My Dad, Abbey, and I went on a short hike at the Devil's Punchbowl last Saturday. This is a beautiful spot not that far from home that I've been meaning to check out. I mean who wouldn't look at a map and see the words Devil's Punchbowl and be curious as to what it is? Well, it's a Los Angeles County Park surrounded by the Angeles National Forest on the north side of the San Gabriel Mountains. The rocks here are comprised of sandstone that was thrust up due to the San Andreas Fault - similar to Mormon Rocks further to the southeast. There are a few trails including the one mile loop that we did that was short but not exactly easy because it goes down into the middle of the punchbowl and then comes straight back out again. At the bottom the creek has carved its way through the sandstone cliffs and it is very pretty. I vowed to return and so tomorrow I am going back with some friends to explore the longer trail out to the Devil's Chair :) So stay tuned for Devil's Punchbowl Part 2!
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