Hiking the trails of the Western Plateau / Conejo Canyons on January 18, 2015

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View of our route, looking west-southwest, courtesy of Google earth. We started at the lower left, circled the large loop counterclockwise, and the small loop at the middle right clockwise.
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Google Earth view of our route, lookine south-east. We started at the most distant point, about the middle of the image.
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Howard gives us a little talk about some of the reptiles and amphibians we could expect to see along the way
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At the bottom of the canyon, we learn a little more about creepy crawly things.
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It's dark on the Hawk Canyon Trail!
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It's been years since we've seen green like this lining the trail!
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Howard has brought his iPad to show us some common lizards and snakes
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We saw this very large red-tail hawk just after we left the Hawk Canyon Trail
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Climbing the Western Plateau Trail, an old Edison Road, up to the Western Plateau
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On the Outlaw Trail loop, the plateau is very green behind us
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We found a shooting star flower
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From the top of the Outlaw Trail, you can see into the Santa Rosa Valley
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The trail goes along the edge of Hill Canyon for a short distance
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