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13-APR-2005

20050413 / The Ridge

First hike of the season :)

Starting at 5:40 PM might not have been the best idea.
After climbing close to 1900 feet up the Rocky Ridge Trail
to 'earn' the best view of Garrapata State Park available,
I hoofed it down the steep backside into the Soberanes
Canyon where I lost the sunlight and had a spooky
walk through a dark redwood forest. Seven miles and two
& a half hours later, I emerged none the worse for wear.

Information about Soberanes Canyon & Rocky Ridge

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Guest 02-May-2005 07:08
*sigh*
Gayle P. Clement18-Apr-2005 02:51
Beautiful place and I love your commentary.
Argishti Khachik15-Apr-2005 07:40
Wonderful shot!
Guest 14-Apr-2005 23:35
very nice...and it's a difficult capture...you've resolved the shadows in the mountains and a beautiful degradated blue in the sky... bravo!!
Antonis Sarantos14-Apr-2005 19:57
Really beautiful!
Guest 14-Apr-2005 10:20
beautiful image Chris..I hope you weren't alone..
jude14-Apr-2005 09:51
Wow.. not only a great scenic shot, but your hiking story is .. well .. lets just say i'd pee myself if I had to hike in the dark through woods.
Were you alone? were you scared? would you admit it if you were? :D
Susanne14-Apr-2005 08:17
I would have been very nervous to walk around in the dark. Your sky is very beautiful. I love even the landscape there, even though it almost leaves you in the dark :)
Dominic Kite14-Apr-2005 07:22
Ahh, now I see what you mean, it does look similar to Scotland. Albeit our hillsides are covered in heather, so this looks far more lush! I love the sky in this shot Chris.
JeremyGood14-Apr-2005 07:02
That's cool Chris, the same thing happened to me once in the Malibu Hills. Was lost for about an hour at about 9 p.m. There was a full moon, but it was spooky.
Nice ridge.
Guest 14-Apr-2005 06:45
Nice shot Chris