Phantom and Talepop Trails hike in Malibu Creek State Park on Feb 22, 2009

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Thanks to Camille and Claudia for providing some of these photos.

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Heading up the Talepop Trail
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The first geocache on the Talepop Trail
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More climbing through the meadow on the south end of the Talepop ridge
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Looking back down (south) the Talepop Trail towards the more congested area of Malibu Creek State Park. Liberty Canyon is on the right.
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Another geocache on the Talepop Trail. This one was quite large.
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We pass clsoe to a burned area
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Heading down the Talepop Trail towards the north end
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Approaching Grasslands Trail, there is a partly burned tree off to the side
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It looks like it might have been hit by lightning, consuming the nearer half of the tree in fire, but leaving the rest almost untouched
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Looking at the half-burned oak tree off to the side
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There's ash piled at the bottom of the tree
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It's a pretty massive tree!
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The remainder of the burned half lies on the ground next to the tree
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Heading north on the Grasslands Trail, the last leg to get back to the cars
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De Anza Park is only a couple hundred yards away
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De Anza Park

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