I set out through Eaton Canyon in Altadena, CA on a sunny spring day in February.
This is the trailhead sign, and I would be hiking beyond this point, to a beautiful waterfall I had heard about.
I always like to check the paper map to get an idea of my surroundings, and know about interesting places I might want to check out along the way.
This was helpful, since it gave an elevation profile, to give an idea of exactly how much of an uphill climb you could expect.
There was one creek crossing about a half mile down the trail. As I hiked further down the canyon, I passed a few other trails off to the right, such as Walnut Canyon trail.
Some of the trail was damaged during recent rains from the atmospheric river events California was experiencing.
It was a sunny day with blue skies and everything was very green, as I walked along the creek, towards the falls, occasionally passing through a grove of Oak trees.
In the distance I could see the narrow box canyon, I would be hiking into. There was another trail, along the edge of the cliff, where people were walking to and from, from the neighborhood above. So if I needed a shortcut, I could have saved a few miles, entering the canyon here.
The creek was were flowing, and I headed up Eaton Canyon on a Friday afternoon in February, chasing waterfalls.
After passing under a footbridge, I would walk along the creek.
Eventually I came to a spillway, and the first of many water crossings, which involved navigating my way across the cobblestones.
I passed another spillway, a remnant of the past. It appears this canyon at one time or another had a dam.
Now all that way left were rusting relics cut into the rocks.
There were old water pipes, which fell out of use at one time or another.
Rusting metal rings in the rocks, likely held some kind of suspension cables, or bridge, was my guess.
There were about 10-15 creek crossings, but I sort of lost count on the way to the falls.
It looks like a fireplace, but was perhaps a kiln of some kind.
Finally I made it to the end, and what awaited, was a beautiful flowing waterfall.
The hike to Eaton Canyon Falls took about 4 hours with a break at the end. There was a lot of traffic on the trail, so the water crossings took a bit longer than anticipated. Most people got their feet wet, and I just took my time, keeping my boots dry.
If you love waterfalls, and canyons, this is a beautiful place to visit in the Altadena area.
I hope you enjoyed reading this, and it is helpful in knowing what to expect, should you decide to visit here.
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