GeoTrek 3 May 28

GEOTREK 3
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:
CALABASAS TO AGOURA HILLS

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Route: From the Calabasas Peak Mtwy. Trailhead on Stunt Rd., west to Mulholland Hwy. and on west past Las Virgenes Rd. to the Talepop Trailhead. North on the Talepop and Liberty Cyn. Trails and Liberty Cyn. Rd. to Agoura Rd., then west to Palo Comado Cyn. Rd. and north on Palo Comado Cyn. and Chesebro Rds. to the Cheeseboro Cyn. Trailhead.

Distance: 10.1 miles.

PICTURES OF PEOPLE AND NON-GEOLOGIC THINGS SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL
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(Click on this line to see PICTURES OF GEOLOGY ALONG THE TRAIL
and the hike route traced on a Dibblee geologic map.)

Gene and Sue walked alone today. On the right coming down the hill is the Calabasas Peak Motorway where we completed the previous day's trek. On the left is Stunt Road where we begin today's trek. We left at 8:05 a.m.
Most of the morning was spent walking along Mulholland Highway, which is lined with high roadcuts of 17-million-year-old volcanic rocks.
Looking west across the oak grasslands of Stokes Valley to the mountains that are just behind the MASH-filming area of Malibu Creek.
A farm scene complete with horses, goats, and sheep along Mulholland Highway.
Here's Sue crossing the Las Virgenes Creek bridge on Mulholland Highway.
We stopped at this picnic table in Malibu Creek State Park for a water and snack break. Nearby was the Sepulveda Adobe historic site.
A yellow field of mustard plants carpets the grasslands of the Las Virgenes Valley. Malibu Creek passes in front of the mountains in the background.
Near the canyon of Liberty Creek the grasslands give way to a shady forest of oaks, willows, and other trees.
This bridge over Liberty Creek is an Eagle Scout project. The creek had a moderate flow of water in it.
This scene shows how the trees follow the creek in the bottom of the canyon, whereas the grasslands take over on the hill slopes away from the water source of the creek.
This Thistle flower was serving as a snack source for the bee just before I took the picture.
We stopped for lunch in this nice grassy area at the south end of the Liberty Canyon residential area.
Crossing the 101 Freeway bridge on Chesebro Road meant that we were near the end of the day's trek.
As we neared the end of our hike for the day, Sue was walking on the trail several yards ahead of Gene. This gopher snake crossed the trail between the two of us.
We arrived at our finishing spot, the Cheeseboro Canyon trailhead, at 1:20 p.m. We made good time for the day.
Just minutes after our arrival at the end, our friends Dick and Lelia Read arrived to offer us cool drinks and a shuttle ride back to our car at the starting point.

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	Gene and Sue walked alone today. On the right coming down the hill is the Calabasas Peak Motorway where we completed the previous day's trek. On the left is Stunt Road where we begin today's trek. We left at 8:05 a.m.
	Most of the morning was spent walking along Mulholland Highway, which is lined with high roadcuts of 17-million-year-old volcanic rocks.
	Looking west across the oak grasslands of Stokes Valley to the mountains that are just behind the MASH-filming area of Malibu Creek.
	A farm scene complete with horses, goats, and sheep along Mulholland Highway.
	Here's Sue crossing the Las Virgenes Creek bridge on Mulholland Highway.
	We stopped at this picnic table in Malibu Creek State Park for a water and snack break. Nearby was the Sepulveda Adobe historic site.
	A yellow field of mustard plants carpets the grasslands of the Las Virgenes Valley. Malibu Creek passes in front of the mountains in the background.
	Near the canyon of Liberty Creek the grasslands give way to a shady forest of oaks, willows, and other trees.
	This bridge over Liberty Creek is an Eagle Scout project. The creek had a moderate flow of water in it.
	This scene shows how the trees follow the creek in the bottom of the canyon, whereas the grasslands take over on the hill slopes away from the water source of the creek.
	This Thistle flower was serving as a snack source for the bee just before I took the picture.
	We stopped for lunch in this nice grassy area at the south end of the Liberty Canyon residential area.
	Crossing the 101 Freeway bridge on Chesebro Road meant that we were near the end of the day's trek.
	As we neared the end of our hike for the day, Sue was walking on the trail several yards ahead of Gene. This gopher snake crossed the trail between the two of us.
	We arrived at our finishing spot, the Cheeseboro Canyon trailhead, at 1:20 p.m. We made good time for the day.
	Just minutes after our arrival at the end, our friends Dick and Lelia Read arrived to offer us cool drinks and a shuttle ride back to our car at the starting point.