Public Eye

In the five or so years since the great trails above Flintridge's Cherry Canyon were opened to the public through work by citizens, the city of LCF, Jack Scott and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Phoebe and I had still never hiked up there. We did just after Thanksgiving, with collie Charlie, striking a pose above. Amazingly steep trail we'd just come up, the Cerro Negro. Wouldn't want to scramble down it. Fortunately, there's a wide fire trail for the return flight to the parking area.