• VIDEO BY ALICE
• SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • PHOTOS AND MUSIC BY CHRIS ZABRISKIE
  • VIDEO CREDITS
  • MUSIC CREDITS

Dear Ones,

Here is a walk on the Mishe Mokwa Trail, along with the music of Chris Zabriskie.

There is a Summary after the video …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

Here I am on the Mishe Mokwa trail. I have to say the situation is a little different from the way it was in former years.

For one thing, I am wearing my mountaineering shell due to the fact that it is right cold this afternoon.

For another thing, there are some places on the trail that are rougher than I remember.

[Shows a rock scramble on the trail.] Here is a rock climb that I don’t remember. This is one instance. At this point, the terrain downhill looks rather gradual, so I think the rock scramble presents no problems. I will go on up there.

This is like several of the makeshift areas in the trail. I think they are there because of the rains. There have been mudslides and landslides in prior years. A path has been carved out past these obstacles, but it is not the prior path. It is a bit more rugged.

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We are coming up to another rock slide on the trail. I will need to pick my way up over the rocks here. See the rocks right in the middle of the road? … Here it is, up close. The rocks are almost like steps up to a bigger rock in the trail.

Behind me there is a view of a gorge and the mountains beyond.

There are a few more steps to take on the rocks in the trail. Then there is an intersection with another trail. That is not Mishe Mokwa trail, the path that I am on today, and which goes down to a picnic table after you cross a creek.

There is a sign that says: Backbone Trail.
Yerba Buena Road .4 miles. [straight ahead]
Sandstone Peak Trail .2 miles. [to the right]

This is a sign for a cutoff that goes from the Mishe Mokwa Trail to the Backbone Trail and Yerba Buena Road and Sandstone Peak.

[pans to descent on left] From the Mishe Mokwa parking lot way down this way … see Yerba Buena Road where you park, down there? … you can take the trail up this way [to where I am standing], then at this Backbone Trail sign you can turn left and go way up the mountain to Sandstone Peak.

Continuing on and veering to the right as you pass on the lefthand side the trail to Tri-Peaks, you will continue on to Split Rock. , and then you can come back to your car via Mishe Mokwa Trail …

Link: “Sandstone Peak – Mishe Mokwa Trail Loop & Tri Peaks (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, CA),” by Andrew Wojtanik, 30 December 2023 … https://liveandlethike.com/2023/12/30/sandstone-peak-mishe-mokwa-trail-loop-tri-peaks-santa-monica-mountains-national-recreation-area-ca/ ..

That way you can hike a strenuous ‘lollipop’ loop. It is best to do this along with hiking companions in case of mischief along the way. That way you can help each other out as need arises.

From where I stand right now, at this junction, the Mishe Mokwa path down to the parking lot is right smooth sailing.

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I will say goodbye now.

God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
See you
On the trail one day.

So long for now.

Here are the links to the posts for this hike …

Link: “Mishe Mokwa Trail,” by Alice B. Clagett – with the music of Chris Zabriskie, filmed on 11 February 2023 and published on 14 February 2023; transcribed on 24 November 2025 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-tc9 ..

Link: “Mishe Mokwa Trail 1 – 11 February 2023,” images by Alice B. Clagett, imaged on 11 February 2023 and published on 11 December 2024; revised on 24 November 2025 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-zH5 ..

Link: “Mishe Mokwa Trail 2 – 11 February 2023,” images by Alice B. Clagett, imaged on 11 February 2023 and published on 11 December 2024; revised on 24 November 2025 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-zHi ..

PHOTOS AND MUSIC BY CHRIS ZABRISKIE

[These photos are featured in the above-cited links entitled “Mishe Mokwa Trail 1 – 11 February 2023,” and “Mishe Mokwa Trail 2 – 11 February 2023.”

VIDEO CREDITS

“Mishe Mokwa Trail”
By Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 11 February 2023 and produced on 14 February 2023
Location: Mishe Mokwa Trail, Santa Monica Mountains, California

CC BY-SA 4.0 International
By Alice B. Clagett

MUSIC CREDITS

“Prelude No. 12,” from the album “Preludes” by Chris Zabriskie, CC BY 4.0

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In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Filmed on 11 February 2023 and published on 14 February 2023; transcribed on 24 November 2025

Image: “Mishe Mokwa Trail, California 15,” by Alice B. Clagett, 11 February 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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