We didn't die at Stoney Point

We went to the Valley to visit a friend of ours, Rachael, who was down here from SF to dance & play at the Electric Daisy Fest. Just a big skip down Topanga Canyon Rd, North of Chatsworth before the 118, is Stoney Point. SP is a rather large rocky pimple on the otherwise smooth surface of the Valley. It's a great place to go bouldering & apparently also the local teenage hangout for drinking & practicing graffiti skills. We decided to go hike it after visiting Rachael. After all, it was only 109 degrees out, but we had water, so we thought no worries.

This is one view from the bottom.


Jason's got big feet.


Here we are behind one of the little boulders.


This is the picture I'm putting on my explorer book jacket.


A view of Topanga Canyon Rd & Chatsworth from the top.



We've never gotten lost on a hike before, but I guess all of the boulders w/ graffiti started to look the same & we couldn't figure out the way down which we came. This picture is when we started to get a bit worried, because we had just ran out of water (we did bring a liter each) and the temp was still 100+F. It was only about a half hour of trial & error before we found a way down. I ended up bouldering down a 20 ft drop. Right after, Jason found an easier route. Hmmm... But we did make it safe & sound to the air conditioned car, which is what really matters when one is in the Valley. A/C.