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Upper Oso (Big Pine, Happy Hollow)

A ride of 2009:02:01. We rode up from Upper Oso campground, and when we came to the ridge where Camuesa forks off, we checked the gate leading up the hill (Big Pine Road) and it was open! This is the first time the gate had been open in a long time, so we rode up. We passed the place where we had stopped the previous time we took this road (see previous set of photos), and went a few miles further. This trip was all about the Zaca Fire. We were in the heart of the area that had burned and caused the road closure, and we were amazed to see the life of the desert returning so vigorously. The pictures are mostly about our amazement.

Feb 1 2009, 14:11:55

Feb 1 2009, 14:12:44

Feb 1 2009, 14:13:07

Feb 1 2009, 14:13:40

Feb 1 2009, 14:15:08

Life springs eternal. Look at the new growth filling in between the burned branches on this tree.

Feb 1 2009, 14:15:58

Feb 1 2009, 14:16:32

New growth directly from the roots, while the dead branches remain.

Feb 1 2009, 14:17:25

Feb 1 2009, 14:17:53

Feb 1 2009, 14:18:38

Feb 1 2009, 14:19:04

Feb 1 2009, 14:19:35

Feb 1 2009, 14:19:49

Feb 1 2009, 14:19:59

Feb 1 2009, 15:05:45

Feb 1 2009, 15:05:53

Feb 1 2009, 15:06:07

Feb 1 2009, 15:06:17

Feb 1 2009, 15:06:54

Feb 1 2009, 15:07:00

Burned-out hillside dotted with new growth.

Feb 1 2009, 15:07:07

Feb 1 2009, 15:07:51

Feb 1 2009, 15:07:59

Feb 1 2009, 15:08:11

Feb 1 2009, 15:08:30

Feb 1 2009, 15:08:43

This and the next few pictures are of Happy Hollow picnic area. There has been a lot of chainsaw cutting here, presumably to clear out the hazardous dead trees.

Feb 1 2009, 15:22:20

Feb 1 2009, 15:23:37

Feb 1 2009, 15:24:18

Above Happy Hollow, looking out to sea and the Channel Islands.

Feb 1 2009, 15:36:38

Feb 1 2009, 15:37:03

Feb 1 2009, 15:37:20

Feb 1 2009, 15:40:26

Feb 1 2009, 15:40:34

Feb 1 2009, 15:41:08

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Feb 1 2009, 15:41:17

Feb 1 2009, 15:41:38

Feb 1 2009, 15:46:54

Feb 1 2009, 15:47:04

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Feb 1 2009, 15:47:25

Feb 1 2009, 15:47:35

Feb 1 2009, 15:47:44

Feb 1 2009, 15:47:53

Feb 1 2009, 15:48:04

Feb 1 2009, 15:48:31

Feb 1 2009, 15:48:37

Feb 1 2009, 15:48:44

Feb 1 2009, 15:48:51

Feb 1 2009, 15:48:58

Feb 1 2009, 15:49:04

Feb 1 2009, 15:49:11

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Feb 1 2009, 15:49:27

Feb 1 2009, 15:49:34

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Feb 1 2009, 15:49:47

Feb 1 2009, 15:49:54

Back at the ridge where Camuesa forks off, a few last pictures in the late afternoon low light before heading back down the road to the car.

Feb 1 2009, 16:15:10

Feb 1 2009, 16:15:21

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Feb 1 2009, 16:15:38

Feb 1 2009, 16:16:02

Feb 1 2009, 16:16:07

Feb 1 2009, 16:16:14

Feb 1 2009, 16:16:26

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