This is a composite of two visits to Solstice Canyon in Malibu in June and July. There is really a lot to explore here. As you will see from the following photos.
First things first, so that we get it out of the way, I saw my first ever snake in its natural habitat here. That is it to the left, trying to blend in with that tree. I didn't get a good shot of it, what you don't see is its head inside of a beehive, eating bees I guess. Thankfully I have a big zoom and didn't have to get too close. I think that this is a California Glossy Snake which is non-venomous, but I really wasn't going to hang around to find out. heebs, heebs, heebs.
A forest fire swept through the area in 2007, a lot of the trees have burnt trunks and have been hollowed out and are home to a lot of bees. The sound of them swarming in some areas is so loud you can't hear the person next to you.
I just realized that I am starting to make Solstice Canyon sound so scary, but once you get past those parts there is a lot of beauty here. This canyon is one of the few that have running water all year long. There is a waterfall, pictured later, that turns into a creek that runs into the ocean.
Solstice Canyon is home of the first stone house in Malibu, called the Keller house. Reports are shady on when it was built, I'll go with 1904 like the sign says. The shell is all that remains after that 2007 fire. To think, this might have looked like an actual preserved home 5 years ago.
This was not the only house built in this canyon. Tropical Terrace located up the trail a bit was once featured in Architectural Digest and in it was one of these 5 fireplaces.
This house burnt to the ground too, but it is right next to a waterfall.
Trip one we followed a trail to see where it went, unfortunately for me, where it went was teetering on the side of a mountain, almost to the tippy top where there are a lot of lizards trying to trip you up,
but the view is pretty fantastic if I do say so myself.
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