Exactly one week after Valerie and I hiked to Angels Landing in Zion National Park, we join a bunch of my BRB coworkers for a hike near Mount Zion in the Angeles National Forest

The parking lot is packed and cars are parked along the street leading up to Chantry Flat. Apparently most of the crowd will be heading to Sturtevant Falls...but we are not most of the crowd.

Margaret and Adam

Ben tries to reach his brother after receiving some unexpected news during the drive up here

Apparently there are a lot of hiking options from this location.

Kirk and Angela

Starting our hike

Now I wish I had my wide angle lens with me

Shadows from a bridge

Valerie on a bridge

Valerie on a bridge being silly

Valerie talked me into this hike...I had planned on running 13 miles today.

Kirk and Jeff

I take photos of the signs for reference in case we get lost (note: I did not know at the time that the trail we would be hiking upon was NOT listed upon THIS sign)

A heavy canopy ensures we will stay cool, but the lighting conditions will be a challenge

Looking back down the shadowy path from which we came

Dark

Margaret

This looks like the forest level that ships with CryEngine 3

Godrays

Stream crossing (Valerie, Adam, Ben, Kirk, Angela, Jeff)

Switchbacks

Angela, Kirk, Jeff, Ben