#WalkWithMe Daley Canyon Truck Trail to Borea Spring
Panoramic view of the San Bernardino valley from Daley Canyon Truck Trail.
Just 4 miles from my home lies an entrance to the foothills of the San Bernardino mountains. It's an old dirt road first cut as a toll highway to Lake Arrowhead circa 1850.
View from our turnaround point, with Mt. San Jacinto in the distance.
Today I hiked 2 miles up the truck trail, gaining about 900 feet of altitude. My pupper has been extremely jealous all week since the arrival of our bunnies, so I've been extra conscientious about taking him hiking twice a week.
Deer tracks
In the spring, I bushwacked my way up the Borea Canyon wash to where spring waters filled a fairy-sized basin. Today, I took the opposite tack, and dropped down to the fan palms from a use trail that cut off from the road.
Borea Canyon fan palms signal a spring.
My dog and I made our way precariously to the water oozing from the bedrock.
California fan palms are a relic from the moister era of the Ice Age, when the Southern California desert used to be a land of lakes.
Water seeps from the watershed briefly before going back underground at the sandy wash.
The only way through, was through the rich black mud. Once we crashed through the undergrowth, the wash spread out wide and sandy, crisscrossed by well-traveled game trails. In fact, one of the first sights that greeted us was a fluffy tan coyote across the way, fox-pouncing in the bushes! (I thought I was filming, but somehow I failed to press record!) I did capture a pair of curious ravens, however:
I am so pleased that suburbia backs itself right up to the wildlands. Thanks for joining me and my faithful companion on another walk!
Love,cat
@creationofcare
Great photo, my friend and this canyon looks amazing! Thanks @creationofcare
Thanks so much for stopping by! Xoxo