Photographs from the Photography on the Run post: Three Points Loop Following the Reopening of Angeles Crest Highway
Monster Coulter pine cone near Three Points.
Alpenglow on San Gabriels Front Range peaks. From left to right - San Gabriel Peak, Mt. Disappointment, Mt. Deception, Mt. Lawlor, Strawberry Peak.
Mountain whitethorn is not the plant of choice for an overgrown trail!
Looking back at the the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail about 1.5 miles from Three Points. This area was burned in the 2009 Station Fire. November 5, 2023.
Poodle-dog bush along the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail. The plant causes contact dermatitis in many people. November 5, 2023.
Bracken fern turning color at Waterman Meadow is a sure sign of Autumn. The seep is at about 7000' and 3.6 miles from Three Points. November 5, 2023.
The trail was not easy to follow at Waterman Meadow. I diagonaled up a bit as I crossed the meadow, rejoining the trail on the west side of a ravine, just before the trail turns back to the south. November 5, 2023.
Evening primrose blooming at Waterman Meadow. November 5, 2023.
Seep monkeyflower along the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail, about a half-mile east of Waterman Meadow. November 5, 2023.
Golden yarrow along the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail, east of Waterman Meadow. November 5, 2023.
Rainfall from Tropical Storm Hilary in August produced a second-Spring growth of grass that made route-finding more challenging on some parts of the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail. November 5, 2023.
Where does the trail go? Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail, November 5, 2023.
With the exception of the queen, bumblebee colonies generally die in the Fall. This worker bumblebee (lower right) was actively foraging the out-of-season flowers of this Grinnell's penstemon along the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail on November 5, 2023.
Nevada gilia blooming out-of-season along the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail. November 5, 2023.
Grape soda lupine blooming out-of-season along the Three Points - Mt. Waterman Trail. November 5, 2023.
Twin Peaks from the Buckhorn - Mt. Waterman Trail. Angeles Crest Highway had opened on November 3, but I didn't encounter a single person on this popular trail. November 5, 2023.
Running through (closed) Buckhorn Campground, on the way to the Burkhart Trail trailhead. November 5, 2023.
The elderberry bushes near the Burkhart Trail trailhead were loaded with berries. November 5, 2023.
Rabbitbrush near the Burkhart Trail trailhead. November 5, 2023.
Fallen flowers of California fuchsia on the Burkhart Trail. November 5, 2023.
Blackened trees along the Burkhart Trail that were burned in the 2020 Bobcat Fire. November 5, 2023.
Gilia blooming out-of-season on the Burkhart Trail. November 5, 2023.
Cooper Canyon Falls on November 5, 2023, following a wet 2022-2023 rain season and August rainfall from Tropical Storm Hilary.
Looking back at a tangle of collapsed trees blocking the PCT, near its junction with the Burkhart Trail. November 5, 2023.
Poodle-dog bush along the PCT in lower Cooper Canyon. The plant causes contact dermatitis in many people. November 5, 2023.
Vines of Clematis growing on the PCT, east of Cooper Canyon Camp. November 5, 2023.
Backlit willows along the creek. east of Cooper Canyon Trail Camp. November 5, 2023.
Cooper Canyon Trail Camp, a bit more than three miles east of Cloudburst Summit, on the PCT.
PCT above Cooper Canyon Trail Camp. This area was burned in the 2020 Bobcat Fire. November 5, 2023.
Winston Ridge from the PCT, east of Cloudburst Summit.
Little paintbrush blooming at a seep on the PCT, east of Cloudburst Summit. November 5, 2023.
Marker between Pajarito crossing and Camp Glenwood -- 400 miles from the Mexican border on the PCT.
Poodle-dog bush along the PCT, east of Camp Glenwood. The plant causes contact dermatitis in many people. November 5, 2023.
Small rockslide on the PCT, east of Camp Glenwood. November 5, 2023.
Camp Glenwood is about 2.5 miles east of Three Points on the PCT, and the end of the counterclockwise loop around Mt. Waterman.
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