Photographs from the Photography on the Run post: Three Points Loop Adventure - July 2020
The Pacific Crest Trail (left) and Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail are two of the trails that make up the Three Points Loop.
The Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail enters the San Gabriel Wilderness about a half-mile into the run.
Although much of it has died, there are still a few scattered occurrences of Poodle-dog Bush on the route. Most are at lower elevation. July 25, 2020.
Dead Poodle-dog Bush along the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail. The dead plant should also be avoided. July 25, 2020.
Sulphur flower along the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail. July 25, 2020.
A stalwart Jeffrey pine along the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail.
Hazy view of Mt. Wilson from the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail. The upper section of the Rim Trail is directly below the observatory dome, and the Kenyon Devore Trail tops out at the cluster of antennas on the right.
Mt. Markham, San Gabriel Peak, and Mt. Disappointment from the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail.
The early morning sun crests a ridge on Waterman Mountain.
Approaching Waterman Meadow on the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail.
Lesser paintbrush at Waterman Meadow. July 25, 2020.
Evening primrose at Waterman Meadow. July 25, 2020.
Lemon lily at Waterman Meadow. July 25, 2020.
An extraordinary cluster of lemon lilies at Waterman Meadow. July 25, 2020.
Milkweed along the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail. July 25, 2020.
Sapling pines in an area burned by the Station Fire in 2009. July 25, 2020.
Rejuvenated spring along the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail, about a half-mile west of its junction with the Twin Peaks Trail.
Tree toppled by Winter storms along the Three Points-Mt. Waterman Trail. July 25, 2020.
Large Jeffrey pine across the trail near the junction of the trail to the summit of Mt. Waterman. Some trees in this area may be as much as 500 years old. July 25, 2020.
A careful count of this Jeffrey pine's rings suggested an age of around 500 years. The tree is on the south side of Waterman Mountain, and was killed in the 2009 Station Fire. Because of tree ring anomalies, crossdating is required to establish the age of a tree. From a run on July 14, 2018.
Buckhorn Campground had just opened and tests of the water system had not been completed. July 25, 2020.
The Pacific Crest Trail above Cooper Canyon Camp, with Winston Ridge in the background.
Christmas greetings on a hot stretch of the PCT at a crossing of Highway 2. From here it is a bit more than four miles to Three Points.
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