We found a trail to trek over in the Santa Monica Mountains. It was the trail that began by the big, empty water tank. This place was quite desolate. It was about .7 miles up the mountain. Not too far but pretty steep. We broke a sweat but got to the top where we were greeted by a circling hawk. It climbed upward and upward until it disappeared into the blue. There were plenty of American crows playing tag with each other. The only sound was the steady, low hum of the Interstate 5 way off in the distance. It was nice up there. RW