Loop hike of the Fossil Trail in the Boney Mountain Wilderness Area of Pt Mugu State Park on May 31, 2015

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Finally, fossils, and right in the middle of the trail!
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This yucca bloom was tinged with pink
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There's more climbing ahead for us on the Old Boney Trail, but it's not nearly as steep as the Fossil Trail.
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Lookins south-west into Sycamore Canyon
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The Springs Fire took its toll here, too.
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Boney Mountain in the background. There are people on top...
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... See?
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Zoom in a little more and it looks like they're taking photos of each other!
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Admiring Boney Mountain from the Old Boney Trail
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Hidden Valley is in the distance
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More flowers line Danielson Road
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We saw quite a few of these pink flowers
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They grow on very slender stalks
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Climbing back out of Sycamore Canyon along Danielson Road
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Back to Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa
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The last hill before we get back to the cars. Whew! All together, 7.7 miles with 1930' of climbing.
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Panorama of Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, with Boney Mountain on the left.

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