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1540 Sunset at the Indian Canyon Trailhead in Acton - we spent the night in the car so I could hike out at dawn
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1548 Thanks to all the 2023 snow in the SoCal Mountains I skipped ahead to mile 444, to hike Sections E and F
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1555 That's the Indian Canyon Trailhead where Vicki dropped me off - see you in two weeks at Walker Pass!
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1558 I met two dayhikers and crossed the Santa Clara River on logs while holding onto the willow branches
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1565 There were plenty of blooming wildflowers in the Spring of 2023 along the Pacific Crest Trail
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1568 The Three Sisters Buttes were just west of here but I call these the Three Sisters Butts
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1578 Long green grasses line the Pacific Crest Trail as I look back southeast over Young and Soledad Canyons
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1583 Up at the top of the initial climb I passed some powerlines and almost missed the trail at PCT mile 446
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1595 I reached the top of the morning's climb and was able to see Highway 14 heading toward Palmdale
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1610 The metal debris weir outside the Highway 14 tunnel at Pacific Crest Trail mile 451 near Aqua Dulce
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1613 The creek in Escondido Canyon was flowing into Vasquez Rocks County Park through the tunnel
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1616 GoPro video as I walk through the tunnel under Highway 14 in Vasquez Rocks Park, at PCT mile 451
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1631 It was hot as I climbed up and out of Escondido Canyon into the central part of Vasquez Rocks Park
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1638 A carpet of tiny yellow wildflowers in the foreground and the amazing Vasquez Rocks in the distance
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1645 Bright yellow daisy wildflowers at Vasquez Rocks County Park in Agua Dulce at PCT mile 452
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1646 Usually there is a water cache under this tree in Vasquez County Park but not this season
