he should have been really impressed. You take some of the nicest and prettiest pics on a hike. The flowers and those trees, especially the hole in the one. Great, Thanks so much for posting.

CArol

Thanks for the pictures Barbie, very pretty place to hike! Always more fun to hike with friends than by yourself. I'm glad you're making friends to go out with. We ride the Ortega Hiway on the motorcycles all the time...really fun! Plus it's the closest way over to the beach. Next time you go to the beach, go to Doheny...nice beach there.

Oh Barbie such nice pictures and a great day you all had... thank you for sharing with us...
Kathleen

love the pictures Barbie, and I agree with the girls, that guy was way cute! Just get to know
him a little and maybe he'll open up and shine

He is cute! I told his sister that I would like to go hiking with them again. I had told him that if he ever wanted to go hiking sometime, to let me know if he wanted company.

There are lots of motorcycle accidents on the Ortega Hwy. Three in one day last week, one was a fatality. Then a car went off the road on Monday near that LookOut Road House and the driver died when the car went down the side of the mountain. So you really have to keep your eyes peeled to the road and watch your speed. They drive really fast along there, so I was always pulling into the turnouts to let people pass me.

I plan to drive that way again one of these days, over and down to San Juan Capistrano. I have been to Doheny Beach. That was on Christmas Day right after the monsoon rains we had in December and there was 6 foot high piles of debris all along the beach.

It is cold out today, definately jacket weather! Supposed to only get into the mid 40's on Saturday and snow into the lower elevations of the mountains and even the high desert areas (Joshua Tree) this weekend (not sure about here, tho). They are digging out of another 20 inches of snow back in Minneapolis this week!

really nice pictures Barbie
a really pretty area
and aren't you glad you arent' in Minn.?
sheila

A nice outing. Thanks for sharing.

Love the pictures! Looked like allot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

Barbie, it looked like you had a great time on the hike and your friends brother is cute! I really enjoy the pictures you take.

Barbie - Thanks for sharing your hiking pix. Looks like you had really nice weather and the company looked nice too!!

Linda