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Diamond Bar/Chino Hills Fire

Posted November 21, 2008 By Kevin and has no comments yet. Leave a comment.

These pictures of last weekend’s Triangle Complex Fire were taken from the hill next to my house. Dozens of cars and hundreds of people came to this spot all weekend to have a look at the fire. I live right by the 57 freeway, on the west side. The fire was on the other side of the freeway.

At one point on Sunday morning, it got a little scary since when I saw fire for the first time on top of the hills on the other side of the freeway. Up to that point, I could only see smoke. My house is next to a hill full of trees and vegetation, and fire could ignite very quickly. The firefighters, along with 4 or 5 planes, worked like crazy all Sunday to control the fire and luckily no houses were harmed on the other side of the freeway.

Saturday Around Noon

Fire

Planes Working Non-stop on Sunday Morning

Fire

Sunday Morning

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Chantry Flat To Sturtevant Falls Hike

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A couple of weekends ago I did this short hike with my dad who was visiting from Argentina. This is a short easy 3-mile round trip walk in the Angeles National Forest, close to Mount Wilson. Aside from a bit of elevation change at the beginning (and end since it is round trip) of the trail, it is mostly flat the rest of the way. This is Hike #41 from the book Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels by John W. Robinson.

On the way to the falls, there were a good number of small cabins. I found it amazing that just minutes from busy LA you can own a cabin and live in such a contrasting environment, away from traffic and fast pace of life.

The whole trail is very beautiful, peaceful, and pleasant since the abundance of tall trees provide plenty of shade for most of its 3 mile distance.

More info about this trail on Dan’s Hiking Pages: Sturtevant Falls