Dry Lakes Ridge and Ortega Trails hike, north of Ojai, on May 21, 2011

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Looking south, we can barely see Lake Casitas through the haze
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Hwy 33 below us to the south
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We can barely see our car parked at the end of the hike
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More of Hwy 33, looking south-east
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Another steep climb on the trail, but not nearly as long as the first one!
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Looking north
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Far to the west, another trail, but we won't be going that way
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The Ortega Trail that will take us back down to Hwy 33 is down there somewhere
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Climbing up "Lunch Rock."
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We had our lunch long before we got to Lunch Rock
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This section was very steep and loose, but it looks like the slopes will be more gentle for awhile once we get down this
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Looking back up, you can see how loose and rocky it is
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Our path ahead
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