Secret Trail

4/20/14  Dad's initiation to the Secret Trail. Steep, narrow, gnarly, and partially overgrown, it's unquestionably one of my favorite local hikes.
photo5 Almost to Unknown Peak at over 1,700' above Santa Monica and the ocean below.
Almost to Unknown Peak at over 1,700' above Santa Monica and the ocean below.
photo6 Dad's picture of me looking at the trail climbing steeply up the ridge.
Dad's picture of me looking at the trail climbing steeply up the ridge.
photo3 Dad's first time on the Secret Trail. Here he poses in one of the chapparal tunnels. He better swear to uphold the secret!
Dad's first time on the Secret Trail. Here he poses in one of the chapparal tunnels. He better swear to uphold the secret!