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©Kay Waggoner

Short Hike In Placerita Canyon
(Nov 7, 2009)
Went for a "short" hike in Placerita Canyon this morning. Did about 1.75 miles. My leg muscles were hurting so much from the latest statin that my new doctor prescribed for me that I couldn't go any farther. BTW...took myself off of the statin.: 10 photo(s) (4 MB); Album was created 28 days ago and modified 28 days ago; 10 Comments; Hits today: 0; Visitors today: 0; View album

©Kay Waggoner

Towsley Canyon View Loop Trail Hike
(Oct 22, 2009)
This morning I hiked the 1.9 mile Canyon View Loop Trail in Towsley Canyon neat Santa Clarita, CA. My total hike from the parking lot, to the trailhead, over the trail and back was 2.6 miles. I don't know what the elevation increase was on this trail, but I know it got pretty high up. I could also tell that I had not been out on a "strenuous" hike for awhile because my heart was pounding, I was gasping for breath and I had to stop and rest several times on the climb up, but once I hit the summit and started back down, I had no problem.: 34 photo(s) (14 MB); Album was created 1 month ago and modified 1 month ago; 10 Comments; Hits today: 2; Visitors today: 1; View album

©Kay Waggoner

Morning Hike To The Towsley Canyon Narrows
(Jul 19, 2009)
My brother Keith spent the weekend, so this morning, before it got too hot, we took a 3 mile hike up to the Towsley Canyon Narrows and back.: 15 photo(s) (4 MB); Album was created 4 months ago; 2 Comments; Hits today: 7; Visitors today: 1; View album

©Kay Waggoner

More Views of Placerita Canyon - Santa Clarita, CA
(Apr 16, 2009)
Beautiful day today. Perfect day for another hike in my favorite canyon. The steam is dry near the nature center, but as I hiked up the trail, there was the familiar trickling sound. Today I hiked a mile up and a mile back, then I went over and walked around on the Botany Trail, the Ecology Trail and the Heritage Trail. They are 3 short trails near the nature center. Along the Heritage Trail, I took some photos of the murals that are painted on the inside of the road overpass near the Oak Of The Golden Dream. Also took some photos of that oak tree. This is the TRUE location of the first gold find in California, 6 years before John Marshall shouted "Eureka, I've Found It" up at Sutter's Mill. Here is an interesting link that tells about the first gold find: http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/worden-coinage1005.htm: 25 photo(s) (6 MB); Album was created 8 months ago; 10 Comments; Hits today: 0; Visitors today: 0; View album

©Kay Waggoner

Digitally Enhanced - Placerita Canyon Trail
(Apr 1, 2009)
This morning I took still another hike along the Placerita Canyon Trail at the Placerita Nature Center. Did 2 miles today. I decided this time to "play" with my photos on Windows Live Photo Gallery. I was able to make panoramic photos and also do "automatic enhancements" on the color, contrast and saturation of each photo with my Paint Shop Pro program. Doing these enhancements make each photo look more "true to life" so that you see what I see when I'm hiking.: 41 photo(s) (12 MB); Album was created 8 months ago and modified 8 months ago; 2 Comments; Hits today: 0; Visitors today: 0; View album

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Springtime In Towsley Canyon
(Mar 26, 2009)
Last year I went up to Towsley Canyon on March 31st and the hillsides were totally covered with wildflowers....California poppies, blue lupin, mustard seed.....but this year, there are not very many flowers. Everything sure is green though. I hiked a total of about 3 miles today....up and back. It got pretty windy while I was there. I had to keep an ear out for rattlesnakes as it is getting warmer and time for them to start making an appearance.: 28 photo(s) (9 MB); Album was created 8 months ago and modified 8 months ago; No comments; Hits today: 1; Visitors today: 1; View album

©Kay Waggoner

Placerita Canyon
(Mar 23, 2009)
As you can tell, I love hiking in Placerita Canyon. It is so close to home, so that makes it nice and it is so pretty. Each season and each day brings a different perspective. Everytime I'm there, I notice new things I had not seen before.: 37 photo(s) (13 MB); Album was created 8 months ago and modified 8 months ago; 1 Comments; Hits today: 8; Visitors today: 1; View album

©Kay Waggoner

The Waterfall Trail Hike With My Brother Keith
(Mar 15, 2009)
On Sunday, we hiked the Waterfall Trail. We hiked up there a few months back, but there was no water. We had some rain a few days back so thought we'd check it out again. A few days ago, I heard that there was a lot of water coming over the falls, but it's kind of gotten smaller since we have not had anymore rain.: 39 photo(s) (14 MB); Album was created 9 months ago and modified 9 months ago; 4 Comments; Hits today: 0; Visitors today: 0; View album