Hiking the Mishe Mokwa - Sandstone Peak loop, with side trips to Balanced Rock and Inspiration Point on Dec 6, 2015

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To the east is Sandstone Peak. You can tell it from the antenna next to it...
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...And because this points it out!
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Starting up the trail to Sandstone Peak. There are only stairs at the very beginning. The rest of the trail is much more primitive and rugged.
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There are lots of people near the top.
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Channel Islands in the distance
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Enjoying a break and snack at Sandstone Peak, AKA Mount Allen.
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Looking west, we can see Boney Mtn Summit (rightmost peak) and Tripeaks in the middle.
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From Sandstone Peak, we can see Balanced Rock in the far distance to the north-east, and below us...
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...zooming in a bit to get a better view
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You can also see where are cars are parked at the Mishe Mokwa trailhead
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Starting down from Sandstone Peak
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Echo Cliffs from the Sandstone Peak Trail
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Lake Sherwood and Las Virgenes Reservoir (upper right)
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There's a big rut here. I wonder how big that will get with El Nino rains
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On the connector to get us back to Mishe Mokwa Trail
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It's pretty rugged in this spot!
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Turning right onto the Mishe Mokwa Trail
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Almost back to the start
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The cars are at hand!

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