Starting along the Gridley Trail.View back toward some ranches on the outskirts of Ojai.Passing an orchard.The trail weaves around the foothills, gaining elevation at a leisurely rate.View back.View into Gridley Canyon.Approaching the end of the Gridley Trail at Nordhoff Ridge.View back from the Nordhoff Ridge Road junction.View east from Nordhoff Ridge Road.Approaching Nordhoff Peak.The road wraps around the north side of the summit.Lookout tower at Nordhoff Peak's summit.From the lookout tower, view east along Nordhoff Ridge.View west toward the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains.View north toward Pine Mountain.View back down Gridley Canyon.Continuing west along Nordhoff Ridge Road.Approaching the Pratt Trail junction at a minor saddle, left of center.Along the Pratt Trail.Descending into Stewart Canyon.View back at an interesting cliff formation.The Pratt Trail turns into an dilapidated road.Joining Foothill Road (right), which we briefly followed to its junction with the Foothill Trail.View back from a switchback along the Foothill Trail as we climb about 200 feet to a low saddle. Nice views from the trail, which is slotted between two minor ridges.Following the Foothill Trail until it ends at a paved road about a quarter mile from Gridley Trailhead.
