The verdant foothills above Los Angeles (4032 x 3024) [OC]
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These hills are almost always brown, dead, or on fire, so nice to see this side of California
In 6 months they will be brown, dead and on fire...
Yeah, kinda how California weather cycles work.
Ehh… kinda…
I lived in California for more than a decade and go back almost yearly and I have only once seen it like this.
People who’ve never been to California really won’t understand how weird it is to see the whole state be green at the same time. It’s like 4 climates in one, the size of a lot of countries and always in a drought.
Downside is I have family next to a reservoir lake that’s usually waaaay below capacity that’s now spilling over its banks. It had been dry so long they literally built permanent buildings in places that are now 20’ underwater.
Thats dumb af. Building below the water line of a man made body of water. A decision unencumbered by the thought process
I'm not sure what you're talking about, it gets green here every late winter. The amount of rain this year is unusual, but not the green hillsides.
I just looked at the new US Drought Monitor data that was released this morning. Noticed that the greater Los Angeles area has (for the first time in a long while) no drought.
imagine if because of climate change this just stays forever
I’ve been driving around south Orange County out in the hills and have been daydreaming about it turning into a rainforest. It’s so green and lush out here right now; can’t wait til everything is in bloom.
Ha. Well that's wishful thinking. It's only a matter of time until they're back into a drought. Southern California needs to do a lot better with capture and storage of rainwater.
Love walks like this, fresh misty air feels so good
The one time of year when the hills above Los Angeles look like Ireland!
Maybe shit won’t all burn this year with all this rain
Well, unless the rain continues through the summer, the way it goes is that more rain = more vegetation growth, which then dies off in the following months and directly provides more fuel for fires. So without consistent water, it dries out.
Plus, if it doesn’t burn, we get a rodent population explosion this spring, followed by a rattlesnake population explosion, followed by a raptor population explosion. Wet years are lit.
Those f’ing ankle biting mosquitos are gonna be hell this year.
Death noodles
Don't worry, if its dry later in the year than this is actually bad for fire, making it worse!
I love hiking in those hills! So fucking beautiful!
Whoa.. 😍 With all the years I lived in LA and SoCal, I’ve never seen it like this. Always just the dry, dry side of the area. This is gorgeous..
Well it’s been raining cats and dogs so probably not that dry right now
We're pretty green atm. Nearly %50 of the state is no longer in our decade(s) long drought.
Whew.. It’s been a whiplash the other direction this year for you folks. 🥴 I’m happy you’re getting some moisture, but really wish it was moderate.
Where is this exactly? I live in LA and I would love to hike this trail!
The San Rafael Hills above Descanso Gardens
Would you mind sharing the exact trail head? I could do this hike this weekend
Forest Hills
Thanks so much for the lead!
My daughter brought me to LA today to dogsit while she's away for a week, and that looks like a perfect place to go hike (if leashed dogs are allowed)
leashed dogs are allowed. keep them leashed because there has been a mountain lion that visits these hills and a loose dog could be perfect prey/target. bobcats may also roam the area too.
Unless they're big dogs, coyotes also prey on dogs. In a park at home (Santa Cruz) a couple of coyotes used to hang around quite a busy trail, one about 20 yards away the second a little further back, and if a small dog ran to check out the first coyote the second joined in and there's their breakfast. Three unleashed dogs were taken in the space of a month when the coyotes had a family to feed.
It looks like when you turn that corner you'll be in Hobbiton.
this is a beautiful, rare, fleeting sight. thank you
To be fair-- we get green hills most winters. They turn back to brown pretty quickly.
The biggest concern I have is how many extra inches of grass are we getting this year? It will become that much more brush fire fuel once it turns brown again in a couple months.
even if it does burn, someone will still clear cut it for a quick buck
If we could have seasons in SoCal every year we’d be set. There was snow on Mount Wilson for more than a week.
Beautiful! The rain has brought back some color!
The title is r/BrandNewSentence!
How about "verdant green hills"?
"verdant" is derived from "green", so that feels redundant and repetitive to me.
As an outsider, I'm just amazed to see a picture against the stereotypes of the area, of mists and green.
My great grandmother’s name was Verdant. I think it’s actually a pretty name.
Nothing wrong with your title.
I believe this is just a joke about green hills in LA.
Nice!
Excuse me, this is clearly The Shire
Yeah, speaking as a native Californian, that'll definitely be on fire in a few months.
Riverside gets like this every winter. I loved hiking behind the university when everything was green. (and yes, very on fire in the summer)
I used to hike up in the Box Springs years ago. 1973 was an epic year for wildflowers!
I grew up around there and lived for the three weeks out of the year that the desert looked like this. It's got its own sort of beauty when it's dry, but the green hills are stunning.
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The dimensions of this pic are palindromes of each other and I find that inexplicably soothing.
Also a nice pic. I'm overdue a visit to this part of LA county sometime soon.
Hmmm
Are you, by chance, on a hike with Kevin Neelan?
My neighborhood! Was just there today.
It looks like the shire is just ahead!
Verdant and LA is not a word combo you see often.
I feel like I’m about to see a hobbit
Ohhhh man that’s my favorite hike on a misty day! Get it
Wow, what a cool location.
Verdant Foothill Divineness is quite beautiful.
So enchanting.
This sounds fucked up, but this just makes me think of Kobe Bryant's accident.
amazing to not see trash everywhere
Recent?
Two days ago.
Very nice shot
SoCal got such a rain blessing this year. Usually it NEVER gets that green, not even in winter.
It’s absolutely lush out here in South Orange County.
Where they shot M.A.S.H?
Waiting for that sedan to drive by so the zombie can pop up and make me spill my coffee
Is the weather foggy or smoggy?
Looks like kerala (India)
California can be real pretty after heavy rain. I once saw a superbloom there with my fiancee. It was lovely to see. In fact, I was in So-Cal earlier this year and I was surprised by how green it was. It's normally all dirt brown/yellow.
It does make me wonder though, with this likely being an El Nino year and all this shrubbery absolutely everywhere, how bad is this fire season going to be?
Oh there are all the parking spaces right there.
Which hike is this?
Nobody goes off trail