LET'S (not) GET WET--HIKE AND CLIMB THE NUMEROUS (dry) WATERFALLS BELOW THE GROTTO AT CIRCLE X RANCH-- OUR LOCAL (dry) WATERFALL PARADISE!
EXPECT LOTS OF BOULDERING!!!! AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
LAST WINTER WAS REALLY DRY. IT'LL PROBABLY RAIN EVENTUALLY, THOUGH--so let's see the falls before they get wet again!
WHERE: Circle X ranch Grotto trailhead, in the western Santa Monica Mountains
WHEN: from 2 to 6 pm
PLENTY OF SHADE!!!
CARPOOLING SUGGESTION: (A GOOD SPOT TO MEET FOR CARPOOLING IS ON PCH ACROSS FROM NEPTUNE'S NET (AT YERBA BUENA ROAD). THEN DRIVE UP THE HILL 5 MILES TO THE PARKING LOT. Park in the lot with the sign saying "Circle X Ranch". There is a ranger building by the roadside.
IF YOU DO NOT CARPOOL, I am legally required to make funny faces at you.
BRING: 3 QUARTS OF WATER, A HAT, SUNSCREEN, COMFORTABLE SHOES WHICH YOU DON'T MIND KEEPING DRY, AND SNACKS
POISON OAK WARNING---Yes, there is some of it here below the Grotto. So if you are succeptible to it, wear long pants and shirt. I WILL POINT IT OUT WHEN I SEE IT!
