I went to Los Padres National Forest (Southern California) this weekend with my 13-year old daughter and ran into a really strange looking fruit/vegetable. It was laying all by itself on the dirt trail called Pine Mountain Summit Trail. We found it at about 5,000+ feet. I looked around to see if it would've came from any of the trees or shrubs around it, but nothing stood out. Can anyone tell me what this thing is?



Some of the other photos from our trrip.

Wheeler Gorge Entrance


My rig before it got real dirty!


My beautiful daughter (they grow up so fast!)


Neat rock formation


A pic of my 4Runner just before we started on the Pine Mountain Summit Trail


Me at the top of the summit


Starting our decent


I liked the way the rocks looked!


Strange how there were holes, looks like pumice or something. And where the hell does that ramp lead?

 

I spent awhile on the internet and luckily found somone with a photo called "spiny green fruit". It's called a California Manroot or a Wild Cucumber. Some info on it can be found at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Manroot

I guess I answered my own question. Thanks for looking.

 

nice pics. I really envy the scenary out West

 

Thanks... we took a total of 85 pics that trip. It was a beautiful day in the mountains. I'm going to start building a site just for the 4Runner and the trips we take. That way anyone can look at more pics if they choose to and I won't annoy everyone with pics they don't want to see.

 

You should have climbed up there and checked it out as it looks like either a cave entrance, entrance to a crevice pathway, or a lookout post. Now you'll never know and will always have that question ("And where the hell does that ramp lead?") in the back of your mind.

Nice pics, it's always great to get out with the family and enjoy some of the world's beauty together.

 

That's not a fruit, it's the flux-capacitor for your tranny! Go back and get it. If you can't just buy me a plane ticket, let me borrow your awesome rig and I'll get if for you...I'm just a nice person who wants to help. :-)

Cool Pictures!

 

{they grow up so fast}

Indeed. My daughter just got her driver's license. I'm still in shock. (and fear...)

 

Manroot.....heh

 

oh everyone LOVES pics here...maybe this just shoulda been in the "Offroad trip reports forum" for more feedback if thats waht you meant

 

Those pics bring back memories of when i lived in California. Thanks for sharing but next time lets see a picture of you standing on that ramp and let us know where it goes!

 

Shock and Fear......HMMMM just wait til your insurance company finds out....

Shock and Fear will be replaced with Broke and Homeless......

 

 

I am not the only one that giggled at that. I would take a picture of a
Massachusetts Manroot but it is against YT rules to post it...Nice pics, damn do I need a more scenic place to wheel!

 

Aahh, just move to NH!


Sorry, had to slip in a masshole joke even though I haven't lived in NH for about 8 years..

 

Welcome to Arizona.

 

That's wierd, this rock formation looks really similar to the fake one at disney california adventure-


and the fake one-

 

Okay, I had to add one...

 

So where are the picture AFTER your truck got really dirty!?

 

We got a jumper !!!! Is that Truck trying to commit suicide?????

 

I don't know, but the driver is probably telling everyone in the Suburban, "Now, lean to the left or we're screwed!"

And another Strange Trail Sighting: