Scaling A Lizard

Just a little off of Highway 154 near the Gun Club is a little known place referred to as “Lizard’s Mouth”.

Why is it called Lizard’s Mouth? Well, probably because it looks like a giant Lizard’s head with its mouth stretched open wide. See:



The original plan was to have a large group of people go.

I don’t know what happened to all of you, but, I at least got to see Thomas, Theresa, and Patty again.



PLUS! Austin and Brian!!!



Thomas also brought up a group from his church college group. The city slickers having retreated back down the mountain to Santa Barbara (with the girls) the 4 of us Camp Staffers who were left decided to set out on a quest for adventure!!!



Actually, we started looking for a specific boulder with a cave on the inside of it that ended up turning into an adventure.

The first time Brian and I went there, was while we were both Aquatics staff in 2007. We found this awesome rock, that me, him, and our other friend Tyler could all fit in (note, we are all 6ft or taller). In all our return trips up there, we have never found it again. So, we went looking for it.

Didn’t find it…

We did however find a lot of cool stuff! Like this cave for example:




And check out the contrast between the dead burned branches from the Gap fire a few years ago, and the brand new growth from this spring growing ON the burned branches:



Nature is AMAZING!

Then there was “Eagle’s Head” rock formation:



Despite the rough and ruggedness of our journey:





There were some moments that we got to relax and catch our breath



You see, there was a trail at one point… but then we left it, and began to make our own



And the result of us deciding to make our own trail:



Nevertheless! The four of us came out of the wilderness victorious! (alive)



Then there was a drive to the Ranch to have lunch and visit Mom Liz. On this drive, I got to see something I haven’t seen in a really long time…

The Santa Ynez Valley and Lake Cachuma from the North bound downward slope off the Pass:



After a lunch of Ranch Pizza (which by the way, as proof that my stomach has shrank, I was only able to have 3 slices of) we drove to the other side of the Ranch and visited Lizard aka Mom Liz. My camp Mom/Austin’s REAL Mom.

Home

It is good to be back on the Central Coast

Tomorrow, mass visit with more people I haven’t seen yet and some other form of adventure!