A visit to the Brand Park last week was very nice, so while the weather is still cool, it was time to go back and hike those mountains back there.
There are three trails… which one do you think we chose? Yup the steeped hardest one. This should have been a warning at the beginning of the trail. At this point, all was lovely.
I was relaxed enough to turn and take pictures of the valley…
… as well as Glendale and Griffith Park beyond.
I was even able to stop and smell, I mean photograph the flowers. These little purple things are tiny. In a few weeks, they will just be dry powder puffs.
Then the fun began, the path got steeper and steeper, both sides of the path were sheer drops and my fear of heights kicked in big time!! A group of high school rangers came by on their way down and were very supportive. Other people going up were kind and encouraging. Meanwhile, I could look over and see another path, that was steep, but not as steep – why did we choose this one!!!
No images of me panicking, I don’t need documentation. close in you can see the easier path, and beyond, downtown, I’m always getting images of downtown.
Almost to the top, the ground leveled off. A lovely Armenian gal took this pano picture. Most people on the trail are Amenians, most of Glendale is Armenian these days. Lovely people, hardly anyone had a mask on the trails and no one was a nasty Karen- unlike our hike across the way in Griffith Park. All the hipsters from Silverlake and Echo Park hike there and they are nasty. Give me kind Armenians any day over the hipsters.
Made it to the top, seven sisters (I think there are seven trees up here). People in CA hike with kids on their backs and dogs in tow. Its’ what we do on a lovely Sunday morning.
That scary climb up? Just half a mile but 800″ of elevation, at what felt like 70 degrees of incline.
So going back down, we took the long route. A nice wide road, close to two miles, but who cares, I’ve had enough of the scary stuff.
Isn’t this beautiful? Trees and bushes along the road, as well as a lot of nice people. By the time we got down to the bottom we met a young couple who were trying to figure out which way to go – take the longer easier road! You will get to the top, see the same amazing view from up there but won’t kill yourself on a steep climb! Thank you ma’am they said, as they took my advice.
Leah