Santa Anita Canyon Hike

Feburary 7, 2003

Jonathan Gair stares at the Sturtevant Falls	A picturesque tree in the dim canyon	Not quite sure which way is up here...	Water, water everywhere. And lots of drops to drink!	Yes, there is water in Southern California... occasionally
Jon is towered over by Margaret Pan	Alison Farmer is taking a break	Alsion has been persuaded to remove sunglasses	Ilya is his usual well-groomed self	Thinking about the deep mysteries of the universe...
Jon got the munchies	Modeling agencies, here I come!	Alison took over the camera...	...to film Jon throwing acorns at me	I am trying to look sentient...
...which, apparently, amuses Margaret	Jon found either a supernova or a stripper	A rare moment: Alison has been persuaded to smile	Umm... this isn't what it looks like...	Yes, stand far, FAR away... Much better
Alison tries to squash me like a bug...	...but, by a titanic effort, I just manage to save myself	So many cacti to fall on... how do I pick one?	Neat tree. Reminds me of рябина	But it's next to a yuca... Ahh, well, California
We follow the upper trail on the way back	Alison is shoving the yuca tree over the edge	The hills are alive with the sound of music	Can't you leave the poor yuca alone?!	Charades: guess what English playwright Jon is showing
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.	Famous last words: I am a professional sword-swallower	It's a hedgehog! It's a prickly pear!	No, it's apparently a hair decoration / torture device...	The great stone lizard
Tree on approach to Chantry Flat	Alison's violent tendencies are coming through	Jon and Alison invent a new brand of scrable at my apartment	We'll just blame this on British humor, not on Russian "Балтика"	Alison Farmer. Wood and ink on wood. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art.