New Year's Day walk in Aliso Canyon

Today was such a beautiful day, we just HAD to get out into it... so we took Miss Pupps for a walk in Aliso Canyon. This is part of the burn area from the Sesnon Fire in October, and it's looking really beautiful with the blackened trees and new plant growth on the hillsides.

Aliso Canyon was once part of James Cagney's ranch here in the San Fernando Valley.

Post-rain Trek through Aliso Canyon

We're fortunate to have several nature walks, not too far from our home. One of them is located at Aliso Canyon Park, which you may recall reading about in a previous post.

Kelsey loves this walk, but we have to watch her to make sure she doesn't jump in the stream. Today she tried, nearly taking her daddy with her!

The rain has wreaked havoc on the trails. They quite clearly turned into streams during the recent heavy rains. But we braved them anyway!

It looks like we weren't the ONLY ones... check below for a photo of the wild-animal tracks we saw. Not sure if they're from coyotes or mountian lions. Seemed too small for a mountain lion, but the claws look sharp enough... :-\