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Aliso Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
This wilderness areas is one of the best places to ride a mountain bike
in Southern California, which is why I live near it.
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Aliso and Woods canyons were an indian
area, and then part of the Moulton ranch
till it became the park.
07/20/02 		sign
At the enterance of the park is this little
sign pointing out all the different animals
that one might see on a ride.
07/20/02 		rattle snake
From about May till October, don't be
surprised to see one of the millions of
rattle snakes in the park.
07/20/02
garder snake
This is NOT a rattle snake, but a harmless
Garder snake. Still, when riding always keep
your eyes open for snakes.
07/20/02 		panorama
From Top of the World, you get a great
panoramic view of L.A. and Orange counties
and the local mountain and urban blight.
07/20/02 		canyon view 1
This is a shot looking towards the beginning
of the park, from it's western most ridge.
West of this photo is the Pacific Ocean.
07/20/02
wood canyon
One of many beautiful view of Wood canyon.
The flat main trail runs up the middle of
this photo.
07/20/02 		mathis
This is looking down on one of the hardest
climbs in the canyon, a trail called Mathis.
Worth a good sweat.
07/20/02 		Wood canyon
A view of Wood canyon from the top of the
Lynx trail.

07/20/02
2 riders
The main trail running up Wood Canyon is a
relativly flat and easy trail. A good trial
for beginners.
07/20/02 		U7 and Mike
2/3rd's up the main trail is a grove of
California live oak trees. Here I am
taking a break with my bike toy Mike.
07/20/02 		cholla trail
At the end of the main trail is Cholla,
which is one of the steepest, but shortest
climbs in the park. A bike view.
07/20/02
guy climbing
Even though Cholla is not that long, it is
somewhat of a technical climb due to its
grade and slippery sand/hardpack soil.
07/20/02 		Girl climb
I don't know who this girl is, but she kicked
ass going up Cholla. Going up Cholla on a
hard tail is not as easy as on a fully.
07/20/02 		girl-down
In this photo, you can see the sandy trail
of Cholla. In the summer, after 3 or 4
months without rain, the sand can get deep.
07/20/02
Cholla cactus
This photo was taken about 1/2 way up
Cholla, and shows a great view of Wood
canyon and local plant life.
07/20/02 		Up Close riding
One of the things I really like about Cholla
are the main switch backs, which are steep
and rocky. Rider is unknown.
07/20/02 		U7
At the top of Cholla, I took this picture
of myself and my bike. This was taken on a
ride I did one Febuary afternoon.
07/20/02
shadows
This is my shadow giving a peace out to all
of you looking at this stuff.

07/20/02 		Urban Blight
From the top of Cholla looking east toward
Saddleback mountain, you can see the Urban
Bright that is now Orange County.
07/20/02 		Mathis
In this photo, you can see an unknown rider
who has made it to the half way point of the
Mathis climb.
07/20/02
U7 jump
When I take pictures of Frank, they always
look great. When he takes one of me, I seem
to look goofy. Maybe it's just...
07/20/02 		canyon panorama
I took this picture from the hill on the
other side of the park enterance, looking
west to the ocean.
07/20/02 		cactus
One of the things you never want to run into
is the local prickely pear cactus. Look
forward to hours of fun if you run into it!
07/20/02

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