Back in February we took an afternoon to hike the famous Vasquez Rocks seen in Star Trek, Friends, Power Rangers, Outer Limits and many other tv shows and movies. The unique rock formations were caused by the San Andreas Fault and erosion of the San Gabriel mountains.
.
We started the hike late in the day and covered 3 miles in 90 minutes to return to our car before the gate closed. The rocks are very accessible from the parking lot and don’t require a lot of hiking, but we wanted to hike along some of the higher ridges to get a better view. We climbed on a few of the rocks, but didn’t have time to scale the large peak.
.
.
The people on the left give a sense of scale of these giant rock formations
Along the path there are also a few clearly marked pictographs.
Although it was a quick hike, it was a good warm up for the many hikes and backpacking trips we have planned for the year.
