Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Red Car Canyon: Big Parade 2011 & Brush Clearance

Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, May 22, 2011.  The Big Parade hiked through Red Car Canyon.  (Click on photo to enlarge.)

This weekend, brush clearance contractors cleared the flatter parts of the Red Car Property, leaving dead trees and dense brush on the slopes. 

Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, May 22, 2011.  The Big Parade noted the park-like canyon where the sound of the 2 Freeway disappeared.  (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, May 22, 2011.  The brush clearance contractors stopped briefly to allow The Big Parade to pass.  Here too, slopes were left untouched by brush clearance - including that large stand of highly combustible Arundo.  (Click on photo to enlarge.) 

This week we're looking at The Big Parade's trek through the Red Car Neighborhood.