San Gabriel Mountains
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When our daughter was in town on the last day we took a drive up to Wrightwood
through Lone Pine Canyon. This is one of my favorite times to drive up there
because Lone Pine Canyon has the largest concentration of Yucca's I have seen
anywhere in California and they are so so cool when they are in bloom. The
rocks to the left are called Mormon Rocks because when the area was first
settled the Mormon's came down the Cajon Pass and set up near these rocks. The
odd formation and tilt of the rocks is because they are on the San Andreas
Fault. |
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They bloom in late spring / early summer. The stalk that has the flowers
shoots up several feet in a matter of a few weeks then flowers. Once it
flowers the stalk dies. The Yucca Flower is the state flower of New Mexico. |
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After lunch in Wrightwood we drove a short distance on the Angeles Crest
Highway for a view looking south at the mountains. Angeles Crest Highway
is 66 miles in length of 2 lane road through the San Gabriel mountains. Our house is just on
the other side of this mountains in this area. It is only an hour or so
drive to take visitors up here and give them a great view of the mountains
and also the beauty of desert and Lone Pine Canyon. |
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