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Album date: (Nov 7, 2009)
Album was created 18 days ago
and modified 18 days ago Went for a "short" hike in Placerita Canyon this morning. Did about 1.75 miles. My leg muscles were hurting so much from the latest statin that my new doctor prescribed for me that I couldn't go any farther. BTW...took myself off of the statin. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/short-hike-in-place/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:53:54 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/towsley-canyon-view/ "Towsley Canyon View Loop Trail Hike" Album
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Album date: (Oct 22, 2009)
Album was created 1 month ago
and modified 1 month ago This morning I hiked the 1.9 mile Canyon View Loop Trail in Towsley Canyon neat Santa Clarita, CA. My total hike from the parking lot, to the trailhead, over the trail and back was 2.6 miles. I don't know what the elevation increase was on this trail, but I know it got pretty high up. I could also tell that I had not been out on a "strenuous" hike for awhile because my heart was pounding, I was gasping for breath and I had to stop and rest several times on the climb up, but once I hit the summit and started back down, I had no problem. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/towsley-canyon-view/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:56:35 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/morning-hike-to-the/ "Morning Hike To The Towsley Canyon Narrows" Album
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Album date: (Jul 19, 2009)
Album was created 4 months ago
My brother Keith spent the weekend, so this morning, before it got too hot, we took a 3 mile hike up to the Towsley Canyon Narrows and back. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/morning-hike-to-the/ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:40:21 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/more-views-of-place/ "More Views of Placerita Canyon - Santa Clarita, CA" Album
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Album date: (Apr 16, 2009)
Album was created 7 months ago
Beautiful day today. Perfect day for another hike in my favorite canyon. The steam is dry near the nature center, but as I hiked up the trail, there was the familiar trickling sound.

Today I hiked a mile up and a mile back, then I went over and walked around on the Botany Trail, the Ecology Trail and the Heritage Trail. They are 3 short trails near the nature center.

Along the Heritage Trail, I took some photos of the murals that are painted on the inside of the road overpass near the Oak Of The Golden Dream. Also took some photos of that oak tree. This is the TRUE location of the first gold find in California, 6 years before John Marshall shouted "Eureka, I've Found It" up at Sutter's Mill.

Here is an interesting link that tells about the first gold find:

http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/worden-coinage1005.htm ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/more-views-of-place/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:29:48 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/digitally-enhanced-/ "Digitally Enhanced - Placerita Canyon Trail" Album
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Album date: (Apr 1, 2009)
Album was created 8 months ago
and modified 8 months ago This morning I took still another hike along the Placerita Canyon Trail at the Placerita Nature Center. Did 2 miles today.

I decided this time to "play" with my photos on Windows Live Photo Gallery. I was able to make panoramic photos and also do "automatic enhancements" on the color, contrast and saturation of each photo with my Paint Shop Pro program.

Doing these enhancements make each photo look more "true to life" so that you see what I see when I'm hiking. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/digitally-enhanced-/ Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:30:36 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/spring-time-in-tows/ "Springtime In Towsley Canyon" Album
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Album date: (Mar 26, 2009)
Album was created 8 months ago
and modified 8 months ago Last year I went up to Towsley Canyon on March 31st and the hillsides were totally covered with wildflowers....California poppies, blue lupin, mustard seed.....but this year, there are not very many flowers. Everything sure is green though.

I hiked a total of about 3 miles today....up and back. It got pretty windy while I was there. I had to keep an ear out for rattlesnakes as it is getting warmer and time for them to start making an appearance. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/spring-time-in-tows/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:49:23 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/placerita-canyon/ "Placerita Canyon" Album
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Album date: (Mar 23, 2009)
Album was created 8 months ago
and modified 8 months ago As you can tell, I love hiking in Placerita Canyon. It is so close to home, so that makes it nice and it is so pretty. Each season and each day brings a different perspective. Everytime I'm there, I notice new things I had not seen before. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/placerita-canyon/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:23:16 GMT http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/the-waterfall-trail/ "The Waterfall Trail Hike With My Brother Keith" Album
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Album date: (Mar 15, 2009)
Album was created 8 months ago
and modified 8 months ago On Sunday, we hiked the Waterfall Trail. We hiked up there a few months back, but there was no water. We had some rain a few days back so thought we'd check it out again. A few days ago, I heard that there was a lot of water coming over the falls, but it's kind of gotten smaller since we have not had anymore rain. ]]> http://public.fotki.com/KaysWay/my-hikes--2009/the-waterfall-trail/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:31:14 GMT