Time to stop and smell the roses...

And if not the roses, then maybe the early wildflowers!  Not every hike needs to be training exercise.  Every so often a simple stroll through the canyon is in order and in this case,  La Jolla Canyon at Pt Magu State Park is the destination.

Strolling with my brother was a nice change of pace from the normal routine, giving me a chance to learn about some of the trail flora and take some pictures of the colorful show.  Its only February but some flowers are already on display. 

While we expected to see more water especially given the heavy rains we've had in the last couple weeks, there was really nothing to speak of other than a quietly weeping mossy rock face where the falls should have been. 

We knew this would be a short stroll so after a few more pictures and some fun conversation we turned around and headed back down the trail to inventory our geocaching finds and plan our next excursion!