"My Backyard" Signs of some healing.

[flyngby]

Here are some pics and vids I took on a hike up the Arroyo Seco Canyon on Monday! It was the first opportunity to legally go up there as a private citizen on my day off!

The swimming hole / wide open wild trout hole below Brown Mtn. Dam pre fire with a very nice pool!
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/CIMG3598-1.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/CIMG3597.jpg

Click on the next 2 pics for vid of what it looked like on this past Monday.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/th_P5090113.jpg (http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/?action=view&current=P5090113.mp4)
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/th_P5090114.jpg (http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/?action=view&current=P5090114.mp4)
Some more pics of along my hike!
Not much of a trail.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090125.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090088.jpg
Some good signs are that there are now rocks exposed and some natural pools forming!
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090123.jpg
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This was a drivable road pre fire but only the retaining wall exists!
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090112.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090111.jpg
Look at the silt level that came down post fire that has some what flushed down stream.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090110.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090109.jpg
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Some signs of life!
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090101.jpg
Some Spring wildflowers.
Tiger Lillies.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090106.jpg
Lupine.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090108.jpg
Unknown and Yucca "Our Lords Candle" coming back to life.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090120.jpg
Golden Yarrow and Sticky Leaf Monkey Flower.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090092.jpg
Monkey Flower.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090093.jpg
Matilija Poppy with Poodle weed in background.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090089.jpg
Can anybody ID the make/model of this transmission?
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z286/flyngby/P5090096.jpg

Some good signs of recovery but it is at least 58 years away from recovering fully as it was after the 1956 fire!

Thanks for looking!

Steve http://planetsmilies.net/person-smiley-1122.gif

[Ifishtoolittle]

That's awesome nature getting a foot hold after a terrible aftermath.

Me thinks you should go to home depot and spread fertilizer all over those plants, go to a trout hatchery and stock the pools, and enjoy your hard work.

[old pudd fisher]

Glad to see it's coming back to life "flyngby" I remember your pic's before the fire, thanks for sharing with us, it's looking good.

[Greg Madrigal]

What a great post! Thank you for sharing all those pics. Loved the lillies and "our lord's candle"

[City Dad]

very cool pics! Thanks or sharing 'em.

[chris]

nice yard.

[TROUT MASTERS]

Very nice pic's
i never been there
where is it
thanks..

[teejay]

Gravel in the stream bed is a real good sign. Great post!

[KID-FISH]

Nice read and great pics, thanks for taking the time.

KID

[Darius]

Nice to know this place is back open, on the side note is the trail to the right open for hiking mountain biking? By any chance would you know?

[Wingnut]

Awesome post Steve, good to see nature's healing powers at work. :Big Grin:

[flores_j]

Wow, you took some really good pictures. Thanks for sharing!

[Karyn]

Those photos are amazing. Thanks for taking the time to post them for us to see. : )

[tacklejunkie]

Cool Newt!
I have yet to find one in Socal.
Looks like recovery is going full speed.
Thanks for the post.