Old Ridge Route, Campo Alto, Lockwood Valley
6/2/2022
The old Ridge Route - Stop 1a
First stop of the day was an overlook, viewing south toward the town of Castaic, CA, where the road began.
East of I-5 on the old Ridge Route, which was originally built in 1915.
This was at best a very primitive road, and after the "no outlet" sign where the road crossed
Templin Hwy (can you call an old 2 lane road a highway???), the condition of the road got worse,
and then even worse than worse. 38.5 miles and it took us a while.
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360° pic from the drone
Stop 1b - Elderberry Forebay (also along the Ridge Route)
Water runs through pipes from Pyramid Lake to this lake just above Castaic Lake.
They do this to generate electricity. 1/3 of the power created is used to pump the water back up to Pyramid.
And they repeat the cycle every day.
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360° pic from the drone
Stop 3 - Lockwood Valley Road
3rd and last stop before heading back to dad's house.
A high spot on Lockwood Valley RD between Frazier Park and Ojai.
Looking west; I shot the sunset from this spot on 8/30/21.
Wanted to see what the area looked like from a higher perspective.
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360° pic from the drone
360° pic from the drone