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Mar 22 2014
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63 male
 Joined Jan 27 2007
 Thousand Oaks, C
Old Cabin TrailLos Angeles, CA
Old Cabin Trail
Los Angeles, CA
Hiking avatar Mar 22 2014
slegal • Triplogs 57
Hiking9.60 Miles 2,657 AEG
Hiking9.60 Miles
2,657 ft AEG
 
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I said last month that I thought that maybe the Old Cabin Trail was too hard on my knees and that maybe I should stop hiking it. I guess that makes me an idiot. That said, I got cortisone shots in both knees after the last hike up the Old Cabin Trail and my knees have been feeling better lately. My knees felt the best they’ve felt on this hike for the past 3 trips up.

The day started out cloudy (June Gloom in March). I was pleased to finally see some green in the burn area. Unfortunately, the storm that hit three weeks ago that allowed the hills to turn green also caused a considerable amount of trail erosion too.

I made pretty good time up to a place I call lunch rock, which is only about a quarter mile from Tri Peaks. My knees were doing great. I had a granola bar and some water at lunch rock and watched fog blow in over Tri Peaks big time. By the time I finished my granola bar I couldn’t even see Tri Peaks. I headed up to Tri Peaks and thought to myself, “If I didn’t know the way to Tri Peaks I would really be worried about getting lost in this fog”.

When I was about 100 yards from Tri Peaks I looked up and there it was, barely visible through the fog. It was really spooky looking.

The trip down was of course a bit harder than the trip up for me. There are so many nasty sections of trail that going down is a lot harder on my knees than going up. I still managed to handle it a lot better this time.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Padre's Shooting Star
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Conejo Mountain  Tri Peaks
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Feb 01 2014
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 Guides 77
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63 male
 Joined Jan 27 2007
 Thousand Oaks, C
Old Cabin TrailLos Angeles, CA
Old Cabin Trail
Los Angeles, CA
Hiking avatar Feb 01 2014
slegal • Triplogs 57
Hiking9.60 Miles 832 AEG
Hiking9.60 Miles
832 ft AEG
 
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I've been itching to head up the Old Cabin Trail for a couple months. I just couldn't come up with enough time to make it happen. So today was the day.

As much as I love the views, my knee arthritis was really hurting me. The trail is so messed up that it punished my knees. Normally ibuprofen and a knee brace are more than enough to get me through my hikes, but I think that the Old Cabin Trail is telling me that it is not for me any longer. I guess that means I won't have any future triplogs for this trail.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Coyote
 Culture
 Culture [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Memorial
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Sandstone Peak
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Oct 27 2013
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 Guides 77
 Routes 106
 Photos 2,987
 Triplogs 57

63 male
 Joined Jan 27 2007
 Thousand Oaks, C
Old Cabin TrailLos Angeles, CA
Old Cabin Trail
Los Angeles, CA
Hiking avatar Oct 27 2013
slegal • Triplogs 57
Hiking9.60 Miles 2,657 AEG
Hiking9.60 Miles
2,657 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
This was my first trip to any part of Point Mugu State Park since before the Springs Fire. I just didn't want to see it after the burn. I was encouraged by all the new growth, despite the lack of rain. Many of the scorched sumac was growing back at the base and many of the yucca were coming back.

The rebirth ends with the sumac and yucca. We need rain before anything else starts growing.

As always, the Old Cabin Trail affords great views. Despite an incoming dry cold front, today was no exception. Every time I hike this trail it seems that the tail is worse than the last.

My left knee was bothering me for part of the way, but it felt better after about a quarter of the hike.
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Conejo Mountain  Mugu Peak
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