May 4, 2011

Tenaja Falls

(14 Pictures)

These pictures were taken 4-23-11 at Tenaja Falls. These trails can be found in the La Cresta Area, west of Murrieta. There are lots of trails to choose from and this particular one took a good 20 minutes to get to. Had to travel across some narrow mountain roads but still easily accessible.

Tenaja Falls
Here's a glance of what you can see nearing the end of the trail we took, it was really quite the site.

Tenaja Waterfall
At the end of our trail hike we came across the Tenaja Waterfalls, nothing huge but still a site to see. And a nice place to set up for a quick snack before heading back.

Murreita Wild Hyacinth
There is a lot of wild flowers up on the trail, this particular one is a Wild Hyacinth, they were quite common.

Hills, Tenaja Falls
This was a picture of the hills and canyons you can see on your way to Tenaja falls, sometimes it got really steep and its easy to get dizzy.

Tenaja Creek
The creek that you more or less fallow along your trail to get to the waterfalls. This was in the beginning of our hike.

Creek Tenaja Trail
More towards the middle of our hike, the same creek.

Creek Closeup
A closer view of the creek we were following.

Murrieta Small Toad
A small toad that was sitting perfectly still on a rock, almost missed it because it blended it no well.

Murrieta Ironclad Beetle
A very common site on the trail and Murrieta in general, this little insect is called an Ironclad Beetle and is extremely hard. When disturbed it goes motionless.

Hummingbird Nest Murrieta
A rare site we had here! A female hummingbird in her nest not too far off the trail we were following. The nest was empty at first but as soon as we got near the Hummingbird came to guard it.

Murreita Narrow Leaved Fuchsia
Not really a common site in Murrieta but it was on the trail. These red flowers are what I believe to be Narrow Leaved Fuchsia.

Murrieta Purple Nightshade
These are purple nightshades and were found here and there on our hike.

Tenaja Waterfall
Another shot of the waterfall at the end of our hike.

Murrieta Tenaja Falls
A last shot of the falls at the trail.

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