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Brent’s Mountain, Malibu Creek State Park

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Brent's Mountain, Malibu Creek State Park. Photography by Gary Valle'

Brent’s Mountain from Mesa Peak Mtwy fire road in Malibu Creek State Park.

The peak and several other locations in the area appear to be named after Edwin James Brent, a furniture store owner in Los Angeles.

“Brents Mountain” is noted on the U.S.G.S. 1929 Solstice Canyon topographic map. The rocky peak towered above Brent’s Mountain Crags resort, which was acquired in 1939 by the Salvation Army.

Adventurers driving to the remote resort likely would have stopped at the Shell gas station at Brent’s Junction — the intersection of Ventura Blvd. (Hwy 101) and Las Virgenes Road.

The photograph of Brent’s Mountain was taken on a recent run of a variation of the Bulldog Loop.

Some related posts:
– Clearing Clouds, Santa Monica Mountains
– Turning California Sycamore Along Malibu Creek
– Reagan Ranch at Sunrise

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Clearing Clouds, Santa Monica Mountains

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Clearing clouds along the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains. Photography by Gary Valle'

Clearing clouds along the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains from Bulldog Mtwy fire road. The photograph was taken on a recent run of a variation of the Bulldog Loop.

Some related posts:
– Turning California Sycamore Along Malibu Creek
– Reagan Ranch at Sunrise

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Turning California Sycamore Along Malibu Creek

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Turning California Sycamore Along Malibu Creek. Photography by Gary Valle'

Multihued leaves of a turning California sycamore near the seasonal bridge on Malibu Creek. The photograph was taken on a recent run of a variation of the Bulldog Loop.

Related post: Reagan Ranch at Sunrise

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Reagan Ranch at Sunrise

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Reagan Ranch at sunrise from the Cistern Trail in Malibu Creek State Park. Photography by Gary Valle'

Reagan Ranch at sunrise from the Cistern Trail in Malibu Creek State Park.

The photograph was taken on a recent run, near the start of an extended version of the Bulldog Loop.

Some related posts:
– Late Start on the Bulldog Loop
– Exploring Lake Vista Trail and Ridge
– A Displaced Bridge, Exceptional Backbone Trail Views, and a Card Table Along the Bulldog Loop

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California Black Walnut Along the Phantom Trail

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California Black Walnut Along the Phantom Trail

A California black walnut lends a little Fall color to the chaparral on the Phantom Trail in Malibu Creek State Park.

From a run of the Phantom Loop, starting at the Cistern Trailhead on Mulholland Highway. Here’s an interactive 3D-terrain view of the 7-mile route.

Some related posts:
– Spring Fever Running the Phantom Loop in Malibu Creek State Park
– Ladyface Via the Phantom Trail and Heartbreak Ridge
– Bulldog Loop Plus the Phantom Loop

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Wandering Around Malibu Creek State Park

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Century Dam from the end of the Forest Trail in Malibu Creek State Park.

Here are a few images from a meandering run in Malibu Creek State Park on the Cistern, Lookout, Crags Road, Forest, and Chaparral Trails.

Some related posts:
– Spring Fever Running the Phantom Loop in Malibu Creek State Park
– Malibu Creek State Park: Lake Vista Ridge, the Forest Trail, and September Wildflowers
– Afternoon Run on the Forest and Lost Cabin Trails in Malibu Creek State Park