The rare and elusive Banana Slug calls San Ysidro home. Look for these warm and cuddly critters along the climbers trail that connects the Fire Road to the actual crag.

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The rare and elusive Banana Slug calls San Ysidro home. Look for these warm and cuddly critters along the climbers trail that connects the Fire Road to the actual crag.

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I have seen a lot of really cool things in San Ysidro Canyon over the years...but this is quite possibly the coolest.<br>
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Anna's Hummingbird & chicks.

A young climber and one very young Western Fence Lizard, on the trail in to San Ysidro Canyon.

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Matthew Fienup

Oct 7, 2008

“The rare and elusive Banana Slug calls San Ysidro home. Look for these warm and cuddly critters along the climbers trail that connects the Fire Road to the actual crag.”

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I have seen a lot of really cool things in San Ysidro Canyon over the years...but this is quite possibly the coolest.<br>
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Anna's Hummingbird & chicks.

The rare and elusive Banana Slug calls San Ysidro home. Look for these warm and cuddly critters along the climbers trail that connects the Fire Road to the actual crag.

A young climber and one very young Western Fence Lizard, on the trail in to San Ysidro Canyon.

A Puny Prow (5.10- R)<br>
B Vanishing Flakes (5.11a)<br>
C Young William (5.12a)<br>
D Rockoco (5.5)<br>
E Applied Magnetics (5.9 PG13)<br>
F Face Lift (5.7 5.10a R)<br>
G the Great Race (5.10a)<br>
H Peels of Laughter (5.7 R)<br>
I Many Happy Returns (5.8+)<br>
J Orangahang (5.8)<br>
K Ricks Route (5.8- R)<br>
L Fine Line (5.9-)<br>
M the Weeny Roofs (5.10c R)<br>

Canyon Wren nest, at San Ysidro Canyon

Anise Swallowtail Caterpillar, in the process of becoming a chrysalis, photographed in San Ysidro Canyon.<br>
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Dozens of chrysalises can be seen on fennel plants in San Ysidro canyon during the Fall when the plants are in seed.

Another one for the Sage album. Looks like she fell off Applied Magnetics. (She was so reeking this one day last August that no one was willing to try and wake her up and get her to move.) I'd say "poor girl" but she's obviously living the life...

San Ysidro - May 28, 2018
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Wesley Fienup climbs the start of Face Lift. The crack along the first 20 feet of the route is packed with mud, making it feel slick and insecure. Above the oak tree that now rests against the wall, the rock quality is fine.

California Kingsnake, photographed in San Ysidro Canyon--just one more extraordinary reason to visit this spectacular Canyon.

Panorama from atop Applied Magnetics, in San Ysidro Canyon (May 28, 2018)

San Ysidro, looking from the point where the climber's trail used to cross San Ysidro Creek.

Colleen makes the long reach for the next crimp, on the 5.10 2nd-pitch variation of Face Lift.

Nice to see 3 year olds climbing.

Carolyn Libuser climbs the Tigger Treat variation, high above San Ysidro Canyon.

San Ysidro - May 25, 2018.
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All of the mature oak trees that used to shade the base of the wall have been transported out of the canyon.

1) Vanishing Flakes/Rockoco: two 1/2" x 4" wedge-bolts with chains (2004); 2) Applied Magentics: two 14mm Petzl Bat'inox glue-ins and one 12mm Fixe Triplex expansion bolt (2005); 3) Great Race/Peels of Laughter: two 1/2" Rawl-style 5-piece expansion bolt (2007); 4) Fine Line: two 12mm Fixe Glue-ins and one 1/2" Rawl-style five-piece expansion bolt (2004).

San Ysidro - May 25, 2018
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The view looking toward the stream from near the base of Orangahang.

This Foothill Yellow-Legged frog had taken up residence in one of the cracks that comprises Many Happy Returns at San Ysidro.

San Ysidro Canyon, Santa Barbara

An incomplete listing of routes at San Ysidro, highlighting a few of the better ones.

Eugenia poses with long-time local and San Ysidro icon "Sage"

San Ysidro Canyon - May 28, 2018
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Here's the view of the wall that contains Haunted by Water, ROI and Daddy's Girl. The creek no longer runs along the base of these routes. San Ysidro creek now runs 50 feet away, on the other side of the canyon floor.

San Ysidro - May 25, 2018
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The first bolt on ROI, located 25 feet off the ground, was flattened as debris was carried down the canyon. The pipe located another 5 feet higher was bent over by debris.

Show some respect

San Ysidro - May 25, 2018
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The base of Enigmatic Voyage, Young William and Vanishing Flakes suffered tremendous damage. The patina has been completely removed all the way up to the second clip on Vanishing Flakes.

Best Topo I've seen for this area.
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#3 Vanishing Flakes
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#7 Applied Magnetics
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#9 Facelift
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#13 Great Race
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#15 Manny Happy Returns
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#16 Amish In Space
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#17 Orangahang

Laura makes one last lap of the wall, near the end of another idyllic day at San Ysdiro.

Pacific Tree Frog, clearly enjoying the recent rainfall in San Isidro Canyon.

San Ysidro Canyon has been transformed by this winter's rain - one February storm dropped 11 inches of rain over 3 days. Tons of brush has been scoured from the stream-bed and part of the climbers trail has washed out.

While in San YSidro Canyon, be sure to use the Geocaching app to find treasures like the rare and elusive orange spotted tree frog.<br>
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This particular creature is found in a crack in a boulder that overlooks the climbing wall.

Bryson Fienup crosses San Ysidro creek, at the foot of the main climbing wall.

Keep an eye out for the tree that looks like an archway over the trail you go left at from the main trail which leads to the crag

Hannah belays at the base of Orangahang, at San Ysidro.

Anna's Hummingbird nest, San Ysidro Canyon

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