trail guides. To get to the second parking lot, drive another 0.3 miles down to the end of Solstice Canyon Road. Callipepla californica

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Some even rest in crevices or caves.

Eriogonum fasciculatum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat and Eastern Mojave buckwheat.

The silvery blue is found over much of the western United States and most of Canada.

Castilleja gleasoni It is the only species of the genus Prunus native to the Santa Monica Mountains that divide the Los Angeles basin from the San Fernando Valley, California.

Most of these attacks have been by young lions that have been forced to hunt on their own and are not yet living in established areas. California Lilacs

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Crotalus viridis

Its leaves have been shown to contain Thujone, which is suspected to have mild psychoactive properties, and Cineole, which is an antibacterial agent.

Lemonade Berry

California Sycamore

Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise or greasewood) is a flowering plant native to Oregon, Nevada, California, and northern Baja California.This shrub is one of the most widespread plants of the chaparral biome. The fruit are consumed by many birds, including mocking birds, robins and cedar waxwings and mammals such as coyotes and bears. 

Puma concolor Solstice Canyon also known as Roberts Ranch, was the site of a former space research facility (1961-1973).

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As an alternative, hikers may park along Latigo Canyon Road and venture to Castro Crest from that trailhead, for a shorter less-rustic experience that is still quite enjoyable.In an ideal world, one would hike from Castro Crest up Newton Road to Castro Peak and take Castro Motorway back to Corral Canyon Road.

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The trees give way to broader views of Upper Solstice Canyon, offering an exceptional perspective over the world you’ve been hiking through.

And the dogs can have fun splashing in the water, too!

The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.

Other common names for members of this genus are wild lilac, and soap bush.

It can be used in large containers, natural landscaping, habitat restoration projects and as erosion control. There are also other moderate to strenuous hikes to enjoy in the Solstice Canyon. Tarantulas are not poisonous to humans, though like all spiders they have venom that is effective on small arthropods for subduing their prey. While female tarantulas can live for up to 25 years, the average lifespan of the male is only seven or eight years. 

It’s odd for sure.A fire has come through the area recently (most likely the Woolsey fire) and most of the trees are just blackened skeletons, though a few are coming back. Hike time can take between an hour and two hours. It grows 5-60 in (13-152 cm) tall with alternately branching glaucous blue-green foliage.

This trail is so easy that you could do it in flip flops!

Artemisia californica The birds found east of the Mississippi River tend to be larger on average than the birds found to the west.

Calochortus plummerae is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name Plummer's mariposa lily.

These plants have a tendency to absorb and concentrate selenium in their tissues from the soils in which they grow, and can be potentially very toxic if the roots or green parts of the plant are consumed.

White Sage In order to submit a comment to this post, please write this code along with your comment: Select a region above to find your next great hike. There is a small part on the small of their backs where there are some green feathers.

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California Fuchsia Red Tail Hawk The bigleaf maple has the largest leaves of any maple, typically 6 to 12 inches across, with five deeply incised palmate lobes. In total, it is 2.6 miles in and out.

Aphonopelma sp. Menu & Reservations ... Solstice Canyon gets five stars for me.

apiana is widely used by Native American groups on the Pacific coast of the U.S. Eschscholzia californica

CAUTION: Black Mustard may be toxic to horses.

Juglans californica can be either a large shrub with 1-5 trunks, or a small, single-trunked tree.

They have been observed stealing acorns from woodpecker caches as well as from the caches of other jays they have observed stashing their acorns.