 | Here's the group that's going to hike over the Simi Hills today. From left to right they are: Gene Fritsche, Virginia Tracy, Pam Irvine, Connie Hanstedt, and Alice Clagett. Sue Fritsche took the picture. We left the kiosk here at the Cheeseboro trailhead at 8:05 a.m.
 | Hiking through the oak-grasslands of the Agoura Hills on the Cheeseboro Canyon trail. Note that everyone is smiling and striding along heartily at this point.
 | A Cottontail rabbit greeted us as we merged onto the Las Virgenes Canyon trail.
 | Las Virgenes Creek still had a little water in it, but was easy to cross.
 | Wild Morning Glories were common along the trail. This one attracted a honey bee.
 | Although we did not see too many Rose Snap Dragons, this one was blooming nicely.
 | This closeup of the Rose Snap Dragon shows the resemblence to the garden variety. Alice Clagett was our flower expert for the day.
 | As we got into the higher elevations of the Simi Hills the trail would go up, then down, then up, then down. It was a little discouraging to gain elevation and then lose it again.
 | Finally arriving at the summit, we could look back and see from whence we had come. One and a half hiking days earlier we started on this side of Saddle Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains, which is the peak in the left background of this photo.
 | About 11:00 a.m. we made it over the high point on the trail, which is on the ridge behind us, and also past the halfway point for the day's hike.
 | We were met near the Boeing Company property by our Boeing hosts, who unlocked the gate and accompanied us across the property. On the left is Blythe Jameson, in charge of Environmental Communications; in the center is Ken Robinson, Boeing Geologist and geology alumnus of CSUN; and on the right is Kathy Robinson, Ken's daughter. They were gracious and informative hosts on our walk across the property.
 | Shade was at a premium, so when we spotted some under these eucalyptus trees across the street from the Sage Ranch, we stopped for a well deserved lunch.
 | A short distance after lunch we found another shady spot behind this giant boulder of sandstone from the Chatsworth Formation.
 | The remainder of the hike was smooth sailing compared to the morning's climb. Here we are on the home stretch.
 | A Bush Sunflower brightened the trail as we neared the end.
 | Closeup of the Bush Sunflower.
 | With spirits regained after a one mile gentle downhill, we finished the day's hike at 2:50 p.m.
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