You can easily miss Rocky Oaks Park, hidden between houses, roads and other signs of modern life, in the Santa Monica mountains. It consists less than 200 acres of diverse plants and wildlife. A short and low impact hike, it was a way to burn off those calories over the Thanksgiving Day feast.
From the trails, you can see up above at a distane, a private residence or maybe a business along Mulholland Highway. The yellows look like vineyards in rows and terraces.
A closer look of the rocks.
Rocky Oaks Park is also the place where you can ride your horse. One lucky shot, with the background mountain almost shaped like the pyramid.
Bronze buckwheat still adds color amidst the dried grasses
My admiration of taking shots of weeds
In the middle of the small hiking trail, there lies the pond. Here’s a preview.
Happy trails, you won’t get lost!
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Sandy, Sylvia, Lady Fi, Gatina and Arija
Sylvia Kirkwood
November 28th, 2011
Such a beautiful area and I do love those BLUE skies!! What a great place to hike or ride! Your photos are terrific as always, Ebie! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Sylvia
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Sherry in MT
November 28th, 2011
Hee hee I love your comment on photos of weeds, I did that yesterday and will post probably tonight or tomorrow! Your’s have prettier colors though! Love the shot with the horse and rider.
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Rajesh
November 28th, 2011
Beautiful shots of the very different place. I liked the shot with pyramid like mountain in the background.
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Snap
November 28th, 2011
Ebie, what a great place to walk. I was so full from thanksgiving dinner that walking around the block was difficult but a definite necessity!!!!!!!
Barb
November 28th, 2011
I love these hilly shots, Ebie! Glad you hiked over the holiday.
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betchai
November 28th, 2011
and I so admire your shots of weeds, Ebie. your shots give them so much glory for you captured their unique beauty.
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aka Penelope
November 28th, 2011
The delicate grasses make such a pretty picture, Ebie! They are sturdier than they look, I’m sure. Also, like the bright ribbon along the way … it’s better than breadcrumbs to find the way back from such a trek.
Indrani
November 28th, 2011
Such a lovely place to be in and delightful photo opportunity too.
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Carol
November 28th, 2011
Awesome shots of a fascinating place ~thanks, namaste, Carol (A Creative Harbor) OWT ^_^
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Cher
November 28th, 2011
yay, thanks for the virtual hike! i love the happy trails! great photos as usual.
Cher
November 28th, 2011
Happy Tuesday!
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FotoAnna
November 29th, 2011
Hi Ebie,
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Thank you for sharing your world… I really loved it!
Greetings from a sunny Holland,
Anna
Arija
November 29th, 2011
On two hundred acres it’s hard to get lost but a nice place for a hike anyway, especially with the light and autumn colours.
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Jenn
November 29th, 2011
Beautiful, beautiful trail. I love taking shots of weeds as well. Sometimes the unwanted becomes beautiful when you look hard enough. We just have to get down and dirty to see it.
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Francisca
November 29th, 2011
You couldn’t possible have had a bluer day to hike Rocky Oaks Park! Gorgeous place and captures, Ebie.
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