Charlie Horse's 2017 Picture Thread

[Charlie Horse]

Since its T-shirt weather I decided to get one more hike in for 2017.  I loaded Woodstock and Shelby (Vincent refused to load) into the Lexus and headed a couple miles up the canyon.  I'd wanted to explore the area south of the reservoir.  Since the days are so short it was going to have to be a quick hike.

   
This is the first hike to test my new Xmas present, a Nikon Coolpix B700 to replace my old Fujifilm.  This one has double the zoom at 60X and a lot more modern features.  Here's a pic of Luna.

   
This is where I turned around.. Up high on a clay slope.  The ravine I'd been following got pretty rocky due to the giant boulders that fall off of the mountain from time to time.


   
Woodstock.  Those cliffs in the background-- Its easy to go the wrong way when you head back down and find yourself at the top of a cliff when you swear you never actually climbed that high.  Its a bit of a maze and I might make a map next time.

   
Almost back to the parking area.  Thats Half-Nelson Mountain in the background.  Full-Nelson is to the south.  Its a nice hike but there are almost no trails compared to my usual area.  Its close, though, so I'll probably do some more exploring there.