Big Horn Mine, a defunct gold mine in the San Gabriel Mountains. Tall tales surround the mine and history abounds. It is also a fun hike! 8/2015 #hiking #photography #westcoastkin #scenic #nature #views #eastcoastkin #picoftheday #mountains #bighornmine #historic #goldmine

White garden flower on butterfly bush. 7/2015
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Wally Waldron tree, a 1500 year old Limber Pine on the Baden Powell trail. This is two days before my breast cancer surgery hiking with 2 of my sons and 2 of their friends. One last hoorah. 6/2015 #hiking #photography #westcoastkin #mtbadenpowell #scenic #nature #eastcoastkin #oldtrees #wallywaldron

Mt Baden Powel in the snow in April 2015.
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Native Purple Sage in my yard 3/2015
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Joshua Tree National Park 3/2015 Camping and hiking, what could be better?
Its freezing in Cincinnati right now. Remembering this amazing warm trip!
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So beautiful!!

Forest Friday!
Inspiration Point San Gabriel Mountains 2015
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Vincent's Gulch backpacking trip 2/2015. Lots of history in this area. We saw bear tracks but no bears!
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Weir Canyon in Orange County CA hike in 1/2015 #hiking #photography #westcoastkin #weircanyon #scenic #nature #views #orangecounty #eastcoastkin #picoftheday #rollinghills

Stunning!

Mojave sunrise 1/2015. The Mojave has some of the most beautiful sunrises in the world! This was taken from my backyard.
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Johnson Valley OHV area in 2015.
History abounds in JV. We explored a lot of places in our little Samurai. Now Sami sits in our Cincinnati driveway with no wilds to explore. #offroading #photography #westcoastkin #scenic #nature #views #Johnsonvalley #desert #eastcoastkin #historic #suzukisamuari

I hiked Vasquez rocks with my eldest in 2014. This is a place known for its rock formations and also it is where some of Star Trek was filmed! #hiking #photography #westcoastkin #vasquezrocks #scenic #nature #views #startrek #filmlocations #geology #eastcoastkin #desert

The Devils Chair hike is a geological wonder in the San Gabriel mountains. Its a wonderful go-to hike for anyone living in the high desert and one of my favorites! 2014 #hiking #photography #westcoastkin #peaks #scenic #nature #views #devilschair #devilspunchbowl #geology #eastcoastkin

Sunrise over the Mojave
12/2014
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Sunrise over the Mojave
11/2014
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My first backpacking trip was on San Gorgonio. We did a small portion of Momyer trail. It was amazing, we had a bear visit during the night that tore up some of our supplies. Bear box survived! #hiking #photography #westcoastkin #peaks #scenic #nature #views #sanbernardinomountains #sangorgonio

Cougar Crest Trail in the San Bernardino Mountains overlooking Big Bear Lake. Hiked this in 2014 with family. It was really fun and nice to get into a different mountain range than my usual. 7000'+ elevation.
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On the peak of Baden Powell. Little did I know that breast cancer would strike me in 6 months. Still carefree and enjoying the ride! 2014
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I was born in Glendora and lived there until 1979! I moved to the high desert after that so hiking Baldy wasn't as convenient as doing Baden Powell. It's a great hike though!!

10/2014 I hiked Mt Baldy for my 50th birthday with family. Its a great hike to 10,064 ft! I went on to hike it a few more times. Its one of the biggies for me.
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The view from the peak of Mt Baden Powell 2014. It is a stunning peak at 9,407'. It was the highest elevation hike that was still in close proximity to my home at that time. I miss having this mountain range in my backyard!
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Mount Williamson in the San Gabriel Mountains 8,214' (not to be confused with the taller peak in the Sierra's at 14,379!)
2014. A wonderful hike with my middle son, and family friends.
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Here we are near at the peak. My eldest son and I.

Mt Baden Powel. Peak of 9,400 ft. Did this hike from Dawson's Saddle, the alternate route and its spectacular views never disappoint! 2014
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Here's another photo of the Bridge to Nowhere taken in 2014. Its a better photo of the bridge itself. The 2nd one shows how they get supplies up there for the bungie business.
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Bridge to Nowhere San Gabriel Mountains 2014

10 mile wilderness hike to the Bridge to Nowhere in 2014. On the weekends they do bungee jumping off the bridge. Amazing to see the bridge after a hard hike!
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Sunrise over the Mojave
2014 taken from my yard in the morning when I went out to feed the farm animals. It was even more stunning to the naked eye!
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PCT near Grassy Hollow in the San Gabriel Mountains. I took this photo in 2014 during a hike with my son. It was a gorgeous day🫶
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