Mark Girardeau stands at the base of a raging waterfall and marvels at the sight.
"I've never seen it flowing like this," the photographer said, his camera pointed up at Ortega Falls, where liquid the color of chocolate spilled from between the rocks.
He wasn't alone. All weekend people made the trek down a rocky, slippery trail to check out one of the area's magnificent waterfalls - a sight mostly unseen during the half-dozen bone-dry years of extreme drought.