An Adventure in Trabuco Canyon – Part II
As I stated in my earlier post, Trabuco Canyon is located in eastern Orange County and in the Cleveland National Forest. Be sure to obtain a pass and prominently display it in your vehicle. For information contact (909) 736-1811. The fee is $5 you can obtain a day pass at Trabuco Canyon General Store (714) 858-1711. They were issuing tickets if you parked your vehicle and did not have a pass.
This was our chariot for the journey, and I love the Hummer – it goes anywhere. But even though we were in a big, heavy vehicle, it is still a pretty bouncy ride. Trabuco Canyon is also a popular destination spot for off roaders during the wet season as well. There are mud bogs, and all kinds of hills to climb. Yesterday we saw a small off road vehicle flipped, however fortunately no one was injured, and they were able to right the vehicle pretty easily. You do have to have some experience before you go taking on some of the terrain.
And of course, people are pretty funny! I guess this guy won the coin toss for who gets to ride on top! Not so sure I would want to ride there, as it really is bumpy, and dusty! But I suppose they were having fun.
License plate removed to protect the . . . . innocent??
Approximately four miles in an off road vehicle, is the Holy Jim Falls area. This is an area where you can park and then take one of the many hiking trails to explore nature. The Holy Him Falls area also has their own Fire Department.
We went up past the Holy Jim Falls area, and hiked in at the junction below – West Horsethief and Trabuco. It was a fairly easy trail, and the map shows which trails have what level of difficulty.
This is the trail that we hiked in on. Much of it was canopied by all the intense foliage and trees, however there was part of the trail in the direct sun light.
About 100 yards in on this particular trail was a rusty old car. It looked at though it had been shot up (hoping that no one was continuiing to shoot it now) but we were surprised to see it there. There were clearly no roads nearby, so how did it get there? It was pretty interesting though as you could see the springs in the seats, and I believe it was a General Motors, but what model was difficult to determine. 
So, as you can see, it was an adventure, and a fun one indeed.
I will continue the series with more photos and description of the area.
Happy Easter Everyone!
