Secret Passage to Simi Peak hike on May 9, 2009

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Route of the hike on a topo map. Our route is shown by the dotted pink line, staring at the left, climbing eastward to Simi Peak, then returning.
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Google Earth view of the hike, from just south-east of Simi Peak. Oak Park is in the lower left and Simi Valley to the right.
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Starting up the Oakbrook Vista Trail
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Can you see the horned toad under the bush?
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Riders far below us on Albertson Fireroad
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Of the main trail and on the Secret Passage
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Heading up the switchbacks of the 'Wall of Wiggles'
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Looking back down the 'Wall of Wiggles'
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The nest in the cliff below the Lonesome Oak
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What kind of bird is in there?
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Climbing the steepest part
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A colorful flower beside the trail
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