A Western Pocket Gopher enjoying the spring and the lush vegetation bordering the parking area at Texas Canyon.

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A Western Pocket Gopher enjoying the spring and the lush vegetation bordering the parking area at Texas Canyon.

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A cross has appeared on the east side of Rush Canyon Road, on the way to Texas Canyon, honoring Jake Gnasso, Ian Bulbenko, and April Townsend. 09-12-14

The Halfway House Cafe, the local breakfast & lunch stop, set up for yet another movie shoot.

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Mar 31, 2013

“A Western Pocket Gopher enjoying the spring and the lush vegetation bordering the parking area at Texas Canyon.”

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Texas Canyon in Spring

A quick and rough guide to known routes at this date. You'll need to be adventurous and climb what looks good.

Texas Canyon from the southeast.

The hills are alive with the sound of bees and the beehive is really busy.

Proud to announce that the new Texas Canyon guidebook will be available very soon. This is the first complete guide to an often overlooked and underappreciated area in southern California.
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You can order a copy at louieandersonclimbing.com

A beautiful sunset to end a great day climbing at Texas Canyon

View from the short hike in Texas Canyon, CA photo by Chad Parker

A "mood" shot of the rocks.

Same story, different day. Three trash bags full. After you send that project take a moment to be a good Steward by picking up that plastic bottle, cup, or tissue and pack it out.

You will get a ticket. However, it is only $5 to pay. Send check in envelope supplied.

West end of the main formation at Texas Canyon. Plenty of virgin territory to climb here. Vestal Virgin is an unfinished project on the West arete. The SW face of the Temple of Ishtar has one bolted route and lots of potential hard routes easily accessed from plentiful anchors on top.

This overview shows the main formations of Texas Canyon. Thanks to Google Maps for providing satellite image.

Broader sketch of the overall area.

Looking up the 2nd pitch of Goldline while on rappel.

Hunters returning from shooting quail in the hills surrounding Texas Canyon.

Excellent photo by Chris Savage detailing two new routes put up in October 2012 by Matt Oliphant. Names and ratings unknown, but go see for yourself. Nice and shady!

The east side of the main rock at Texas Canyon features a cave with some hard projects established and a nice bolted route up the right side of the face in that light streak just above the bush. It's a 5.10 something I think.

Texas canyon, left of pangea wall... <br>
5.10b ???

Pulling shallow pockets and cobbles at Texas Canyon.

Pocket pulling at Texas Canyon.

Restored. Some idiot vandalized this memorial. What kind of cretin vandalizes a memorial?

Elephant Head Rock as seen from the Approach

This was the lst bolt on P2 of "Goldline." The standard back-in-the-day, but recently replaced with a new 3/8" X 4" Powers 5-piece bolt. <br>

A distant view of the formations at Texas Canyon from the road that winds its way to the south.

Stormy weather threatening on a late winter day at Texas Canyon.

Three bags of trash collected at Texas Canyon. If you want to help at Texas Canyon bring a bag and gather litter next time you're there. You have to love those mylar balloons. Found five this day.

Chilling on Mars.

Texas Canyon, on a stormy day, from the south.

North facing walls of the main formation. XX mark belay anchors. A sample of some routes shown. The Pangea wall is well set up for top rope adventures.

The Texas Canyon formations from the west.

Tethys route. 2 pitches. Quick draws only. Anchors on summit to top-rope the Pangea wall on the left. Fun moderate climbing.

Wildflowers on the approach to Texas Canyon.

Spring has brought some beautiful wildflowers to Texas Canyon.

Another awesome day at Texas Canyon comes to an end.

Looking south, into The Canyon and at The Egg at Texas Canyon.

Leader working the moves above the 3rd bolt on "Spider's Line (5.5) at Texas Canyon.

The east face of The Chicken (aka Hyperion Slab).

Spring Flowers at Texas Canyon

Not Again! Trash collected (& recycled) from the approach to Texas Canyon.

Thanks to Google Maps for excellent service

This is the east side of the canyon. There are about 7 routes on the east wall and 4 on the west wall, plus The Egg. A great place to set up top ropes after a short lead and hang with friends. The C1 route line in yellow is the primary rappel route for this formation. It is one rope length with a mid way point to double your rope.

Hiking down to the crag... look at that dirt clod. Beautiful.

Elephant head.. There are routes on this face which you can see when you get closer

Springtime at Texas Canyon 2019

Sunset at Texas Canyon.<br>
Photo by Jonathan Burnham

The climber on the left is at the top of Tethys. Climber in the middle nearing the belay on Aenea. Climber on the right is at the belay on Hyperion. Early on a May morning.

The road leading to Texas Canyon from the parking area.

Sign marking the turn for Rush Canyon Road to Texas Canyon.

There are no restrooms at Texas Canyon, but when the need arises at least pack out your tissure.

Don't image the USFS will be too pleased about that post being mistreated.

Just installed five sets of these on the Heart Wall. Please lower off on these, and refrain from TRing and gang roping off the mussy hooks.

Vasquez Canyon Road closed due to a landslide in November 2015.

Young Gopher snake out catching some rays. Looks like with the warm weather our scaley friends have come out to play.

The north face of The Hatchery.

The magnificent honeycomb that resided above the cave on the east face of the Elephant Head has been destroyed by some thoughtless souls.

A climber striking an unusual pose while on the summit of the Elephant's Head.

A cross has appeared on the east side of Rush Canyon Road, on the way to Texas Canyon, honoring Jake Gnasso, Ian Bulbenko, and April Townsend. 09-12-14

A Western Pocket Gopher enjoying the spring and the lush vegetation bordering the parking area at Texas Canyon.

The Halfway House Cafe, the local breakfast & lunch stop, set up for yet another movie shoot.

Chumash Cave.

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