Chivo Canyon Loop in Simi Valley on December 11, 2010

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New blooms in December?
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Chivo Canyon Trail
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The trail on the left leads back up to the ridge
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The trail drops to the bottom of Chivo Canyon in the distance
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This is the only tree we saw that was close to the trail on the whole hike
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Fossil shells
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The trail turns into a road at the bottom of the canyon
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There's an oil seep next to the road
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Gas was bubbling up here in the oil seep
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More bubbling
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An old oil pipe next to the road
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The oil pipe looks like a sand worm from Dune from here!
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Some sort of old equipment not too far from the road
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The canyon floor is packed sand now, but I bet it's pretty loose most of the year.

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