The Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, an L.A. County Park off the Antelope Valley Freeway (14), has a small visitor center with live rattlesnakes, gopher snakes, and a helpful staff member. Known for its beautiful rock formations, this area was also a hiding place in 1874 for Tiburcio Vasquez, a notorious bandit, for whom the rocks were named. These sandstone rocks have been featured in hundreds of movies and other shows, including The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, Little Miss Sunshine, Monk, Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone, and lots of Star Trek movies and episodes.
Hey Hank and Cindy!
I would say the most surprising picture was the petroglyphs!!! You also captured a ton of urban wildlife and the green sea turtle!!! I had no idea they would be so far ‘inland’ from the ocean! I guess water is water! (same with your condo ducks!) It is nice to see and appreciate what is in our very own backyard.
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Hey, Mindy. Yes, who knew that turtles were so near your Seal Beach house when we were kids!
Wow, this is so interesting. I never had the wherewithal to visit these places. It is so good that you send this blog and pictures so that I can travel, vicariously, through your posts. It is very cold here in Chestertown and so I am staying inside and taking care of various projects. Thank you so much.
Love,
Phyllis Brown
Phyllis! I’ve been thinking of you all week! Wish you could join us on these hikes. The coast is beautiful and we get to many of these hikes along the Malibu coast. It’s 70 degrees today in Marina del Rey. Sorry!!!!