![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221819/Oak spring trail.jpg)
We saw the first rattlesnake of the season, too.
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221820/rattler.jpg)
Oak Spring itself was quite a nice surprise in an otherwise semiarid environment.
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221822/oak springs.jpg)
There was a fair amount of water.
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221823/oak springs 016.jpg)
We left Oak Springs and headed south over the ridge. The winds on the ridgetop were clocked at 36 mph!
The upper portion of the Fascination Springs Trail was recently reworked...
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221825/Fascination springtrail.jpg)
...while the lower portion will soon be overgrown:
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221826/oak springs 028.jpg)
Our troop ate lunch at the hitching rail and trough. We didn't see any water at Fascination Spring.
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/221827/oak springs 035.jpg)
On our way out we hit the Doc Larsen Trail which lead us to one of our vehicles parked on Little Tujunga Canyon Road. The total mileage was 6.5 miles which we took in a leisurely 3.5 hours. Overall, this trip was an easy hike and definitely one to be done in the winter or early spring.