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Start of Gabrielino Trail from Switzer Picnic Area en route to Switzer Falls.
Gabrielino Trail along Arroyo Seco en route to Switzer Falls.
Gabrielino Trail along Arroyo Seco en route to Switzer Falls.
White alder (Alnus rhombifolia) along Arroyo Seco.
Gabrielino Trail along Arroyo Seco en route to Switzer Falls.
Gabrielino Trail along Arroyo Seco en route to Switzer Falls.
Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus).
Old stove at the historic Commodore Camp along Arroyo Seco.
View of Arroyo Seco Canyon and the San Gabriel Mountains.
Our Lord's candle (Hesperoyucca whipplei).
Greenleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula).
Yerba santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium).
Sugar bush (Rhus ovata) along the trail to Switzer Falls.
White chaparral current (Ribes indecorum) along the trail to Switzer Falls.
View of Arroyo Seco Canyon and the San Gabriel Mountains.
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia).
Narrow trail along the Bear Canyon Trail portion of hike.
Coastal live oak (Quercus agrifolia) after dropping back into Arroyo Seco Canyon.
Switzer Falls, Arroyo Seco.
Switzer Falls, Arroyo Seco.