Santa Paula Canyon to the Punch Bowl

Including part of the Last Chance Trail. Photos of VenturaCountyTrails.Org. Click on an image to see it full size.

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At last, the upper pool!
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A slide feeds water into the pool
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The water is clear and refreshing!
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Heading up above the slide
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Looking back to the upper pool from the top of the slide
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Enjoying the slide!
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Above the upper pool, the creek continues much the same. This was as far as we went, a few hundred yards past the upper pool
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The water in the upper pool is crystal clear
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Heading down from the upper pool
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Apporaching the barrier rock that would prove difficult to get back down
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Getting a firm grip on the barrier rock while trying to find the way back down
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"Mountain Goat" Matt scampered down the barrier rock and directed our movements from below. Without his help we might still be on that little cliff!
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The falls immediately below the barrier rock
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Instead of heading straight back down the canyon, we took a side trip up the Last Chance Trail. This view is back down the canyon from a short way up the trail.
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Looking up the Santa Paula Canyon from the Last Chance Trail
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The Last Chance Trail

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