Hike To Towsley Narrows With My Friend Linda

Since I met Linda in person last December (actually knew her online longer), we have been going on hikes together around the Santa Clarita Valley. Linda had not hiked this area before. I had been hiking alone, but it is so much more fun having someone to hike with. So far we have done four hikes and today we went on our fifth. One of my favorite places to hike is The Towsley Canyon Narrows. There are many rock formations and a creek runs through The Narrows during our "wet season". Towsley Canyon also has areas where oily tar seeps up through the ground. The area used to have oil wells many years ago. We did about a 4 mile hike and had a lot of fun.

Entering The Narrows

Me and Linda

Linda snapping photos

Linda "Queen of the mountain"

Seeping Oil

This stuff is thick

Linda and Me

Hike In Vasquez Rocks County Park

Today my younger brother Keith and I went over to Vasquez Rocks County Park in Agua Dulce, CA and hiked around on the rocks and in the canyons. These rock formations are thrust faults and an ancient tribe of Native Americans once lived in this region. Every time I hike in this location, I see things I didn't see the times before.

Hike To Placerita Falls

Today, my friend Linda and I took another hike. This time we hiked up to the Placerita Waterfall in the Placerita Canyon of Santa Clarita, CA.
The hike is 1.5 miles in from the trail head. The trail takes you across Placerita Creek (when we have our "wet" months), then goes up a hill into a narrow canyon. At the end of the canyon you find a waterfall that falls about 20 feet. I've heard that if you climb up the face of the cliff that there is another waterfall farther up, but these two "old ladies" didn't want to temp faith (LOL).
All in all, it was a great day.

Linda next to Placerita Creek

The meadow on the way to the falls

Linda and Me in the canyon

The canyon

The falls

Waterfall

Me and Linda next to the falls.