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| Snow on Gold Hill Road, Hungry Valley SRVA, 2/9/09 |
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Welcome to caopenspace.org
A collection of my "open space" photos,
most taken on day hikes around Los Angeles & Orange Counties. On this site you will find trail pictures
and other information about many popular wild and scenic spots in Southern California.
Pictured Left,
Gold Hill Road in Hungry Valley SRVA, heading toward Piru Creek.
WARNING: Rattlesnakes, Poison Oak, mountain lions
and other potentially hazardous insects, plants or wildlife are found in all areas described on this site. Please
see Safety page for more information including a rattlesnake photo submitted by one of our
site readers.
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"Open space" could be a state park or beach, a coastal
area, a wilderness park or natural preserve. Open space is good for our environment and offers many outdoor recreational
opportunities such as hiking, mountain biking, picnics, camping, wildlife and native plant viewing, photography or
just to enjoy the natural scenic beauty of California.
"California Open Space" is not an organization
but a collection of my photos and other information about "open space" areas.
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| Holy Jim Falls, Orange County CA |
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| 4-16-09 Wildflowers on Goldhill Road, Hungry Valley SRVA, Gorman, CA |
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Site Navigation Tips: See Great Places to Visit page for a photo index by area, use the "Quick Links" section
on the lower left of this page listing all areas found on this site in alphabetical order or the "Go To" drop down
below.
Returning visitor? Quickly find the most recent updates to this site in the "What's New"
section, scroll down this page.
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Featured Action Alert:
Once again our California State
Parks are under threat of closure.
80% of our state parks would be closed, no public access.
Sign California State Parks Foundation's petition before 6/2/09 at: http://ga3.org/campaign/budget_may09. For more information on this issue (including a list of State Parks to be
closed) see California State Parks Foundation website at: http://www.calparks.org/takeaction/. Thanks!
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Spring 2009 Wildflower Watch
Hiking is the best in the spring when everything is green and the wildflowers are in bloom. Although we did
get some good rain and snow this year, seems maybe an unusally hot January didn't do the wildflowers well this year.
Many areas I photographed in '08 didn't have much this year, although we did find some wildflowers in the
Gorman area. For areas not on this site check with the wildflower reports & hotlines.
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| 4-16-09, Goldhill Rd, Hungry Valley SRVA (click to enlarge) |
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| 4-16-09, Goldhill Rd, Hungry Valley SRVA (click to enlarge) |
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| 3/15/09, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (Bolsa Chica Wetlands). Click picture to enlarge. |
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| 4-16-09 Gorman Post Rd, Gorman CA (click to enlarge) |
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Spring 2008 Wildflowers:
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this site you will find dated wildflower pictures and California native plant pictures. Below are a few pages
that had good bloom in 2008.
4/5/08: Laguna Canyon, wildflowers in the Laguna Green Belt wilderness
parks and all along Hwy 133, Crystal Cove State Beach and El Morro Canyon.
4/12/08,
Gorman area along the I5 Fwy, the hills surrounding Gorman covered
in oranges, yellows and purples. Gold Hill Road, Wheatfield Trail & Powerline Road trails in Hungry Valley SRVA all
good wildflower viewing.
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| Goldfields, Gorman Post Rd., Gorman CA |
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| Indian Paintbrush, Goldhill Road, near Gorman CA |
| 8 miles of trails through wildflower fields |
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| Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, 4-12-08 |
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| Spring 2008, Lupines, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park near Laguna Canyon Rd. |
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| Cave Rock |
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| Aliso & Woods Canyon Wilderness Park, 11/08/08 |
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| Treasure Cove |
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| Crystal Cove State Park, 9/1/08 |
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Limestone Canyon & Dripping Springs
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| Trestles Beach, San Onofre State Beach. |
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| Saved from the toll road! |
Check out the October 2008 issue of Surfer Magazine, article
"A People's History of Trestles", an excellent write up including all aspects of events from the construction
of the train tracks, floods, surf history, forming of Camp Pendleton and more.
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| Hiking the Backcountry at San Onofre State Beach |
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| Looking down at San Mateo Campground from "Pocket Mouse Hill" Trail, proposed route of a toll road. |
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Malibu Creek State Park (index page)
Malibu Creek State Park Photos
Malibu Creek SP Grasslands Trail
Malibu Creek SP Rock Pool
Modeskja Canyon & Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
Sturtevant Falls
San Mateo Campground
San Mateo Creek Natural Preserve
San Onofre Bluffs, San Onofre State Beach
San Onofre State Beach (Index)
Trestles Beach & San Mateo Campground (San Onofre State
Beach)
Trestles Beach & Lagoon Photos
Topanga Canyon State Park
San Clemente State Beach
Tejon Pass, Gorman Area
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| Prevent Trail Closures, Click Pic to Learn More |
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| Santiago Oaks Regional Park |
| Threatened by the proposed 241 Toll Road extension |
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| Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy (this preserve was mitigation for the Talega development) |
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What's new:
04/16/09: Updated the home page, added Gorman wildflower photos
04/04/09: Los Cerritos Wetlands Destruction page updated, take action
03/22/09: New pages added:
Pictures of the recent destruction of land at Los Cerritos Wetlands
Point Vicente Interpretive Center, Rancho Palos Verdes
I'm making my backyard into a Native Plant Garden, how to & pics
Take Action Page has been updated
02/09/09: Updated Hungry Valley, Gold Hill Rd & Piru Creek Page (snow pics)
12/20/08: New page, Orange County Snow pics
12/11/08: Sponsored Hikes page, added to a few more events schedules,
updated the Links page "Trail Information" section &
Preserves page
11/23/08: Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy page, new pictures added.
11/16/08: Recently updated pages:
Los Cerritos Wetlands,
California Beach Pictures (smoky sunset from the fires)
11/10/08: Added new page Aliso-Woods Canyon (includes rattlesnake pictures)
11/7/08: Added new page
Barbara's Lake, James Dilley Preserve
Updated
Laguna Canyon Page
9/25/08: Added two video clips on the
Trestles, San Mateo Campground & San Mateo Creek page
9/17/08: New Page: Topanga Canyon State Park
9/10/08: New Page: Crystal Cove State Beach, Reef Point
9/6/08: Added new page: Crystal Cove State Park, Tresure Cove
8/22/08: Pictures of San Clemente State Beach, new page.
8/21/08: New page added, pictures of our San Onofre State Beach Camping trip.
8/8/08: Malibu Creek State Park, Rock Pool hiking photos.
7/20/08: New Pages, Malibu Creek State Park and
Malibu Creek State Park Grasslands Trail
7/01/08: San Onofre Wildlife page, rattlesnake photo added; updated Safety Page
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| Abalone Cove, Spring 2008 |
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| Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, Rancho Palos Verdes CA |
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| San Clemente State Beach, 8-19-08 |
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| View of the pathway down the bluffs to San Clemente Beach |
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| Wetlands Restoration in Long Bch-Seal Bch |
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| Los Cerritos Wetlands--better than another Home Depot or high rise buildings! |
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| Hillside trail in Gum Grove Nature Park, 4-20-08 |
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| Gum Grove Park, Seal Beach CA |
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| Malibu Creek State Park, 7-19-08 |
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| Trail through Laurel Canyon on 4-5-08 |
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| Laguna Coast Wilderness Park |
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| Snow covered Santa Ana Mountains, 12/19/08 |
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| Picture taken at Black Star Canyon |
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| Snow in Orange County Santa Ana Mountains |
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| View from Black Star Canyon, 12/19/08. Click Picture to see more... |
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