There's the main Murphy Ranch power house, the easiest to find and the one everyone seems to know about.
There's also a farmhouse barn, possibly formerly part of the Camp Josepho Boy Scout camp...
And I knew there was also a twisted, rusted, burned-out steel structure that was a machine shed and garage, but I hadn't yet been able to find it.
So I kept going back until I could.
And just a little farther down the road, there it was.
Nature is taking over...
...trees and flowers consuming the rubble...
...and - between the graffiti and the flowers - the juxtaposition of rotting metal and exploding color...
...is dazzling.
Related Reading:
Rustic Canyon's Nazi Ruins "Murphy Ranch" in the Santa Monica Mountains (Hikespeak.com)
Rustic Canyon Loop in Topanga State Park (VenturaCountyTrails.org)
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