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Overview of our hike, looking north in Google Earth. Black - paved road; yellow - Santa Paula Canyon Trail; Red - dead-end trail that heads east towards Santa Paula Peak; green - Last Chance Trail we hiked to Jackson Fall; light blue - the continuation of the Last Chance Trail to Red Reef Trail.
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A closer look at the Last Chance Trail that we hiked (green)
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Steve gives the pre-hike pep talk
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At the end of the paved road, ready to hit the dirt. Actually, the next part was mostly rocks.
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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Kaz takes a run at this hill
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Dot-matrix graffiti?
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The walls around the lower pool have had the graffiti removed recently. It looks so much better!
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This is how it looked in July
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There's a shot steep climb to continue from the lower pool
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Group photo at the entrance to the trail we hoped would lead us to Santa Paula Peak to the east
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The trail turned out to be a dead end after a few hundred yards, so we're soon heading back
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Parts of this trail almost matched the steep side-slope
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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The Santa Paula Canyon Trail
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