Angeles National Forest Trip

We did a simple hike along the Gabrielino trail that started from the Red Box Trailhead. There's a pretty cute little museum called the Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center.

Some highlights:


Fuzzy things on these plant. iNat says it's a mountain mahogany? Neat!


Pretty pinecone covered in sap. A type of douglas fir I guess?


Pretty berries. Algorithm says it's a Southern Honeysuckle, and endemic if so. Very cool!


Disembodied deer leg we found near this weather station surrounded by boarded up houses. Spooky!


Definitely my favorite find of the trip. What's most likely a Big Berry Manzanita. Very pretty plant and the peeling bark looks awesome.

Posted on September 19, 2019 10:42 PM by one_ear_sun one_ear_sun

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California Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. californicus)

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September 15, 2019 04:30 PM PDT

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Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)

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September 15, 2019 04:21 PM PDT

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Bigcone Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa)

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September 15, 2019 04:19 PM PDT

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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

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September 15, 2019 04:14 PM PDT

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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

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September 15, 2019 04:15 PM PDT

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Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei)

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September 15, 2019 04:13 PM PDT

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Western Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. elegans)

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September 15, 2019 04:10 PM PDT

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Hairy Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon trichocalyx)

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September 15, 2019 04:07 PM PDT

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Clematis and Leatherflowers (Genus Clematis)

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September 15, 2019 04:07 PM PDT

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Humboldt's Lily (Lilium humboldtii)

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Velvety Goldenrod (Solidago velutina)

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September 15, 2019 04:05 PM PDT

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Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)

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September 15, 2019 03:56 PM PDT

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Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)

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September 15, 2019 03:56 PM PDT

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Big Berry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca)

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September 19, 2019 02:19 PM PDT

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Thalassica Grasshopper (Trimerotropis thalassica)

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September 15, 2019 03:38 PM PDT

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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)

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September 15, 2019 03:37 PM PDT

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Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)

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September 15, 2019 03:35 PM PDT

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Johnston's Honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)

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September 15, 2019 03:32 PM PDT

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