Crescenta Vallley

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The beautiful (once you get up in them) San Gabriel Mountains form the northern boundary of Crescenta Valley. La Crescenta, a strip-mall suburb, takes up most of the photo. Glendale and Los Angeles are a ten and twenty miles to the south. This photo was taken from the Verdugo Mountains, which border La Crescenta to the south.






Once you get over the dry side, the San Gabriels are lovely. This photo was taken in 2009, before the notorious 2010 fire that wiped out all the vegetation.











Ah, the power of American industry. The Edison company has 20 zillion megatts running along the northern slope of the Verdugo Mountains. The power lines are serviced by the one-lane dirt road Edison Trail. I used the road that they provided to take a few nice hikes up there, all the while cursing them for sullying nature.





















Up in the Verdugo Mountains. Check out the close-up photo below.
















This sweet, warm-hearted lady, tough as nails, owns the horse stables where Jeremy and Emily and Gramps sent many a carrot through the fence.






Jeremy in one his tormenting moments...






...and Emilyl, in one of her more peaceful moments.






Never knew hollyhocks were so intricate.











Mighty, strapping cypresses like this one abound in the residential section of La Crescenta.











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