Sturtevant Falls
Many people do not realize there are attractive water falls in the San Gabriel Mountains. The walk to Sturtevant Falls is an easy one, and very accessible. From the 210 Freeway in Arcadia, take the Santa Anita Avenue exit and drive north several miles to Chantry Flat, and walk from there — 3 miles to the falls and back. This is Hike No. 41 in John Robinson's book, Trails of the Angeles. For details of the trail, see Dan Simpson's web page. The photos below are from April 2007.
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Canyon leading to Sturtevant Falls |
The trail to Sturtevant Falls |
Coffee fern (Pellaea andromedifolia) |
Spreading larkspur (Delphinium patens) |
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California polypody (Polypodium californicum), |
Collar lupine (Lupinus truncatus) |
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Wild sweet pea (Lathyrus vestitus) |
Creek monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) |
Oak leaves |
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Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) |
Gooseberry (Ribes sp.) |
MIner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata mexicana) |
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Baby blue eyes among miner's lettuce (Nemophila mensiesii) |
Coastal wood fern (Dryopteris arguta) |
Wallflower (Erysium capitatum) |
Alder trees (Alnus rhombifolia) in damp ground along the greek. The drooping “moustache” in the left image is characteristic. |
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Sugar bush (Rhus ovata) |
Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti) |
Rock face |
Sturtevant Falls |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Images copyright © 2007-2009 Andrea Edwards.
