Paid A Visit To Etiwanda Falls

in #photography7 years ago

Today I decided to go on a hike, since I had a free day and I always enjoy getting away from the city headaches. For once I actually brought along my phone to maybe, just maybe, take some pictures. Well I did take some, not too many, but some. So I thought I'd present what I saw to steemit, being new here and all.

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As you can see, Etiwanda falls isn't much of a waterfall, and it has some graffiti on it. This is an unfortunate side effect of it being well known in the area.

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The wind has been pretty rough here lately, and it left a lot of wood on the floor.

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A little bit upstream I found this tree that had been toppled by the wind. I thought it was interesting how it's still alive and growing. I've never come across this before.

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All these fallen leaves gave off that smell of decaying plant matter, the beginnings of fresh soil. For now it smells a little more like cow manure than humus, but I love it all the same. It's certainly a lot better than city smells.

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Speaking of which, there's that shitty city I came from in the background. This is about an hour east of Los Angeles btw.

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And here's an even better view atop a nearby hill. Even with all the wind lately, there's still that blanket of smog that's all too common, especially in the US.

Well, that's it. Have a nice day (:

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looks a little like the flinders ranges in south australia